the continuing conversation between art and life
Spoiler alert: I've seen this film and am about to talk about it. However, I suspect that not many of you will have seen this Japanese film, with subtitles. It's precisely the sort of quality foreign film you go to a film festival to get a chance to see. Here's its official trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7KzQ2Mbq1o I …
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Man plays piano and lives to tell the tale.... this is simply the weirdest thing I've seen today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7C8I_3HHaQ It became a life or death duel between the man and the piano, inadvertently - as the player afterwards explained. Is it performance art? It's certainly an attention grabbing visual image. The music played was - …
Some Japanese Haiku, translated and read by Robert Hass (video: 2 mins) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl8pRjLSFto
From 4 June, Documentary film "Hokusai" will be shown at selected cinemas in UK 25 May - 13 August Exhibition at British Museum "Hokusai - beyond the Great Wave" The exhibition will include prints, paintings and illustrated books, many of which are on loan from Japan, Europe and the USA. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity …
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