What distinguishes a fine contemporary artist from a master? One may find the answer at the extraordinary “David Hockney: A…
Emily S. Mendel
Emily S. Mendel, a writer, and photographer, has been a regular contributor to culturevulture.net since 2006, where she concentrates her reviews on San Francisco theater and art. As a native New Yorker (although now a long-time San Francisco Bay Area resident), Emily grew up loving and studying theater, from Off to On Broadway, as her multi-volume Playbill collection attests. Ending her 30-year law practice has given Ms. Mendel the time to indulge in her love of travel and the arts.
Foyle’s War’ (Series VII) PBS Masterpiece MysteryCreated and written by Anthony HorowitzStarring: Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle WeeksPBS stations, Sundays, Sept. 15-29,…
Austenland Directed by Jerusha Hess Starring Keri Russell, JJ Feild, Jane Seymour, Jennifer Coolidge Co-Written by Jerusha Hess and Shannon…
‘The Lady Vanishes’ Directed by Diarmuid Lawrence Starring Tuppence Middleton, Tom Hughes, Selina Cadell Adapted by Fiona Seres…
In this remarkable, beautifully made film, the intractability of the Israeli/Palestinian divide is explored on a heartbreakingly personal level. Amin…
Written by Margarethe von Trotta and Pamela Katz Starring: Barbara Sukowa, Axel Milberg, Janet McTeer Run time: 109 minutes In…
The vibrant and stimulating “Beyond Belief: 100 Years of the Spiritual in Modern Art” was jointly organized by San Francisco’s…
I hope that because of this beautiful and fascinating exhibit, Richard Diebenkorn (1922–1993) will cease to be known as a…
“Régates à Argenteuil” (1893), by Gustave Caillebotte, is among the works in “Impressionists on the Water”Photo © Comité Caillebotte, Paris…
In 1909 London, American Harry Selfridge (Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”) arrives with his family from Chicago determined to modernize the London…
This is the first retrospective of Winogrand’s photographs in 25 years. Jointly organized by SFMOMA and the National Gallery of…
Falluja, Iraq, September 5, 2003. Digital inkjet print. High Museum of Art, Atlanta.Photo © by Kael Alford Eye Level in…
Quetzalcoatl, Mexico, (Aztec), Late Postclassic (1350 – 1521 CE), Stone, 101536. Photo © Vatican Museum Objects of Belief from the…
Johannes Vermeer (Delft, 1632–1675) “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” ca. 1665.Oil on canvas, 17 1/2 x 15 3/8 in. (44.5…