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June 22nd, 2009 · 6 Comments

Speak Coffee to Me’s most recent “ad of the week” is this glittering little diamond, a brief film (directed by Azazel Jacobs) “about looking at art.” A nice little fable for those who just don’t get the point of so-called non-representational art, it’s from the Web site of New York’s Museum of Modern Art.

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6 responses so far ↓

  • 1 marta // Jun 22, 2009 at 10:09 am

    That was good to see this morning. I’m glad all my students are late.

  • 2 fg // Jun 22, 2009 at 10:40 am

    Cosy but true. Good thing of MOMA to remind us that art is about life, our lives… your life.

  • 3 John // Jun 22, 2009 at 3:17 pm

    marta: Ha! God forbid they should actually catch you in a meditative frame of mind. :)

    fg: Yeah, those damned artists and the mirrors they’re always holding up… Good to see you here!

  • 4 Jules // Jun 22, 2009 at 5:21 pm

    Most excellent.

  • 5 s.o.m.e.one's brudder // Jun 24, 2009 at 8:45 am

    Wondering if the creation of a specific different way of doing business in an age-old field could, in itself, be the thing that helps others “see” better. Hmmm…

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    Tell the truth – you’ve figure out a way to program these haven’t you?

  • 6 Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast » Blog Archive » 7-Imp’s 7 Kicks #121: Featuring Chris Bartonand Tony Persiani // Jun 28, 2009 at 10:12 am

    [...] I love this video John posted this week. In his words, it’s “a brief film (directed by Azazel Jacobs) ‘about looking at art.’ A [...]

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