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Julio César Morales and the New Langton Arts

Intro

This posting is based off of an incomplete draft for a review of Tomorrow Is For Those Who Can Hear It Coming, a one artist show at the New Langton Arts gallery in San Francisco. The show ran in October 2008 and featured work by artist Julio César Morales.

Well, when I discovered that the New Langton closed its doors earlier this year, I felt compelled to share my experience of that show with you all. The New Langton has been an important gallery in San Francisco since the 1970s. It supported young and unestablished artists and helped foster new directions in art. Unfortunately, the New Langton was unable to secure enough funds in 2009 to remain open. Bellow is the article that I began in 2008.

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10/13/2009
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Time of the Wolf

This will be the first in a series of written observations and analysis, covering past and present film. I will begin with Time of the Wolf (Le Temps du loup), a French film created by Austrian director Michael Haneke in 2003. Haneke has been involved in filmmaking since the early 1970s. In the 90s he began to produce his films in France. I’m not sure the reasons for this, but my guess is that he enjoys creating within the open-minded French cinema. He started first in television. His first film was The Seventh Continent made in 1989. The film was about escaping urban decay. I should say, ‘human decay’ in an urban setting. Here is a quote by Haneke taken from Wikipedia. → Want more?

02/06/2009
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Ariel, the book of fantasy

I found this little gem while rummaging through a used book store in Pasadena, circa 2006. Used book stores are solid gold, especially, if like me, you love bizarre 1970s—1980s designs and illustrations. This book was a great find and the price was super cheap.

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Ariel, the book of fantasy was a periodical, published in the 1970s. As the name implies, each volume contains a compilation of short stories in the fantasy genre— as well as author and artist interviews. Ariel was put together by Thomas Durwood and Armand Eisen and distributed through Ballantine Books. The design is somewhat boring and more than a little kitschy (I dig kitsch). → Want more?

12/16/2008
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