“En L’An 2000 (In the Year 2000) is a series of visionary cigarette cards and postcards by Jean-Marc Côté and other artists. First produced for the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris – the cards were distributed in 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1910 – the world of the future in 2000 was plain to see.”
Month: October 2015
Ernest Hemingway In Love
An excerpt from A.E. Hotchner’s memoir of how Hemingway’s affair with Pauline Pfeiffer changed his life and his writing.
Olga Hirshhorn, 95, Art Collector And Wife Of Museum Founder
“The widow of the founder of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden … was well known as an exuberant, energetic and enthusiastic art patron, philanthropist and collector in her own right.”
Dennis Russell Davies Injured On Podium Half An Hour Before Concert
“According to a statement by the [Bruckner Orchestra Linz in Austria], the 71-year-old conductor was rushed to the hospital after making an awkward turn on the podium, tearing his patellar tendon, which connects the kneecap to the shinbone. He underwent successful surgery.”
Why These Sitcom Kisses Were Revolutionary Acts
“Sitcom parents have engaged in public displays of affection on primetime for as long as there have been family sitcoms, after all. But for those of us who grew up with parents born and raised in Asia – and, based on a 2012 Pew survey, that’s a growing number of us – these [particular] lip-lock moments are mind-blowing. Because not only have we rarely seen Asian American parents kiss on TV, many of us have never seen them do it in real life either.”
Brain Eno Talks About The “Ecology Of Culture”
For BBC Radio 6’s annual John Peel Lecture, “Eno will seek to demonstrate how the whole complex of individuals and institutions engaged in culture – artists, broadcasters, gallerists, promoters, DJs, managers, lawyers, fans – are symbiotically connected parts of a single huge organism which we call Culture.” (audio)
When The Creative Class First Came Into Its Own
Scott Timberg: “It was during the Archaic Period when the notion of an artist’s intellectual property emerged. … By the time the Golden Age dawned, Athens and other Ionian towns and cities had gone through a revolution that may be the most profound change in the history of art: the beginning of art for art’s sake.”
Neuroscience Alone Can’t Explain What Art Is And Why Humans Make It
Alva Noë: “The problem is that neuroscience has yet to frame an adequate conception of our nature. You look in vain in the writings of neuroscientists for satisfying accounts of experience or consciousness. For this reason, I believe, we can’t use neuroscience to explain art and its place in our lives. Indeed, if I am right, the order of explanation may go in the other direction: Art can help us frame a better picture of our human nature.”
If Astronomers Ever Do Pick Up Signals From A Civilization On Another Planet, What Happens Next?
First of all, they have to make sure they’re not getting pranked by some mischievous techies. If they decide the signals are real, there is an agreed-upon set of protocols – which may not actually work when the time comes.
Progress: GQ (!) Refers To A Ballet Star A Professional Athlete – And Tells Us What He Eats To Stay In Shape
“In this series, GQ takes a look at what pro athletes in different sports eat on a daily basis to perform at their best. Here’s a look at the daily diet of [ABT principal] Marcelo Gomes.”