“same cadence” as the earlier stairs “axonometric” heinz “had begun to conflate the taxonomy of collecting w/ the taxonomy of display.” “we had become synonymous with a kind of canonical reading of art history” touchstones: serra, matisse, monet (?!) Giacometti… 3am “surreaaalism” starry night “postmodernism” anna atkins; love! morris hirshfield “if the previous iteration was… Continue reading “The New & Improved MoMA” – Glenn Lowry at the Williams Club
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Vladimir Nabokov – Stories
Nabokov, Vladimir. Stories: The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov. Vintage Book: New York. 1995. Transcribed 10/14/19. Should note did not get in any way deep into this. Infatuated with the first story. A little bit put off by some of the others. Brought to Monhegan. Not quite a beach read. Red in the back of an… Continue reading Vladimir Nabokov – Stories
Zadie Smith – Swing Time
Zadie Smith. Swing Time. New York: Penguin Press, 2016. Death of the father is not mentioned but as a fact in the past, the way real life sometimes does. The dance through time (swing time). A lot of threads that simply go untouched or finished, things hinted at (Tracey sleeping with main girl’s father, who… Continue reading Zadie Smith – Swing Time
Madison Square Park Conservancy – Innovating Public Art 2019: Martin Puryear, Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, Holland Cotter, Max Hollein, Ryan Dennis (?), Firelei Báez, Alex Da Corte, Leonard Drew, Stéphane Aquin, Abigail DeVille, Cristina Iglesias
lucy the elephant! oldest roadside attraction da corte: “the sense that all things are public.” “dance for camera” movie: it’s a mad mad mad mad world “again… color, my god.” gene davis leading up to pma barbara kruger on department stores, supervisor asked for more bc of press firelei baez: “i like public space in… Continue reading Madison Square Park Conservancy – Innovating Public Art 2019: Martin Puryear, Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, Holland Cotter, Max Hollein, Ryan Dennis (?), Firelei Báez, Alex Da Corte, Leonard Drew, Stéphane Aquin, Abigail DeVille, Cristina Iglesias
Jhumpa Lahiri & Ann Goldstein – In Other Words
Lahiri, Jhumpa, and Ann Goldstein. In Other Words. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. A couple times I got caught reading on the left side of the page and there was a moment of confusion, maybe of horror (I am lifting myself here). And then of new discovery, comparing the Italian. Perfectly useless. I am reminded… Continue reading Jhumpa Lahiri & Ann Goldstein – In Other Words