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I tell artists this all the time: You have to do your history. If you don’t, you’ll be forgotten. The ABC No Rio Interviews: Alan Moore (via eyebeamnyc)
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dropouthangoutspaceout: Roger T. Whitson reviews Alien Phenomenology I didn’t really get that until I found myself confronting all of the conflicting feelings that came out of reading Alien Phenomenology. Who cares about the phenomenology of a chicken wing, really? It seems like such a useless and meaningless thought. But, then again, I’m reminded of the fact…
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pri-arts: Listen to this short story by BRUTUS, a computer program that writes fiction. Through a series of mathematical equations, its programmers taught BRUTUS the basics of plot, setting, and dialogue — as well as something about literary style.
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newyorker: newyorker: African drumming is polyrhythmic: conflicting rhythms are played simultaneously. Skilled dancers can move two, three, or even four parts of their bodies to different rhythms at once. A master drummer is said to be able to “make the djembe talk.” Such speech acts may be figurative or literal. The Yoruba “talking drums” can…
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Because the knife is polished they think it’s sharp. William Carlos Williams, The Embodiment of Knowledge, “Science and Philosophy” (via interruptions)
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museumoflatinamericanart: Lola Álvarez Bravo (1903-1993) was one of Mexico’s most prolific photographers, with a career that spanned nearly fifty years. The exhibition Lola Alvarez Bravo:The Photography of an Era will be on view at MOLAA from September 23, 2012-January 27, 2013. Image credit: Lola Álvarez Bravo (Mexico, 1907-1993) Diego Rivera, 1945 Gelatin silver print Familia…
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robotcosmonaut: Emiliano Zapata via mudwerks
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rgr-pop: fossoaposto replied to your quote: One day someone knocked at my studio door…. what do you have to say about the GI Bill – inquiring minds want to know! BRIEFLY: the U.S. dominated colonized dominated the postwar art economy because the U.S. profited off of World War II. The war basically obliterated France, Germany,…