Wednesday, April 18, 2007

‘Words’ authors speak out on international tensions

The world we know through the media comes to life in “Words Without Borders: The World Through the Eyes of Writers” In this collection, the anonymous faces we hear about in news reports share their experiences. Readers benefit from a privileged insight into the political, cultural and quotidian worlds of countries whose relations with the United States have been tense in recent history. This collection of short stories, excerpts, essays and poetry has assembled renowned authors from all over the world and translated their work into English, and the translators unavoidably layer their understanding of the work onto the original works while making them accessible to an English-speaking audience. More »

Jaffe-Friede hosts pop art exhibit spanning over 30 years

Last time I checked, abstract expressionism was dead. With an endless supply of sometimes indistinguishable movements - such as pop art, neo-expressionism, minimalism and neo-minimalism - spiraling out of it by the 1960s, and painting constantly evolving, abstract expressionism always has been a highly original American art movement hovering over contemporary art but left somewhere in the past. More »