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1915: Sunset

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Tom Thomson: Sunset (1915)

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1926: Kingcome

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Kingcome Village Totem Pole Carvers c. 1926 (source)

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1979: Who’s the Commanding Officer Here?

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Francis Ford Coppola: Apocalypse Now (1979)

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1925: The Sleeping Factory

Posted on August 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

     Daniel Vázquez Díaz: La fábrica bajo la niebla [The Factory in the Mist] (c. 1920) La fábrica dormida [The Sleeping Factory] (1925) In February 1919, after eight workers were fired for political reasons from a hydroelectric plant in Barcelona, … Continue reading →

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1994: Vase

Posted on August 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

Ai Weiwei: Coca-Cola Vase (1994)

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1920: A Brief Guide to Neoliberalism

Posted on August 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

A beggar runs alongside the coach of King George V, 1920.

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1968: Blood of the Poets

Posted on August 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

For her piece Blood of a Poet Box (1965-8), Eleanor Antin collected blood specimens from 100 poets, which she preserved and labeled in glass slides. The work alludes to Jean Cocteau’s 1930 film Le Sang d’un Poète [Blood of a … Continue reading →

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1981: The Innocent Eye

Posted on August 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

Mark Tansey: The Innocent Eye Test (1981) The title of this painting is taken from a book by the artist John Ruskin, The Elements of Drawing (1857), where, in a footnote, Ruskin says that to see as an artist requires … Continue reading →

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1932: Summer in Saint-Michel

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Pierre Roy: L’été de la Saint-Michel (Nature morte) [Summer in Saint-Michel (still life)] (1932)

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1903: Endymion

Posted on August 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

George Frederic Watts: Endymion (1903) When the moon goddess Selene falls in love with Endymion, a shepherd-prince of surpassing beauty, Zeus grants his wish to sleep forever, ageless and immortal. He sleeps in a cave on Mount Latmus, where Selene … Continue reading →

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