September 10th, 2009 / 11:49 am
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The other Blake

Behemoth3I was just over at the Morgan Library, checking out this new exhibit, William Blake’s World: “A New Heaven Is Begun.“ The show contains engravings, illuminations, original diaries and manuscripts, letters and an audio clip of “The Tyger,” read by none other than Jeremy “Die Hard: With a Vengeance” Irons. It is awesome, and it is there until January 3. If you love images of biblical torment and poignant reminders of God’s implacable wrath as much as I do, this show is not to be missed.

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5 Comments

  1. September 10th, 2009 / 7:22 pm reynard seifert—

      weird, last night i was telling my friend julia about how william blake was the greatest self-publisher of all time, because his work was totally out of step with his time.

  2. September 10th, 2009 / 3:22 pm reynard seifert—

      weird, last night i was telling my friend julia about how william blake was the greatest self-publisher of all time, because his work was totally out of step with his time.

  3. September 10th, 2009 / 3:24 pm Drew Toal—

      Yes, he never found fame and fortune, apparently. The engravings are awwwwessssommmmeee.

  4. September 10th, 2009 / 7:52 pm reynard seifert—

      i guess i phrased that in a janky way; what i meant was, he self-published because he had to, and he was the greatest because he knew how good his shit smelled, and it turned out he was right. major bad ass.

  5. September 10th, 2009 / 3:52 pm reynard seifert—

      i guess i phrased that in a janky way; what i meant was, he self-published because he had to, and he was the greatest because he knew how good his shit smelled, and it turned out he was right. major bad ass.