| Medici Slot Machine Contributor(s): Brownell, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1897289308 ISBN-13: 9781897289303 Publisher: Scirocco Drama OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2008 Annotation: Medici Slot Machine is a highly theatrical and surrealistic look at the life of American artist Joseph Cornell. Cornell, who is famous for his collage boxes of dime-store objects, excelled at turning the ordinary into the sacred. In real life, Joseph Cornell was a recluse who used his art to escape his family, his sterile suburban life, and his own psychological demons. Bringing precise order to his art was a way of triumphing over the chaos of his private life. This play chronicles that triumph while exploring the meaning of. Nominated for three Dora Mavor Moore Awards: Best Production, Best New Play, and Best Director. Chosen a Top 10 Production by NOW Magazine in 2006. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Canadian |
| Dewey: 812.54 |
| Series: Scirocco Drama |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 6.54" W x 8.53" (0.31 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Medici Slot Machine is a highly theatrical and surrealistic look at the life of American artist Joseph Cornell. Cornell, who is famous for his collage boxes of dime-store objects, excelled at turning the ordinary into the sacred. In real life, Joseph Cornell was a recluse who used his art to escape his family, his sterile suburban life, and his own psychological demons. Bringing precise order to his art was a way of triumphing over the chaos of his private life. This play chronicles that triumph while exploring the meaning of. Nominated for three Dora Mavor Moore Awards: Best Production, Best New Play, and Best Director. Chosen a ?Top 10 Production? by NOW Magazine in 2006. |