hemi culture
THE MONTH AHEAD
BRUSSELS
Since the1980s,
Belgium’s Plasticariumhas
amassed theworld’s greatest
collectionof plastic objects:
2,000-plus items, from
stackable ashtrays tohot-lips
telephones. Thismonth,
the collectionmoves into a
newhome, theArt &Design
AtomiumMuseum, which
invites visitors to immerse
themselves in aworldof
foot-shaped sofas and
spherical TVs.
(DEC. 11)
CHICAGO
TheMuseumof
ContemporaryArt Chicago
opens itsPopArtDesign show
thismonth, featuringdesigners
whomadeart out of banal
items like starburst clocks and
bird-shaped lamps. Running
alongside the showareworks
from theMCA’sPopArt
collection, allowingvisitors to
seehowwewent fromAndy
Warhol toCharlesEames.
(DEC.19)
LONDON
The
TateModern’s
WorldGoes Pop exhibition
broadens thehorizons of
thePopArtmovement
beyondWarhol andRoy
Lichtenstein, featuringwork
fromEuropean, Asian, and
MiddleEastern artists, with
media including car hoods and
arcade games.
(ONGOING)
PLASTIC
PASSION
Threenew exhibits
celebratePopArt in all
its convention-flipping,
molded-plastic glory.
—CW
art
Hello,Dolly
InanewTVmovie, country star
JenniferNettles
digs into
the lifeof oneof her heroes, DollyParton
television
A
s someone who’s wonGrammy
awardswithherband,Sugarland,
JenniferNettleswouldn’tneedanact-
ingcoach toplayacountry staronTV.
But in
Coat ofManyColors
, anNBC
movie airing thismonth that’s based
on theDollyParton songof the same
name,Nettles isn’t playing the iconic
singer; she’s playing Parton’smother,
Avie Lee. Still, all it took was one
meetingwithParton forNettles toget
into the character.
“In theconversation thatDollyand
I had, I said, ‘How in general would
you describe your mother?’”Nettles
recalls.
“Dolly said, ‘Iwill tell it toyou
thisway:Mymommawasmewithout
theglitter.’AndIthought, ‘OK,that’sall
youneed tosay!’”
Nettles,41,hadonlymet Parton in
passing at an event or two before she
signed on to
Coat ofManyColors
, but
she counts the 69-year-old singer/
songwriter as an influence who was
“everywhere”duringNettles’ childhood
in ruralGeorgia,and she immediately
connectedwith several aspects of the
film’s script, includingwhenAvieLee
sewsacoat for9-year-oldDollyoutof
cloth thatwasoriginallymeant tobea
babyblanket for an infantwhodied.
“Suchabigpartof themovie ishow
the family overcomes a huge tragedy
together through their faith,”Nettles
says.“Parton’smusicalbeginningshad
a foundation in the church.Thatwas
where I first sang in front of an audi-
ence, and I just loved that it was so
much a part of the fabric of their
family—not only the church,but also
themusic and what they drew from
that.”
—JUSTINGOLDMAN
(DEC. 10)
BENCOHEN/NBC/NBCUPHOTOBANKVIAGETTY IMAGES (NETTLESANDPARTON); THEANDYWARHOLFOUNDATIONFOR THE
VISUALARTS, INC./ARTISTSRIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEWYORK. PHOTO:MICHALRAZ-RUSSO,©MCACHICAGO (CAMPBELL’S SOUP CAN)
COUNTRYQUEENS
JenniferNettles (left),who
playsDollyParton’smother
inCoat ofManyColors
—From
ButEnoughAboutMe
, Burt Reynolds’ newmemoir
about a lifetime rubbingelbowswith the likes of FrankSinatra,
MarilynMonroe,WoodyAllen, andotherHollywood legends.
(OUTNOW)
“I lovedDean [Martin]. Hewas so damn
funnyand likable, itwasapartywhenever
hewasaround. IwasonceinVegasstanding
withhimbackstageatoneofhisshows.He
hadaglassofbourboninhishandwhenthe
stagemanagercameover,reachedfortheglass,andsaid,
“You’reon,Mr.Martin. I’ll takeyourdrink.”
“Whoa,pally,”Deansaid,pulling theglass towardhis
chest. “Iain’tgoin’out therealone.”
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