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2001

 

2001

Takashi Kurakami

  • He had an exhibition in Grand Central Terminal prior to 9/11.
  • Abstract/Cartoonish style.
    • Crosses anime with conventional art.
  • Known for his smiley faced “emoji” flowers and vivid colors.
  • Marc Jacobs is noted as having been part of promoting Murakami to the forefront.

Alexander McQueen

  • He killed himself at the age of 40.
  • Crossed performance art with fashion.
    • White dress was spray painted by robots on the runway.
    • Large, dynamic headpieces worn on the runway.
  • Capitalism lead to a decline in his work.
    • Commercialization of his art and fashion may have contributed to his depression and subsequent death.

Donnie Darko

  • Creepy, Cult Classic film.
  • Staring young Jake Gyllenhaal and Drew Barrymore.
  • Philosophy of Time.
    • Manipulated Dead
    • Manipulated Living
    • Living Recipient
    • The Artifact
    • Alternate Timeslines/Tangent Universe.
  • truly a mind bending movie.
  • See 2nd image for drawings.

9/11

  • I remembered my dads face as he watched the news reporting 9/11. Later on, my mom talked about how she had been at work at the time, and the eerie silence that the hospital held.
  • See third and fourth image for news clippings.


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