Monthly Archives: August 2011

Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 74

Stein’s Opera Four Saints in Three Acts It had to happen. A let-down after the high excitement of the landmark Stein exhibitions. (Although there must have been others duds in the myriads of lectures, panels, and even performances surrounding the … Continue reading

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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 73

SLUTTING IN SF: GERTRUDE STEIN ON SLUTWALK? San Francisco had its first SlutWalk last Saturday, and was Gertrude Stein along for the ride? Good question. Controversial question, as most questions are regarding Stein. Now that the avant-garde has collectively declared … Continue reading

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Why Do Something If It Can Be Done: Quoting Gertrude Stein # 72

The “Summer of Stein” in San Francisco coincided with the “Summer of the Ring.” Gertrude Stein and Richard Wagner are certainly odd bed-fellows and yet, there they were, one of them at the museums with two epochal shows(see my previous … Continue reading

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