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Fail Better: Economist Tim Harford on Failure

Joe Ahearn wrote 1 year ago: Interesting video by Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist, on failure. His principles: … more →

Tags: on writing, Tim Harford, Undercover Economist, Failure, Samuel Beckett

Of Interest: Painting, Perception, Philosophy; What You Don't Know About Virgina Woolf

Joe Ahearn wrote 1 year ago: The eminent critic Michael Fried discusses the philosophical stakes of the visual arts by reference … more →

Tags: clipping, recommended, Visual art, Virginia Woolf, Stanley Cavell, michael fried, Denis Diderot, phenomenology of perception, Thomas Mann

Of Interest: Nabokov's Sentences, NBCC Award Finalists, Badiou's 15 Theses on Art

Joe Ahearn wrote 1 year ago: Kyle Minor schools us on the beauty and subtlety of Nabokov’s sentences. The National Book Cri … more →

Tags: clipping, Fiction, Visual art, Literary Awards, Man Booker Prize, Wolf Hall, Vladimir Nabokov, Kyle Minor, Hilary Mantel

Collectivism after modernism5 comments

martijnvanberkum wrote 3 years ago: Martijn van Berkum, Rotterdam – - This cover could completely go without a book. My first thou … more →

Tags: Martijn van Berkum, Culture and identity, politics and society, identity, Book Review, community practice, National Identity, Politics, collectivism

Stealing beauty

martijnvanberkum wrote 3 years ago: Martijn van Berkum, Rotterdam — Busy, busy weeks. But I have to squeeze in this article since … more →

Tags: Martijn van Berkum, Culture and identity, Artists, cultural diversity, identity, Performance, Art

"Veiling the unveiled truth": the conceptual art of Silvio Berlusconi1 comment

scarponio wrote 3 years ago: Antonio Scarponi – Italy. We all know that the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is a m … more →

Tags: Narrative and perception, Design and social tools, Culture and identity, Antonio Scarponi, politics and society, conceptualism, Politics, Berlusconi, media

From motorcycles to 3,5 million pieces of art4 comments

sergiodavila wrote 3 years ago: A collaborative post from Marja Salaspuro*, Amsterdam and Sergio Davila, Amsterdam. Can classical co … more →

Tags: Sérgio Dávila, Architecture, museum, site specific

Now, lets talk about football

martijnvanberkum wrote 3 years ago: Martijn van Berkum, Rotterdam — To stand in the middle of the arena and let the cheers and buz … more →

Tags: Martijn van Berkum, Narrative and perception, Artists, film, Drift, Lifetime Achievement, monument, Art

Alma Löw: Art in the woods1 comment

Trial and Error wrote 3 years ago: Trial and Error, Stockholm – Alma Löw is a private initiative, run by artist Marc Broos in the count … more →

Tags: Trial and Error (Janna Holmstedt + Po Hagström), Artists, Architecture, Nature, Sweden, Lifetime Achievement, Art

ParticipAction: notions on cultural agency and Antanas Mockus.16 comments

sergiodavila wrote 4 years ago: Art is embedded in society. The illusion of autonomy helps art achieve its social character. Theodor … more →

Tags: Public Space, Culture and identity, Sérgio Dávila, Cultural Agency, Social Topology

Put the light out, erase a line

Trial and Error wrote 4 years ago: Trial and Error, Stockholm – The Stockholm Pride Festival 2007 has offered many things. The me … more →

Tags: Culture and identity, Trial and Error (Janna Holmstedt + Po Hagström), politics and society, Artists, Stockholm, Exhibition Review, Sweden, Literature, National Identity

Suburbia1 comment

martijnvanberkum wrote 4 years ago: Sunday afternoon we get it together. I cook the steaks and my wife makes the salad. Bill Owens, from … more →

Tags: Martijn van Berkum, Architecture

Alfred Russel Wallace and the paradox of nature

martijnvanberkum wrote 5 years ago: In 1854 British biologist Alfred Russel Wallace traveled to Indonesia to collect specimen and to stu … more →

Tags: Martijn van Berkum, Nature

Conceptual Devices / Superflex / Superchannel1 comment

martijnvanberkum wrote 5 years ago: To illustrate some of the issues that have been put into discussion on Point of view, regarding the … more →

Tags: Martijn van Berkum, social tools, Artists, participatory art, conceptual devices, Empowerment

Conceptual Device: a little effort. A sort of initiation

scarponio wrote 5 years ago: Very nice post. Thanks Martijn! Yeah, conceptual devices… I have tried to give a definition th … more →

Tags: Antonio Scarponi, devices, interdisciplinarity

N55 / conceptual devices

martijnvanberkum wrote 5 years ago: There is a logical relation between persons and the rights of persons. Persons should be treated as … more →

Tags: Martijn van Berkum, social tools, Artists, conceptual devices, democracy, Empowerment

Zurich: Kubrick (2007 odissey in the shopping centre)

scarponio wrote 5 years ago: So, I have seen the exhibition. I have to admit I am a bit disappointed. The web sites are very well … more →

Tags: Antonio Scarponi, Kubrick, Review

Italy: Re-thinking Tafuri

scarponio wrote 5 years ago: Spawning a new debate, 9 essays on Tafuri, put together by Peter Lang. PREMISE. A major conference o … more →

Tags: Design and social tools, Antonio Scarponi, politics and society, Book Review

Claire Bishop / Participation1 comment

martijnvanberkum wrote 5 years ago: Participation is a bundle that comprises around twenty must-read essays if you’re interested in rela … more →

Tags: Martijn van Berkum, Book Review


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