“The aesthetic experience is a simple beholding of the object . . . you experience a radiance. You are held in aesthetic arrest.” - Joseph Campbell
Aesthetic Arrest is our weekly dip into the Epicurean pleasures we’ve been enjoying lately. Cheers to that!
This Week’s Apéritif: A Spicy Bloody Mary! [Inspired by our in-flight drink service from Tirana to Paris]
Ryan Wildstar’s Recommendations:
Reading: Surrealist Women: An International Anthology (edited by Penelope Rosemont)
Listening: Sheliyah Masry & Ida Lou performing live at Tata Monique in Paris (July 6th, 2023)
Looking: Surrealism au féminin (Feminine Surrealism) Exhibition at The Musée de Montmartre (currently on display until September 10th, 2023!)
Viewing: At Land (1944) — directed by Maya Deren
Tasting: Dinner at Le Cambodge Restaurant (10 Av. Richerand, 75010 Paris, France)
Ryan Elston’s Recommendations:
Reading: Emerald Wounds: Selected Poems by Joyce Mansour (translated by Emilie Moorhouse)
Listening: Tanya Michelle & Ida Lou performing “Stand By Me” (dedicated to Elisabeth Kather) at Bizz’art in Paris (July 7th, 2023)
Looking: Surrealism au féminin (Feminine Surrealism) Exhibition at The Musée de Montmartre (currently on display until September 10th, 2023!)
Surréalisme au Féminin? Exhibition - Official Press Release (PDF)
Surréalisme au Féminin? Essay at Rediscovering Art by Women (RAW)
Interview with RAW founder, Sacha Llewellyn on Surréalisme au Féminin & RAW Collection
Viewing: Beau Travail (1999) — directed by Claire Denis
Tasting: Dinner at La Vierge Restaurant (58 Rue de la Réunion, 75020 Paris, France)
That’s it for this week! But we want the dinner party to continue! So each week we are asking a “dinner party” question for everyone joining us here at our table. Last week, we asked: “What is one of YOUR favorite French things?” Here are some of the great responses from the comments:
kde chose Paris!
Christina chose Édith Piaf!
Ace Farren Ford chose Françoise Hardy!
Katie Kleinhesselink chose Louis Malle!
Del Mar made a list of wonderful French things, beginning with Coq au vin and ending with Jean-Paul Sartre!
Thank you everyone for your wonderful responses! That was last week . . . but we don't want this week's dinner party to end either!
So here is this week's question for the table:
This week’s podcast was entirely dedicated to Paris, where we lived for many years. Gertrude Stein once said: “America is my country and Paris is my hometown.” Paris is one of our favorite cities in the world.
So, our question for the table this week is:
What's one of YOUR favorite cities in the world?
Tell us your choice in the comments and we’ll share some of your responses on next week’s podcast! And thank you for joining us for Season Two of Aesthetic Arrest!
Cheers to that!
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