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Controversy about Larry Clark exhibit in Paris

Mónica Boixeda Only-Be, Parisian

On October 2nd an interesting photography exhibition opened at the Musée d´Art de la Ville in Paris focusing on the controversial work of Larry Clark. The director of the legendary film Kids (1995) Clark is first and foremost a prolific photographer, who has been documenting the seedier side of life and youth culture for decades. Both in his film work and photography, Clark is dedicated to representing lost youth, violence and rebellion. The exhibition, entitled “Hello Kiss the Past”, features over 200 works by the photographer, some of them unpublished works which were recovered recently. His best-known works such as “Tulsa” and “Teenage Lust” will also be shown. In this way the exhibition provides a broad spectrum of photographer´s work, highlighting its direct and authentic way of looking at adolescence with everything that it encompasses: love, drugs, violence and sex. However, the Musée d´Art Moderne de la Ville in Paris has caused a huge controversy for having taken the decision to refuse entry to minors under 18 to the exhibition. According to Sébastien Gokalp, curator of the exhibition, as a public institution, the museum could not openly allow minors access to sexually explicit images of Clark. Moreover, the management of the museum feared having to face a wave of protests from the Catholic community in Paris. However, considering that many of these works have been shown in other renowned museums and/or feature minors themselves, some criticize this move as being too drastic, and highlight that it threatens artistic expression in France. If you do not want to miss this interesting presentation and you are of age, rent apartments in... read more

Fish out of water

Mónica Boixeda Madrilenian, Only-Be

Within the framework of celebrations of the centenary of the Residencia de Estudiantes in Madrid, the book “Peces en la Tierra,” (fish out of water), an anthology of women poets from the “Generation of 27” was published in Seville by Vandalia thanks to Editor Pepa Merlo. This 78-page study serves as a gateway to this unique and pivotal moment in Spanish intellectual history. The book is not only intended to rescue twenty women poets from obscurity, it is also a reaffirmation of the Silver Age of Spanish culture which was cast aside in the decades after the Spanish Civil War and the subsequent reign of Franco. It show that these women shared essentially the same literary atmosphere, trends, concerns and styles as male poets, despite being largely forgotten by the literary establishment. Merlo stresses the ease with which these women moved in the same or very similar, circles than men while sharing their broader literary, aesthetic and political aims. Their work not only exhibited the most striking features of their generation (cosmopolitanism, desire for originality, individualism) but also, in general terms, went through the same stylistic stages as that of male poets, passing through neo-popularism, formalist and essentially urban, iconoclastic and experimental poetry. Their work sough out new art forms and themes without losing the balance between tradition and avant-garde until arriving to a final stage characterized by a return to social and political poetry. The book, filled with canonical names, preserves the legacies of poets like Rosa Chacel, Concha Mendez, Ernestina de Champourcin, Josefina de la Torre and Carmen Conde, Elizabeth Mulder, Saornil Lucía Sánchez, Margarita María Ferreras... read more

Home recipes to eliminate sun spots and age spots

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian, Only-Be

Our customs eventually we end up taking their toll, both physically and mentally. In this case I’m speaking about those oft unsightly “sunspots.” For some reason, thought they affect both woman and men, women seem to care more about them. While generally these spots appear in middle age or later, certain habits like unprotected exposure to UV rays, misuse of cosmetics, use of contraceptives, smoking, and poor nutrition can all cause them to appear earlier. Obviously, over-exposure to the sun is a big culprit. So what to do if you have few? Before resorting to harsh creams and chemicals that offer fleeting results at very high prices, why not experiment with a few tried and true methods passed down from generation to generation? Here are a couple recipes from Grandma, with a very successful record!. As they say, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and the first step is to prevent further dark spots. Please remember to protect yourself from the sun by using a broad spectrum sunblock everyday! Onto the treatments… In the evening, prepare a toner with the juice of one lemon and a teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide (10 vol). Apply it to the spots every night before bed. The Second anti-stain recipe from Grandma: Two teaspoons of milk powder and again one of hydrogen peroxide, plus two drops of glycerin to prepare a whitening cream. It should also be applied at night, because during the, day hydrogen peroxide may worsen the stain, so in the morning, wash the affected area and apply a sunscreen! Do not forget that antioxidants are essential for... read more