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9th Century: Mandrake

Posted on May 8, 2021 by corvusfugit

In that valley which encompasses the city on the north side there is a certain place called Baaras, which produces a root of the same name with itself; its color is like to that of flame, and towards the evenings … Continue reading →

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2015: Grid

Posted on March 22, 2021 by corvusfugit

Victor Hugo Zayas: Grid Series 16 (2015)

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1909: The Seven Ravens

Posted on March 17, 2021 by corvusfugit

The good little sister took a knife and cut off her own tiny finger, fitted it into the keyhole, and succeeded in opening the lock. When she had entered, she met a Dwarf, who said: “My child, what are you … Continue reading →

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1941: A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever

Posted on March 15, 2021 by corvusfugit

Russell Lee: Candy stand run by Negro. Southside, Chicago, Illinois (1941) A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a … Continue reading →

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1966: Coleslaw

Posted on March 13, 2021 by corvusfugit

From a 1996 essay by Elisabeth Roudinesco, “Lacan and Derrida in the History of Psychoanalysis”: The first encounter between Lacan and Derrida took place…at a famous symposium held in Baltimore in October 1966, which, under the auspices of the Center … Continue reading →

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1980: Burnt House

Posted on March 4, 2021 by corvusfugit

Robert Gober: Burnt House (1980)

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2nd Century: Dodecahedron

Posted on February 28, 2021 by corvusfugit

The following entry appears in the 1849 catalog of the miscellaneous collections of the Society of Antiquaries of London: A singular object of bronze, in form of a hollow dodecahedron…with a ball attached to each angle; each of its pentagonal … Continue reading →

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1928: Damaged

Posted on February 27, 2021 by corvusfugit

Walker Evans: [Workers Loading Neon “Damaged” Sign into Truck, West Eleventh Street, New York City] (1928-1930)

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19th Century: Provenance Unknown

Posted on February 21, 2021 by corvusfugit

Portrait of a child holding a lizard. Nineteenth or twentieth century, maybe American.

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1390: And the Books Were Opened

Posted on February 20, 2021 by corvusfugit

Jacobello Alberegno’s polyptych of the Apocalypse was originally part of a much larger set of artworks in the church of the Benedictine convent of San Giovanni Evangelista on the Venetian island of Torcello; it is now on display in the … Continue reading →

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