Sunday, May 3, 2009

What do Robert Longo paintings look like?


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Why: In the groundbreaking 1993 mini-series Wild Palms, Harry compares a man's forced removal from a restaurant to "one of those Robert Longo paintings."

Answer: He is probably talking about this one, which is the cover for Glenn Braca's 1991 album The Ascension:
Source: Google Images

The More You Know: Longo directed that Keanu Reeves movie Johnny Mnemonic (1995). The 6 parts of Wild Palms were directed by 4 different people, 1 of whom also directed Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, also starring Keanu Reeves, and also one of my favorite movies ever. (Another directed Point Break, also starring Keanu Reeves, also pretty good.)