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1529: Fortifications
In 1527, a republican government was established in the city-state of Florence after residents ousted the ruling Medici family. The pope at the time, Clement VII, was himself a Medici—and he took affront at the rebellion and resolved to capture … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, Architecture, Art, Drawing, Emperor Charles V, Italy, LGBTQ, Michelangelo, Pope Clement VII, War
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6th Century BC: Mouthpiece
This silver-gilt mouthpiece comes from Cyprus and dates from the late 5th or 6th century BC. It would have been placed on the the mouth of a dead body as part of the burial process.
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Tagged 5th Century BC, 6th Century BC, Art, Cyprus, Death, Sculpture
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1799: Nine Family Heads
In the late 18th century, a physician from northern Africa named Saidi Saeed Abdoul Naim assembled this book of practices for dealing with physical, mental, and spiritual ailments. It also includes sections on secret alphabets, divination by sand, magic, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century, Africa, Art, Books, Demons, Magic, Medicine, Saidi Saeed Abdoul Naim
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1927: Work in Progress
On May 20, 1927, James Joyce wrote to Harriet Shaw Weaver about what should happen if he were unable to complete Finnegans Wake. Another writer, Joyce said, should take it up and finish it; he had the person in mind: … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Food and Drink, Goats, Ireland, James Joyce, James Stephens, Novels, Poetry, Writing
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2018: The Sky
Just now. See more.
1998: Beyond the Skin
Inga hears from a friend that there is an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, and decides to go see it. She thinks for a moment and recalls that the museum is on 53rd Street, so she walks to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990's, 2000's, 20th Century, 21st Century, Andy Clark, Art, Australia, Conceptual Art, David Chalmers, Great Britain, Iceland, Katrín Sigurdardóttir, Museums, New York City, Philosophy, Scotland, Women
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1970: Wet Paint
Adrian Piper: Catalysis III (1970)
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Tagged 1970's, 20th Century, Adrian Piper, African-Americans, Art, Conceptual Art, USA, Women
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1939: Typewriter
This giant Underwood typewriter was on display in the Business Systems and Insurance Building at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. It weighed 14 tons and worked—letters could be typed on stationery measuring 9 by 12 feet.
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Tagged 1930's, 1940's, 20th Century, Engineering, Miniatures, USA, Writing
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2018: The Sky
Earlier this evening. See more here.
2001: Nothing But Black Space
In a 2001 study, Tim and Virginia Kasser analyzed the dreams of people who had been assessed as either highly materialistic or non-materialistic. They asked the participants to share “the two most meaningful, memorable, or powerful dreams they remembered in … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, 2000's, 21st Century, Art, Death, Dreams, Flight, Jacob Peeter Gowy, Materialism, Mythology, Netherlands, Painting, Psychology, Tim Kasser, USA, Virginia Grow Kasser
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