Re: Kitano, née Takeshi, in Paris

[Roger Macy]

'Commandeur', it seems.  The Guardian having inflated it to the senior rank of Chevalier.  And is a polka-dotted pomegranate really the insignia of this order ?  Does his latest film explain all, including the collages ?
Roger
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  Talking about Kitano, he gave a 1-h long masterclass - moderated by Jean-Pierre Limousin - in Paris last week, hopefully it was filmed:
  http://made-in-asie.blogspot.com/2010/03/kitano-master-class-centre-pompidou.html

  Roger> Indeed, that's for real; http://tinyurl.com/yczpu4h
  I haven't found his acceptance speech though...

  Michael
  http://wildgrounds.com



  On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Roger Macy <macyroger at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

    The Guardian today has an arts feature on Takeshi Kitano, related to his exhibition in Paris, that takes a fair stab at his two personas.
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/mar/15/takeshi-kitano-interview
    Has he really just got the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres ?  This isn't a Takeshi gag ? [I've stumbled on a spate of false award claims this week, only one of which was half Japanese related].  No, it seems widely reported.  So did he give an acceptance speech à la Venise, saying that we were on the same side in the war, alongside Maréchal Pétain ?
    Roger

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