Sentences with phrase «cultural scene of»

If Puritanism held little sway over the cosmopolitan cultural scene of San Francisco, where Diebenkorn adopted the progressive style of Abstract Expressionism, his later figures, isolated with their drinks in front of abstracted spaces, still respond more to Hopper's undertones of loneliness than to Matisse's Joy of Life (1905 — 06)(for which a study would also have been on view at the Steins»).

What is it that makes up the cultural scene of any given city?

Liza Klaussman expertly evokes the 1920s cultural scene of the so - called «Lost Generation.»

Pop music critic Simon Reynolds, in his book Retromania, and style - writer Kurt Andersen, in his «You Say You Want a Devolution» essay, have their finger upon a certain pattern in our contemporary cultural scenes of recyle - ment, repetition, and lack of forward motion.

Immersed in the cultural scenes of the Bay Area and Los Angeles respectively, Conner and Ruscha early on worked across multiple mediums, including film, photography, painting, assemblage, and graphic arts, capturing the ethos of American post-war society.

Not exact matches

Add to that a world - class food scene, theatre on par with its east - coast cousins, a rich historical and cultural background and affordable housing, and you can see how it's quickly become a hub of millennials and aspiring entrepreneurs.

Some of them may have separate seating for men and women, but he's looking to really get Saudi Arabia's arts and cultural and entertainment scene jump - started.

It also offers a vibrant social scene, several professional sports teams, and a wealth of cultural and historical attractions.

Minneapolis is also a city with many cultural landmarks, a notable music scene (it was home to Prince, after all), and an abundance of parks and lakes.

With hard - hitting commentary, the latest on the cultural and social scene in Arts & Life, more than just the scores with entertaining Post Sports coverage, and the best business reporting in Canada within the pages of Financial Post, it is Canada's Business Voice.

By exploring the early Rock scene in Memphis, the home of the Church of God in Christ, one can see how people like Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis brought those cultural forms together.

Yet it was his openness to new cultural styles, including laid - back music and funky fashions of California's early surfer scene, that helped him reach young idealists and inspire a trend toward seeker - sensitive congregations.

Cultural attacks on middle class people were always part of the postwar scene.

While the UUs are obviously part of the larger cultural scene and even to some extent share the ups and downs of the American religious scene, they often appear to march to «a different drummer.»

Ironically, since the time Wiebe began his crusade the kind of intellectual agenda that worries him most — calling into question the very canons of objective science — has entered the academic scene not through theologians but through postmodern philosophy and radical forms of cultural criticism.

Scenes implicitly portrays this cultural pattern: the wide - scale personal withdrawal after the respective political optimisms of the «50s and «60s.

Instead, I focus on only a small part of the cultural scene — politics.

Two other examples were Matteo Ricci (1552 - 1610), who adopted the opposite path to de Nobili by assimilating into upper - class Chinese society during the Ming dynasty, coming to China in 1580, eventually undergoing a profound cultural transformation as a Confucian scholar; and Charles de Foucauld, who served in the French army in the Algerian war where he witnessed moving scenes of Muslim personal piety, leading him to regain his own Christian faith, and becoming in everything a Tuareg Bedouin nomad.

With the rise of a new cultural movement during the eighteenth century, commonly known as the Enlightenment, a new critic of the church but one which was also a helper appeared on the scene.

Notwithstanding all these, it is difficult to decide whether Whitehead has become «a classic» in Europe, and to assess in a sober way how much of an impact he has made on the European cultural scene.

«Vancouver's eclectic food scene is a reflection of the city's cultural diversity, our unique natural surroundings and the high quality of our locally available ingredients.»

Fair Work's investigation into systemic underpayment of wages, the role of head office, and a decision last week by the Fair Work Commission to terminate 26 enterprise bargaining agreements (EBAs) between Domino's and the Shop, Distributive & Allied Employees Association sets the scene for a colourful annual general meeting on November 8, at the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane's cultural precinct.

«Opening Del Frisco's Grille in Fort Worth is so exciting for us, and Sundance Square is an ideal location in the heart of the city's bustling cultural scene,» said Mark S. Mednansky, CEO of Del Frisco's Restaurant Group.

If it comes as a surprise to you that the scene - y Ace Hotel opened a branch in, of all places, Pittsburgh, then you clearly haven't been paying attention to the cultural rebirth taking place in Steel City.

Locals and visitors alike will experience the cultural diversity of Los Angeles's culinary scene within this inclusive setting.

«For more than two decades, Taste of Times Square has been an amazing venue for locals and visitors alike to experience the best of New York's culinary and cultural scenes in the heart of the city's town square,» said Tim Tompkins, President of the Times Square Alliance.

Montréal, Québec City and Gatineau — all of which are nicely situated alongside great waterways — each present a different facet of urban life in Québec, while sharing certain assets: an exciting cultural scene, top - notch hotels and gourmet offerings that reflect the very best culinary traditions.

«There is already reason to suspect that infants» attention to objects and events in dynamic scenes might already be influenced by cultural - specific patterns of attention,» said the study's lead author Sandra Waxman, the Louis W. Menk Chair in Psychology in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern and faculty fellow in the University's Institute for Policy Research.

