Visual Arts

Behind the Lens: Many factors contribute to why photos don’t appear in the paper
November 15, 2009
For two years in the mid-1950s, Swiss photographer Robert Frank traveled across the country taking photographs.
Transcendent deli: Filmmaker examines mystique behind family’s famed eatery
November 13, 2009
From the outside, it doesn’t look like much. Just a white and reddish-brown shack in a residential neighborhood. But for many Kansans, it’s a landmark as significant as the state Capitol or Allen Fieldhouse.
Net Worth: Accidental cult following helps remodel untidy ‘Room’
November 13, 2009
“Nobody knows anything.” That cautionary maxim attributed to screenwriter William Goldman (“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”) is among the most oft repeated in Hollywood.
Digital Canvas: East meets Midwest in Asian video exhibit, “Extra/Ordinary”
November 12, 2009
The newest exhibit at the Spencer is an exploration of Asian art that’s more YouTube than Louvre, examining the commonplace through video, a medium that has itself become commonplace…
Recipe for change: Film battles policies of industrial food giants
November 11, 2009
When the phrase “food fight” leaves the lips of the hero of a children’s movie, it always comes with a few exclamation points and waste — lots of lobbed mashed potatoes, smashed tomatoes and flying slices of pizza.
Season’s greetings: Photographer’s book explores Kansas nature
November 10, 2009
Mike Blair once nearly was run over by a moose.
Picture perfect: Quail Run student wins international photo prize
Quail Run student wins international photo prize
November 9, 2009
Agamani Sen always knew her daughter, Prerona Kundu, had a natural knack with a camera.
Behind the Lens: ‘Deals’ on cameras may depend on accessories
November 8, 2009
With the holidays approaching, you might be looking to buy a new camera. When possible, I shop at camera stores or retailers that have models I’m interested in on display.
Western union: ‘Only Good Indian’ explores cultural history through revisionist drama
November 6, 2009
Lawrence film director Kevin Willmott spent the week in Alaska, where his latest work, “The Only Good Indian,” opened at theaters as part of Native American Heritage Month.
Behind the Lens: Online sites make it simple to self-publish a photo book
November 1, 2009
Two years ago, I wrote about self-publishing your own photo book.
Behind the Lens: Prevent camera shake in photos
October 25, 2009
I spent last week on vacation traveling through parts of the Southeast.
Underground artist’s latest work the Book of Genesis
October 24, 2009
His religious upbringing might well be as unorthodox as the psychedelic-inspired comic-strip characters that have made R. Crumb the most famous underground artist of his time.
Primal fears: The best horror films of the decade
October 23, 2009
An unexplored cave system. A quarantined apartment complex. What was that noise?
Documentary to feature former Baker professor
October 17, 2009
A documentary about a Baker University professor who helped bring electricity to Baldwin City will premiere Friday at The Lodge, 502 Ames St., in Baldwin City.
Cheap thrills: Low-budget Lawrence filmmakers finish campy caper, ‘It Starts with Murder!’
Low-budget Lawrence filmmakers finish campy caper, ‘It Starts with Murder!’
October 15, 2009
Take an Agatha Christie mystery, inject it with John Waters’ raunchy camp, bathe it all in primary colors and fake blood, and you’ve got something resembling the new film out of Lawrence, “It Starts with Murder!”

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