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| An Interview with SUMAYYAH SAMAHA |
| JULY 17, 2008 |
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| SUMAYYAH SAMAHA, a painter and mixed media artist who combines the personal, social and nature in her work |
ARTS DESK
Special for THE NEW TIMES HOLLER! by AMIR BEY
I recently attended an exhibition of the Lebanese artist Sumayyah Samaha’s work at Skoto Gallery in the Chelsea District in New York City (May 29-July5), where I enjoyed her deep evocation of the earth and the forces within it through the rich textures and colors that she used on her canvases. I could almost smell the moistness of them, and I felt the humidity that is often present in storms, and other aspects of nature there; her work seemed to combine natural and societal realities. Sumayyah’s use of needle and thread on paper were interesting, the way the needles cut into the paper, it was if they were unifying as they separated. Many of those pieces seemed to have opposing forces. |
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THE ASTROLOGY OF BARACK OBAMA
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| JULY 18, 2008 |
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| Barack Obama's Astro-Portrait |
| Well, what more can be said about Barack Obama? What other questions can be asked and answered? THE NEW TIMES HOLLER!'s Astro Portrait Bureau has delved deep into the many layers and facets of this at times puzzling individual. And why is he puzzling? Is it possible that he won't fit into anyone's mold? Or another way to ask it: what do Jesse Jackson and New Yorker Magazine have in common? Hey, anyone with their Sun Squared by Neptune, with an Aquarius Ascendant is hard to figure out! |
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| AN INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL FUNKESHOE |
| JULY 18, 2008 |
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| An undated photo of General Funkeshoe, wearing his URBAN GUERILLA WARE. Judging from the subway tokens on his HYDRANT HELMET and his NEW YORK CITY SURVIVAL JACKET, this was taken 1988-93; photo by STEVE MAYO |
SPECIAL FOR THE NEW TIMES HOLLER!
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AMIR BEY
Here is an interview with THE NEW TIMES HOLLER!’S military consultant, General Funkeshoe. The son of Uriah and Sukie Funkeshoe of Newberry County, South Carolina, General was his given name. Funkeshoe, known as “The only cavalry general without a horse”, has confounded those who follow traditional military codes and approaches. Immediately after quitting the academy, he formed his own army, and has written several volumes, CALVARY WITHOUT A HORSE: THE MEMOIRS OF GENERAL FUNKESHOE Vol. 1; followed by GENERAL FUNKESHOE, DENYING HE IS UPWARDLY MOBILE, REFUSES TO RESIGN: THE MEMOIRS OF GENERAL FUNKESHOE Vol. 2; and AT THE QUEEN’S BALL AT THE 2ND BAPTIST CHURCH Vol. 3. A collection of shorter writings are included in his THE ANNALS. He also designed URBAN GUERILLA WARE, camouflage uniforms whose brick motifs have been proven to be effective in urban settings. |
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| Statistics of the first year for the THE NEW TIMES HOLLER!’s Site |
| JULY 20, 2008 |
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| MONTHLY ONLINE STATISTICS FOR THE PAST YEAR |
| From 1994 until July 20 of last year, THE NEW TIMES HOLLER! was either single visual art pieces that whose articles were hand stamped on aluminum sheets or copper foil, or Emailed. Since the site was launched on July 20 of last year, THE HOLLER! has been more accessible by benefiting from the wide reach of the web. Here’s a breakdown of the stats: |
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