Longhorn Reviews

classical fiction

Central Park, an American Masterpiece

[Longhorn Review] Central Park, an American Masterpiece

Material Type: All, books — Posted on March 22, 2010, 9:14 am

By: Miller, Sara Cedar

The best book EVER on the topic of Central Park both for history and photography.
Well written and beautiful.

Reviewer: Longhorn Reviewer

Just One Night / Eric Clapton

[Longhorn Review] Just One Night / Eric Clapton

Material Type: All, music — Posted on March 12, 2010, 12:35 pm

By: Clapton, Eric.

Clapton in his late 70's "Slowhand" phase, touring for his fine album
"Backless"...this record is filled with fiery EC performances and features the great
Albert Lee on second guitar...Most tracks far outshine the original studio
recordings...

Reviewer: novemberland

Speed : art, 2003-2009

[Longhorn Review] Speed : art, 2003-2009

Material Type: All, books — Tags: art, falstaffpicks, paintings — Posted on March 10, 2010, 12:16 pm

By: Speed, Julie

Long-time Austin resident Julie Speed (she lives in Marfa now) is a wonderful
twisted artist. Her paintings are full of detail and creepy beauty. Check out this
book or one of the other books the FAL has of her work (author=speed, julie in the
catalog) or check out juliespeed.com.

Reviewer: Ellen

Jordan Belson : 5 essential films / Jordan Belson

[Longhorn Review] Jordan Belson : 5 essential films / Jordan Belson

Material Type: All, movies — Tags: falstaffpicks — Posted on March 9, 2010, 10:41 am

By:

What we’ve got here is relatively slowly evolving, concentrated figurative
movement, yet within that concentration there is intense fluidity. I have no idea
how these were created, but my best guess would be light, gas, smoke, and flame.
It’s very elemental, which I guess for me is the start for qualifying something as
essential. Belson obviously is a master at what he does, and this DVD comes very
highly recommended. The true surprise here is Belson’s musical ability. He scores
most of the films here and the work is very advanced for the time and singular,
sounding completely fresh, forward thinking, and yet tied-in with music at large.
The tone of the music is ethereal, of course.

Reviewer: Tommy

falstaffpicks

Oskar Fischinger, ten films / produced by Center for Visual Music ; in association with the Elfriede Fischinger Trust and Jack Rutberg Fine Arts.

[Longhorn Review] Oskar Fischinger, ten films / produced by Center for Visual Music ; in association with the Elfriede Fischinger Trust and Jack Rutberg Fine Arts.

Material Type: All, movies — Tags: falstaffpicks — Posted on March 9, 2010, 10:40 am

By:

Highly recommended "visual music" DVD. Brilliant, pioneering abstract-animations
paired with music... or to mute and pair with your own music. Also see the John
Whitney, Len Lye, Jordan Belson and Harry Smith videos in our collection.

Reviewer: Tommy

falstaffpicks

Making the scene : a history of stage design and technology in Europe and the United States

[Longhorn Review] Making the scene : a history of stage design and technology in Europe and the United States

Material Type: All, books — Tags: falstaffpicks, Oscar G. Brockett, Robert Tobin, scene design — Posted on February 26, 2010, 2:44 pm

By: Brockett, Oscar Gross

Fabulous coverage of a fabulous field and wonderfully illustrated from UT's own
Oscar Brockett. The world of theatre research needed this book.

Reviewer: Longhorn Reviewer

The year ahead : the guide to this year's art exhibitions and fairs worldwide.

[Longhorn Review] The year ahead : the guide to this year's art exhibitions and fairs worldwide.

Material Type: All, books — Tags: falstaffpicks — Posted on February 24, 2010, 2:32 pm

By: Art Newspaper, London

Traveling this summer? Check out the art fairs and exhibitions wherever you'll
be. Do some research in advance at the Fine Arts Library and get more out of your
vacation.

Reviewer: Ellen