Contempt O’Weary Art
28. May, 2010 
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Picasso and Braque
Go to the Movies
Gleaming The Cubism
Official Website
Drawing direct comparisons and correlations between two art forms is always a tricky venture. In college, we wrote a paper about how the architecture of Le Corbusier stacked up against the painters of his time. It was virtually impossible to find a straight relationship between any of it, and our low grade was a solid confirmation of juss how difficult it is to do. That did not stop Arne Glimcher from trying, as his hour long doc Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies attempts to find the link between early cinema (and aviation?) and the birth of Cubism. Martin Scorsese, Chuck Close, Julian Schnabel and numerous others add to the conversation, but in the end, the only conclusions one can draw are that ye olde movies were magical and revolutionary, and the paintings of Pablo and Georges are still stuff to marvel at. Isn’t this already common knowledge? Yer better off watching a separate doc on Thomas Edison and The Lumière Bros’ contributions to their art form, and another that examines Picasso and Braque’s avant-garde art movement. Art snooze-o!
What The Fudge?: crazy lady talks about Martin Scorsese and her painting of him
Verdictgo: Sum Merit But No Stinkin Badges
Picasso & Braque go broke in NY only today
and until next thyme the balcony is clothed…
