Comments on: No Gauguins here…. http://riohelmi.com/site/2008/06/no-gauguins-here/ everyone is entitled to my opinions Thu, 05 May 2011 10:06:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Katong Kid http://riohelmi.com/site/2008/06/no-gauguins-here/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Katong Kid Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:09:56 +0000 http://www.riohelmi.com/site/?p=105#comment-55 Ah, the FT's arts editors seem to have trouble once they deal with anything past Europe. They are good on arts festivals in the Orkneys, etc, but 1) don't cover much outside of Europe, and 2) have trouble with references to Asia, as per the article above. My favorite recent example was the article looking back on Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, saying that it was influenced by Shanghai's atmosphere and skyline. Well, in 1982 when Blade Runner was made, <I>ten years before</I> Deng Xiaoping's Southern Tour, the opening of Pudong, and the slogan "to get rich is glorious". Someone did write "letter to the Times" in that case, glad you are doing your part Rio in this case! Ah, the FT’s arts editors seem to have trouble once they deal with anything past Europe. They are good on arts festivals in the Orkneys, etc, but 1) don’t cover much outside of Europe, and 2) have trouble with references to Asia, as per the article above. My favorite recent example was the article looking back on Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, saying that it was influenced by Shanghai’s atmosphere and skyline. Well, in 1982 when Blade Runner was made, ten years before Deng Xiaoping’s Southern Tour, the opening of Pudong, and the slogan “to get rich is glorious”.

Someone did write “letter to the Times” in that case, glad you are doing your part Rio in this case!

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