Kidlat Tahimik
Kidlat Tahimik was born 1942 BirthBaguio, Philippines.
Lives and works in HomeItogon, Benguet, Philippines.
[Eric de Guia (Kidlat Tahimik means "quiet lightning"]
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The artist formerly known as Eric de Guia was in the headlines recently precisely for that name change. Kidlat, a multiawarded independent, and to some a bizarre, filmmaker, wanted to discard the colonial taint that the European Eric and the Spanish de Guia which has burdened his crusade to advocate the pure Filipino…
Meet Kidlat Tahimik. He did just that before realizing he was living the dream of a civilization that was not his to inherit…
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Documents of Contemporary Art. Utopias: Throughout its diverse manifestations, the utopian entails two related but contradictory elements: the aspiration to a better world, and the acknowledgment that its form may only ever live in our imaginations. Furthermore, we are as haunted by the failures of utopian enterprise as we are inspired by the desire to repair the failed and build the new... |
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South African Art Now. South African Art Now documents, through in-depth essays and stunning full-color photographs, the remarkable work of nearly one hundred South African artists working in every medium from painting, sculpture, and video to cutting-edge performance art. This lush volume includes the impressive work of art world stars such as William Kentridge and Marlene Dumas; newly prominent artists such as Berni Searle, Robin Rhode, and Mustafa Maluka; and exciting newcomers still unknown outside their own country, but clearly marked for success... |
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James Rosenquist. Painting Below Zero: Notes on a Life in Art. “Frank, funny, truthful, ironic and in every way an entertaining account of one major American artist’s involvement in an art movement that interests everyone–and, more than that, of his own character. Jim Rosenquist is a true American original and his book ought to be read by anyone who wants to understand the last half-century of his country’s visual culture, high, low, and in between.” –Robert Hughes, amazon |
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