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Tag Archives: Architecture
1957: Arketex
Arketex Ceramics Corporation catalog, 1957.
2018: New City
Rim Lee: New City (2018); from a series.
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Architecture, Art, Asian-Americans, Korea, Miniatures, Painting, Rim Lee, USA, Women
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1838: Gothic
Hubertus van Hove: A Couple in Front of a Gothic Building (1838)
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Tagged 1830's, 19th Century, Architecture, Art, Hubertus van Hove, Landscapes, Netherlands, Painting
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15 mya: Oecophylla
Up to hundreds of weaver ants…line up side by side in militarily precise rows. They grip the edge of one leaf with the claws and pads of their hindlegs and the edge of the other with their jaws and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990's, Africa, Animals, Ants, Architecture, Bert Hölldobler, Books, E. O. Wilson, Germany, Insects, Labor, Miocene epoch, Photography, USA
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2013: A Brief History of Architecture in Guatemala
A still from Naufus Ramirez-Figueroa’s performance piece Breve Historia de la Arquitectura en Guatemala (2013). The performers are Diego Sagastume and Jennifer De León.
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Architecture, Art, Christianity, Colonialism, Guatemala, Maya, Native Americans, Naufus Ramirez-Figueroa, Performance Art
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1529: Fortifications
In 1527, a republican government was established in the city-state of Florence after residents ousted the ruling Medici family. The pope at the time, Clement VII, was himself a Medici—and he took affront at the rebellion and resolved to capture … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, Architecture, Art, Drawing, Emperor Charles V, Italy, LGBTQ, Michelangelo, Pope Clement VII, War
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2106: Transitional Object
In 2016, Cornelia Parker installed this replica of the house from Hitchcock’s Psycho on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York city. It’s made from repurposed wood from a red barn; the title of the work … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Alfred Hitchcock, Architecture, Art, Conceptual Art, Cornelia Parker, Film, Great Britain, Houses, Museums, New York City, Psychology, Women
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1990: Monte Carlo
Robert Bechtle: Working Proof 2 for Albany Monte Carlo (1990)
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Tagged 1990's, 20th Century, Architecture, Art, Cars, Printmaking, Robert Bechtle, USA
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2014: Starts With
Richard Meier: SINDA (2014) Italian words that start with “sinda“: sindaco, mayor sindacato, labor union sindacale, union sindacalista, union official, trade unionist sindacare, to judge sindacalismo, trade unionism sindacalizzarsi, to unionize
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1908: Dream of New York
Harry M. Pettit: Illustration for Moses King’s guidebook Views of New York (1908)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Architecture, Art, Aviation, Cityscapes, Harry M. Pettit, Moses King, New York City, USA
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