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Barry Le Va, Whose Art Defied Boundaries, Dies at 79

February 22, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

I had never heard of Mr. Le Va until his obituary in the New York Times today, February 22, 2021. Extolling horizontality, he made sculptures from felt, flour, glass sheets and even meat cleavers. Elsewhere, in a performance piece, his body was a sprinting projectile.

Posted in: Faits Divers, Obituaries, Thinking about Tagged: ball bearings, chalk, Dia, felt, flour, flux, Fluxus, iron oxide, mineral oil, Ohio State University, paper towels, performance, performance art, Post-Minimalist, sculptor, wood dowels

ADULTERATED MACAROONS

March 8, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Sacramento Union, 8 March 1917 ADULTERATED MACAROONS CHARGE AGAINST BAKERS H. R. Robbins, state board of health representative, yesterday swore to three complaints, charging three Sacramento bakery proprietors with selling adulterated macaroons. The men were arrested and allowed to go on bond. The bakeries accused are Sim Canman and D. F. Cruise of the Bon … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, This Day in History Tagged: adulteration, cocoanut, cornstarch, flour, macaroons

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