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Portrayal of the artist: to play Jackson Pollock, Ed Harris went deep

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Actor Ed Harris learned how to paint in Jackson Pollock's style as part of his preparation for the film 'Pollock'. Harris built a home studio and tries to enfuse the role - and his own painting, with the same emotional depth as Pollock's.

Author: Solomon, Deborah
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
Artists, Art, Modern, Modern art, Pollock (Motion picture), Harris, Ed, Pollock, Jackson

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Puppy love

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An interview with Jeff Koons, the creator of a 42-foot-high topiary dog is presented. He discusses his sculpture, marriage, career and his belief that traditional art forms are obsolete.

Author: Solomon, Deborah
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
Personalities, Sculptors, Koons, Jeff

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Romance of the chador

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Videographer Shirin Neshat is a daring Iranian-born videographer, whose work focuses on everyday womens' defiance of Islamic fundamentalism.

Author: Solomon, Deborah
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
Iran, Islam, Media coverage, Women's rights, Islamic fundamentalism, Women filmmakers, Women movie producers, Social problems, Islam and social problems, Neshat, Shirin

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