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Jackson Pollock Number 1 (Lavender Mist)

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31 Aug 2017

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by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 6

Many years ago, I think I was maybe 24 or 25, I was walking a dog named Chloe and wondering how Jackson Pollack knew when his drip paintings were finished. As I pondered, Chloe assumed her doggie poop position, dropped her … Continued

Done-ness, finish, Hallelujah, Jackson Pollock, Jackson Pollock Number 1 (Lavender Mist), Malcolm Gladwell
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Filmed over 15 years in locations throughout the US, A LIFE'S WORK is a documentary about long-term thinking, a meditation on Deep Time, a film essay about legacy.

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