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I have to reread some of your film noir stuff. Is it still around?
Thanks for that.
Shouldn't that be Pete, Linc and Julie say "solid"...?
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Sakoguchi's interest in the history of baseball's social context makes me think that he'd be interested in "Sleeping Tigers", a documentary about a Japanese-Canadian baseball team that won the Canadian Pacific Northwest championship prior to WW II, only to have its players dispersed into Canadian WW II internment camps (Canada's racism and internment policies, based on what the film presents, seem to have been even more vicious than the USA's; some of the Japanese-Canadian immigrant communities were basically wiped out by the war, whereas the Japanese-American communities in places such as Seattle and Los Angeles were able to rapidly rebuild).
Some info on the film is here.
The club a few years ago was voted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, partly in tribute to their championships, but I think also in tribute to the social obstacles they had to overcome.
Canadian baseball and orange crate art might not seem to be a plausible mix, but the story of the Asahi baseball team fits in with the themes Sakoguchi has put into his artwork.
I saw the documentary on the Asahi several years ago; I immediately named one of the teams in my Strat-O-Matic league after them...
You mean, sort of like artists and their constant attempts to "epatee le bourgeoisie"?
And it's so fresh, too: just like orange juice.
When I stopped by last week, around 30 paintings had already been sold. A local television station (KCAL 9) did a great story about Sakoguchi and the show, and it aired today. They did a good job collecting video footage of some of the incidents and people depicted in the paintings (like the forced removal of residents at Chavez Ravine). So interest in this work is only going to increase.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c354/caseydmac/bb_sakoguchi_05.jpg
Just out of curiosity, how do you think things "go into museums"?
1. did anyone notice that it was implied that Jose Canseco was injecting McGwire? (see rounded skin with jock strap showing of the latter, if I'm seeing that right)
2. Did Sakoguchi address Marge Schott somewhere? between her racism and his interest in calling out the history of prejudice in baseball, I would think she would provide ample ammunition for someone of his creativity.
Thanks for the writeup, Don.
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