James Leo Cahill
@jamesleocahill.bsky.social
Neither Dog nor Master. Author of Zoological Surrealism. Co-editor with Luca Caminati of Cinema of Exploration: Essays in an Adventurous Film Practice.
The one place where Christopher Rufo and I agree is that the "Classical Liberal Arts" are to be defined _solely_ based upon what appears on Grecian vases. No take backs.
November 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The one place where Christopher Rufo and I agree is that the "Classical Liberal Arts" are to be defined _solely_ based upon what appears on Grecian vases. No take backs.
Sometimes for other things too…
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Sometimes for other things too…
Cindy Lee. sat two rows in front of me to watch the opening act.
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Cindy Lee. sat two rows in front of me to watch the opening act.
Peter Watkins.
November 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Peter Watkins.
Insane double feature!
November 2, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Insane double feature!
I can’t quit you…
November 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I can’t quit you…
All killer, no filler.
November 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
All killer, no filler.
Among my favourite Picassos.
November 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Among my favourite Picassos.
Raymond Pettibon at the Musée Picasso. Really hitting the sweet spot here (Gumby content).
November 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Raymond Pettibon at the Musée Picasso. Really hitting the sweet spot here (Gumby content).
Denise Bellon at the Musée d’art et histoire de Judaïsme.
October 31, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Denise Bellon at the Musée d’art et histoire de Judaïsme.
A page from Claude Lévi Strauss’s cahiers… BNF.
October 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A page from Claude Lévi Strauss’s cahiers… BNF.
Saw it in Vistavision! Was great fun.
October 30, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Saw it in Vistavision! Was great fun.
Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge. Jim and Helen Ebe left it to Cambridge in the condition it be maintained just as they left it and be open to visitors. Lots of British modernists as well as some Brancusi, Ernst, and Miro. Plus one piece by a grandchild.
October 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge. Jim and Helen Ebe left it to Cambridge in the condition it be maintained just as they left it and be open to visitors. Lots of British modernists as well as some Brancusi, Ernst, and Miro. Plus one piece by a grandchild.
Boris Mikhailov: Ukrainian Diary at the Photographers’ Gallery was a real surprise.
October 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Boris Mikhailov: Ukrainian Diary at the Photographers’ Gallery was a real surprise.
Parliament of Ghosts by Ibrahim Mahama at the newly opened Ibraaz. fantastic book shop with super friendly clerks.
October 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Parliament of Ghosts by Ibrahim Mahama at the newly opened Ibraaz. fantastic book shop with super friendly clerks.
Arthur Jafa at Sadie Coles HQ. Was curious to sit through more of the Pete Townsend video but the uncanny disfiguring animation of his face was too much for my friend.
October 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Arthur Jafa at Sadie Coles HQ. Was curious to sit through more of the Pete Townsend video but the uncanny disfiguring animation of his face was too much for my friend.
Postures: Jean Rhys in the Modern World at the Michael Werner gallery was really good.
October 30, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Postures: Jean Rhys in the Modern World at the Michael Werner gallery was really good.
Distressed to discover this on the flight with only 80 minutes.
October 27, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Distressed to discover this on the flight with only 80 minutes.
My favourite moment in Bresson's Un condamné à mort s'est échappé.
October 16, 2025 at 3:47 AM
My favourite moment in Bresson's Un condamné à mort s'est échappé.
Maud Alpi's Gorge Cœur Ventre (2016) is both extraordinarily difficult to watch and something of a miracle. Can I recommend it? Yes, if you are willing to absorb the repressed violence of carnivorous cultures.
October 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Maud Alpi's Gorge Cœur Ventre (2016) is both extraordinarily difficult to watch and something of a miracle. Can I recommend it? Yes, if you are willing to absorb the repressed violence of carnivorous cultures.
By the time I came back home they were gone.
September 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
By the time I came back home they were gone.
Checking in on the neighbours…
September 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Checking in on the neighbours…
Love to see Jacques Demy street-teaming for Varda's Cléo...
September 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Love to see Jacques Demy street-teaming for Varda's Cléo...
Who wore it better?
Trick question, they both did.
Trick question, they both did.
September 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Who wore it better?
Trick question, they both did.
Trick question, they both did.