Tag Archives: 2000’s

2001: Was the Silence Gloomy?

Posted on March 17, 2018 by corvusfugit

Gilbert Sorrentino’s 2001 novel Gold Fools is written entirely in questions. Here are the opening paragraphs: Were Nort Shannon, Dick Shannon, and Bud Merkel exceptionally morose as they sat before the small bunkhouse and about the flames of the blazing … Continue reading →

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2004: Hope

Posted on February 21, 2018 by corvusfugit

Dren Maliqi: Hope (2004)

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2003: Seascape

Posted on January 28, 2018 by corvusfugit

Florian Maier-Aichen: Untitled (Seascape with Monument) (2003)

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2009: A Trade Union for Trees

Posted on January 25, 2018 by corvusfugit

Look at a single tall tree standing proud in the middle of an open area. Why is it so tall? Not to be closer to the sun! That long trunk could be shortened until the crown of the tree was … Continue reading →

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1964: Revolution

Posted on January 13, 2018 by corvusfugit

During the shooting of David Lean’s Doctor Zhivago [set in Russia during WWI and the Russian Revolution] in a Madrid suburb in 1964, a crowd of Spanish statists had to sing the “Internationale” in a scene involving a mass demonstration. The … Continue reading →

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2009: Prescription

Posted on January 10, 2018 by corvusfugit

Margaret Owen: Daily Painting #214 (2009) (source)

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2003: River Keeper

Posted on December 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

Kim Keever: River Keeper (2003); “Kim Keever’s large-scale photographs are created by meticulously constructing miniature topographies in a 200-gallon tank, which is then filled with water. These dioramas of fictitious environments are brought to life with colored lights and the … Continue reading →

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2008: Gulf Crossing

Posted on December 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Corey Arnold: Gulf Crossing (2008)

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2008: Between Life and Death

Posted on November 25, 2017 by corvusfugit

Gonzalo Lebrija: Entre La Vida y La Muerte (2008)

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2004: The Weather Project

Posted on November 21, 2017 by corvusfugit

Ólafur Elíasson: The Weather Project, an art installation at Tate Modern in London, 2004. Photo by Adrian Rowbotham (source). More information here.

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