George Grosz

Monster Mash: National Cathedral, monuments closed following earthquake

2011-08-24 16:33:03

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Art review: Elaine Reichek at Shoshana Wayne

2011-04-28 21:33:22

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Art Review: Kati Heck at Marc Selwyn Fine Art

2009-09-25 16:32:38

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In the studio: Iva Gueorguieva

2009-12-27 00:00:00

Nouns and adjectives go a long way to describe works of art, but the turbulence within Iva Gueorguieva's paintings demands verbs -- lots of verbs. Shapes billow, pulse and scatter; lines thrust and plummet; colors collide, dissolve, shriek and sigh. The...

'Baddies' by David Stromberg,

2009-11-01 00:00:00

Baddies David Stromberg Melville House: 128 pp., $12.95 paper It's worth wondering why certain drawings really appeal to you. For example, why do I love the hand with one finger pulling the tab and the caption that reads: "Jossip is going to pull the...

Monster Mash: L.A. City Council spares arts funding; MoMA's favorable ruling; S.F. Opera's budget

2010-02-04 16:32:49

'Cabinet' filled with dark delight

2005-03-14 00:00:00

The inmates of the asylum are running the puppet show, and in the comfort of your own straitjacket it's a wonderful sight to behold. Redmoon Theater's "The Cabinet," a 70-minute adaptation of the 1919 German cinematic landmark, "The Cabinet of Dr....

Heart of darkness

1999-06-16 10:30:00

From the start, the image has always been one of beckoning: Wilkommen. Bienvenue. Welcome. But anyone familiar with "Cabaret" knows the invitation is loaded, a black widow luring you to her web. Life in Germany, where the musical is set, was anything but...

Movie review, 'Max'

2003-01-23 00:00:00

There's a sinuous, creepy feel to Menno Meyjes' movie "Max," set in post-WWI Germany and centered on the relationship between young Adolf Hitler (Noah Taylor) and fictional Jewish bon vivant art dealer Max Rothman (John Cusack). Meyjes surrounds this odd...

Art review, 'A Nation's Conscience: Paintings by William Gropper,' at H. Washington Library Center

2001-12-05 00:00:00

William Gropper was one of those 1930s artists who became classified as an "American Scene" painter, which put him in the company of such figures as Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry. Unlike the others, however, Gropper was a...

Movie review: 'The Machinist'

2004-11-17 00:00:00

3 stars (out of 4) "The Machinist" is a moody psychological thriller with a stunning performance by Christian Bale at its core. Ultimately, it may draw more attention for Bale's preparation�he dropped 60 pounds to become a Holocaust-like skeleton with...

'Max'

2002-12-27 00:00:00

If there were truth in advertising standards for film titles, "Max" would never get away with calling itself "Max." At the very least it would have to be "Max and Adolph" or maybe "Hitler: The Early Years," a behind-the-music look at the 20th century's...

The Writer Max Herrmann-Neisse, George Grosz, 1925, Stadtische Kunsthalle, Mannheim.

2007-11-16 14:05:24