A month ago Evan Mirapaul, the contemporary art collector and founder of Elements Quartet, pulled off a gracious last minute appearance in a revealing Artist Dialogue with brilliant librarian and artist Deirdre Donohue. He was ecstatically enthusiastic as he showed us his copy of The Library at Night by Alberto Manguel. National Library Week (April […]
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Libraries Day + Night
April 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment
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The Senses
February 9th, 2009 · No Comments
Another fun quick read by the remarkable thinker Paul Virilio who wrote The Aesthetics of Disapperance in 1991. In Art as Far as the Eye Can See, he debates the ramifications of the disapperance of the aesthetic. He reminds us of Albert Camus’ observation that 20th century would become synonymous with fear and how fear […]
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The Appearance of Ideas
February 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment
New York Times is the only publication providing a public service by continuing to publish its weekly book review without a single advertisement, and making the New York Times Book Review archive (1981-present) available online free of charge. How many other companies are actively pursuing projects that would directly benefit the public? credit: Berlin Walk […]
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