Archive for December, 2015

I’m cautiously optimistic.  //

© Carl Nicholas Titolo A great highlight of the year for me was collaborating with comedian, actor, and author Richard Lewis on his book Reflections From Hell, with images by the artist Carl Titolo. I don’t think I’ve laughed as much in a year as I did in 2015 and that was because of all […]

A John Waters’ Christmas  //

Chris Murray presenting to John Waters the Taschen book Murray edited, Elvis and the Birth of Rock and Roll featuring Alfred Wertheimer’s photographs, backstage after Waters’ spoken word performance at the Birchmere in Alexandria, VA © Carlotta Hester On Monday night I went to see A John Waters’ Christmas: Holier and Dirtier at the Birchmere […]

A Day of Poetry and more… SapphoFest 2015  //

Performance artist Iris Nikolaou with musician and singer Panayotis League ‘jamming’ on the front steps of the Center for Hellenic Studies after the opening reception for Donovan’s Sapphograph exhibition © Kevin Allen No we’re not in Greece in this photo, but in Washington, D.C. on the front steps of Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies. […]

Gala Reception for “Donovan: Sapphographs” Exhibition at Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington  //

It was a beautiful evening last Friday for the opening of Donovan: Sapphographs at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C., organized with Govinda Gallery. The gallery at the Center for Hellenic Studies library looked stunning and everyone had a grand time. It was a brilliant launch for SapphoFest 2015. Enjoy these photos from […]

Donovan joins Emmylous Harris and Rodney Crowell at Hamilton Live for Boneparte’s Retreat  //

History was made when Donovan met Emmylou Harris on stage last night with Rodney Crowell at Hamilton Live in Washington, D.C. at a concert to benefit Emmylou’s charity Bonaparte’s Retreat, “to rescue shelter dogs and adopt them into forever homes.” Donovan made a surprise guest appearance at the concert and sang two of his hits […]

Donovan, The Flaming Lips, and Miley Cyrus  //

Today the New York Times published a story about the collaboration between The Flaming Lips and Miley Cyrus. Just released is Gazing with Tranquility: A Tribute to Donovan which features the Flaming Lips’ version of Donovan’s classic hit “Atlantis.” I just heard Gazing with Tranquility and The Flaming Lips cover of Atlantis is terrific. This […]

Donovan  // Sapphographs

SapphoFest 2015
Exhibition Dates:  December 12, 2015 through October 2016

Govinda Gallery, in association with Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies, has organized an exhibition of Donovan’s Sapphographs and a ‘day of poetry,’ beginning Saturday December 12. Inspired by the lyric poetry of Sappho (7th century B.C.E.). Donovan’s Sapphographs capture, in visual form, the mythic beauty of this ancient artistic tradition. Sappho has been represented […]

Exhibition of Donovan’s Sapphographs in Washington at Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies  //

Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies, in association with Govinda Gallery, has organized an exhibition of Donovan’s Sapphographs and a ‘day of poetry,’ beginning Saturday December 12. Donovan will also be performing at Hamilton Live a special solo concert celebrating his 50th year as a musical artist. Here are details for those events. Sappho’s Drum […]

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