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1990: Bókw

Posted on July 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Rick Bartow (Mad River Wiyot): Bear Mask (1990) Photo taken at the National Museum of the American Indian The Wiyot word for “bear” is bókw. (source)

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1830: Paysage Suisse

Posted on July 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

Alexandre Calame: Swiss Landscape (c. 1830)

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2140: The Market is a Failure

Posted on July 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

“Hang with me. Follow what I’m saying. We live in a world where people pretend money can buy you anything, so money becomes the point, so we all work for money. Money is thought of as value.” “Okay, I get … Continue reading →

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1997: Equal Height

Posted on July 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hans Hemmert’s art installation level (1997) consists of a shelf of platforms that guests attach to their shoes so that everyone is two meters tall (about 6′ 7″).

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1933: As for Myself, I Calmly Continued to Paint

Posted on July 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Diego Rivera writes about the reactions to his murals in the Detroit Institute of Arts: Thoroughly immersed in my labors though I was, I became conscious after a time, that whispers were beginning to circulate through the city concerning certain … Continue reading →

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8th Century BC: His Heart was Filled with Fury and He Showed Forth All his Strength

Posted on July 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

You’ll remember from your Greek mythology that the Titans were the sons and daughters of the primordial gods Gaia and Uranus. They were thus gods themselves, ruling (after one of them, Kronos, overthrew Uranus with Gaia’s help) during the peaceful … Continue reading →

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1934: Striker

Posted on July 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Virginia Matthews, secretary of the Philadelphia branch of the United Textile Workers of America (1934) (source)

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1901: Max’s Monkeys

Posted on July 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Gabriel von Max: Abelard and Heloise (after 1900). Max and his wife lived with as many as 14 monkeys. Here are some more examples of his work:

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1931: Einstein / Einstein

Posted on July 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

When Einstein was teaching at the California Institute of Technology in the early 1930’s, he attended a puppet show at the Teatro Torito in nearby Hollywood that featured this puppet of himself. According to Retronaut, after the show “he reached … Continue reading →

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1891: The Song

Posted on July 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Thomas Wilmer Dewing: The Song (1891) More:

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