Tag Archives: 1970’s

1970: Wet Paint

Posted on August 6, 2018 by corvusfugit

Adrian Piper: Catalysis III (1970)

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1970: Knots

Posted on June 1, 2018 by corvusfugit

A selection from R. D. Laing’s Knots (1970). Here is another: Mother loves me because she is good I am bad, to think she is bad therefore if I am good she is good and loves me because I am … Continue reading →

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1973: Literature

Posted on May 28, 2018 by corvusfugit

Nick Cardy: From Beyond the Unknown Vol. 1 #23 (August, 1973)

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1976: House

Posted on May 17, 2018 by corvusfugit

Francesca Woodman: House #4, Providence, Rhode Island, 1976

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1974: Ancient Symbols

Posted on May 5, 2018 by corvusfugit

SYMBOLS OR IDEOGRAPHS This chart shows the relationship between the various symbols found in primitive art throughout the world. By carefully following along the directional lines drawn between the symbols, one can easily trace the gradual growth of each from … Continue reading →

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1974: Iconography

Posted on April 1, 2018 by corvusfugit

Annibale Carracci: Christ Crowned with Thorns (16th Century) Phil Roman, director: It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (1974)  

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1975: Huelga and Boycott

Posted on March 31, 2018 by corvusfugit

Happy Cesar Chavez Day! Chavez with his dogs Huelga (“strike”) and Boycott. He originally got them simply as guard dogs, but over time the relationship deepened. Boycott went everywhere with him—and he gave credit to both of them for leading … Continue reading →

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1974: Junker

Posted on February 28, 2018 by corvusfugit

Mark Jay Hook: Scale model of a 1974 Plymouth (2017) (source)

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1973: 198 Methods

Posted on February 10, 2018 by corvusfugit

Gene Sharp  died last week. Sharp was a prolific theorist of nonviolent action whose writings have influenced anti-government resistance movements around the world. His work was profoundly shaped by the study of Gandhi and the labor and civil rights activist … Continue reading →

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1973: Self-Translation

Posted on January 23, 2018 by corvusfugit

Born in Ireland, Samuel Beckett wrote almost exclusively in French after moving to Paris in 1939. He would then translate his novels and plays into English. He wrote the following sentence in his 1946 short story “Premier amour”: Personnellement je … Continue reading →

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