According to the New York Times, its cultural underpinnings lie in the art scene of the 1960s.

As I had written earlier, I got turned off by the yoga scene for a whole host of issues, but the issues of cultural appropriation and the lack of diversity are the two primary ones which hit particularly close to home for me.

Montreal, Quebec About Blog Cult MTL delivers daily coverage of Montreal's cultural scene, from music and nightlife news to artist profiles to politics and lifestyle columns to event listings and recommendations for things to do.

The Copy Editor should have a keen eye for luxury fashion, impeccable taste, and a solid understanding of the latest trends, designers, and overall happenings in fashion and the cultural arts scene.

Whether you're into the pounding beats and colorful drinks of Miami's night life, the unique cultural blend of our art scene, cheering your lungs out for the Heat, or snorkeling the topaz - blue water we're so famous for, it would be a lot more enjoyable sharing it with the right companion.

Manchester has a strong and constantly developing arts and cultural scene, so if you and date want to be a part of it, you could visit an exhibition at the highly praised Whitworth Art Gallery or the newly opened HOME Manchester.

There are a wide variety of romantic things to do in the city; like taking advantage of its vibrant cultural arts scene, or enjoying some of the finest classic cinemas in the UK.

Montreal, Quebec About Blog Cult MTL delivers daily coverage of Montreal's cultural scene, from music and nightlife news to artist profiles to politics and lifestyle columns to event listings and recommendations for things to do.

Boston, MA About Blog Bites of Boston Food Tours offers walking art, history, & cultural tours while eating through the food scene of Boston in the South End & Allston MA.

With an eclectic mix of regeneration projects, a serious nightlife scene and an exhilarating mix of cultural delights, cardiff is a fantastic place for those looking for love at our speed dating in cardiff events.

Patriarshy Dom Tours, a Russian - American Cultural Center in Moscow, is operating as a full service travel agency, consistently enlarging the number of It sounded like a scene from a Cold War spy movie: Donald Trump Jr. was in a helicopter flying low on the outskirts of Russia's capital city.

As a piece of cultural criticism, however, it painstakingly eviscerates nearly every scene in «Grey» and skewers latent sexism, classism and ludicrous sexual innuendoes, as well as the original's numerous plot holes.

The main theme running through «Jimmy's Hall» is established in the credits, which feature Depression - era archival footage of New York City set to classic jazz; it's here that Gralton spent a decade enjoying the cultural scene before returning to his home town to share it with curious locals.

Unsurprisingly, Persepolis has attracted the wrath of the Iranian government, but more captivating than the film's depictions of cultural repression (a scene where Marji, out to buy a black market Iron Maiden album, is beset by weasel - bodied female Guardians of the Revolution because she wears a jean jacket and «punk» sneakers is but one well - handled example) are its more understated portraits of Iran's intellectual elite, at once removed from the proletariat it so pompously champions and sadly delusional about the real threat of the fanatic trajectory of the revolution.

Burning Man: Beyond Black Rock goes behind the scenes of a social revolution to explore the philosophy that fuels it, the social contract that drives it, and the transcendent experience that makes it a worldwide cultural force.

Billed as a sort of follow - up to Jennie Livingston's Paris Is Burning, Sara Jordenö's debut feature takes us back to the heart of the New York's ballroom scene - only this time the director casts her lens over a very specific part of that enduring cultural scene.

But the reason these scenes feel contrived is because of how badly Howard overestimates the cultural cachet of Moby - Dick («So it is true!»

There's still not enough of the Jackson that his collaborators saw and loved — he's still a little distant, even in the behind - the - scenes footage — but Bad 25 does make the case for the album as more than a cultural phenomenon but a pop masterpiece, as underrated as any album that sold 30 million copies could ever be.

A scene following a party crash and armed intimidation comes close to instant classic status as our quartet of first - generation ABC hoods pulls up alongside Hispanic gang - members of a more traditional Southern California breed, the cultural tension erupting in a recognition of racial transference that borders on brilliant.

Extras: New audio commentary featuring jazz and film critic Gary Giddins, music and cultural critic Gene Seymour, and musician and bandleader Vince Giordano; new introduction by Giddins; new interview with musician and pianist Michael Feinstein; four new video essays by authors and archivists James Layton and David Pierce on the development and making of «King of Jazz»; deleted scenes and alternate opening - title sequence; «All Americans,» a 1929 short film featuring a version of the «Melting Pot» number that was restaged for the finale of «King of Jazz»; «I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket,» a 1933 short film featuring Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra; two Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons from 1930, featuring music and animation from «King of Jazz.»

Presumably these choices are agonized over and debated at length behind the scenes since they're always so carefully representative of a wide range of celebrities appealing to all kinds of mainstream moviegoers from kids to grandparents to sophisticated cultural mavens to soccer moms.

I must admit, I enjoy watching our cultural mandarins pondering a mise - en - scene in which a swung crowbar bends into a silhouette of the head it bashes.