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phantasmagoria
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phan·tas·ma·go·ri·a (fn-tzm-gôr-) or phan·tas·ma·go·ry (fn-tzm-gôr)
n. pl. phan·tas·ma·go·ri·as or phan·tas·ma·go·ries
A fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever.


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Poe decomposes phantasmagorically and finds an eternal soul mate; Emily Dickinson is a "Replilux," a futuristic robot/companion purchased by a New Jersey tax attorney to please his unfulfilled wife; an embittered Clemens is only happy when exploiting doting teenage girls; James finally feels love and physical desire; and, in a gut-wrenching tour-de-force, Hemingway's mind makes its last swirling descent into madness.
But even today, apart from such quiet pieces as "Mortonography", dedicated to the composer of quiet music Morton Feldman, and gentle reminiscensces on Gruber's song "Stille Nacht' my work still includes sharp, vital music for Dama-Dama--"Music of Good Hope or Stormy Music" and the phantasmagorically grotesque "Bestiarium".
HIROAKI OHYA's perverse approach to making fashion last: He designs his clothing (ten pieces to date) as "books" that unfold into phantasmagorically winged and pleated creations.
 
 
 
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