Category Archives: Art

Fixations, Fascinations & Fetishes

I have a friend, a truly gentle soul, who tells me: So this makes me angry. A woman may say, "Tell me what’s on your mind. Tell me your deepest darkest fantasies." So finally one day you tell her. You … Continue reading

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Paintings Too Controversial For Public Exhibition

Almost six minutes into the documentary The Rape of Europa: "In its basement archives, the Center for Military History in Washington D.C. stores many Nazi paintings too controversial for public exhibition. Among them are early watercolors by Adolf Hitler." I … Continue reading

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‘The Rape of Europa’

No, rabbi, I was not looking at an R-rated movie. I don’t pollute my mind with such forbidden images. This is a documentary about the Nazis grab for art during World War II and how the good guys got most … Continue reading

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The Michelangelo Code

Benjamin Blech writes:           Above the pope’s throne, Michelangelo depicted Aminadab (left), a Jewish figure in the Bible, with a yellow "badge of shame" to reprove Church leaders for their mistreatment of Jews. Photo permission granted according … Continue reading

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‘Naked World’

I caught this great HBO documentary last night while editing my pictures of the munchkins. I’ve heard about photographer Spencer Tunick many times but I’ve never thought about him till now. This documentary rattled my thinking about public nudity. Yes, … Continue reading

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