| Alfred Jarry Celebrated in Philadelphia |
By Maria Goldverg
posted: 04-18-11
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The first of April marked the opening of The Insolent Eye: Jarry in Art at Locks Gallery in Philadelphia, PA. Beautifully curated, it fulfilled its promise: "to recreate the beguiling atmosphere of Jarry's absurdist scenarios" and ground them in a "historical prologue." In
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| Picasso's Super-Readymade? |
By Eli Epstein-Deutsch
posted: 04-16-11
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A little while ago on this site I mentioned Flavorwire's slideshow of modern and contemporary bicycle art (http://flavorwire.com/161998/the-unofficial-flavorwire-art-bike-survey), and noted a few omissions. However, I neglected one of the most significant contributions to the field: Picasso's "
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| New History of Puns Rehabilitates Key Avant-Garde Device |
By Eli Epstein-Deutsch
posted: 04-14-11
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Can't get enough of puns? Do your friends start to cringe and gag when you bust out your idea of a quality joke in their presence? Maybe next occasion, gift them a copy of "The Pun Also Rises," forthcoming from champion punner and communications expert John Pollack. The book seems bent
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| recommend: Found Sound |
By Eli Epstein-Deutsch
posted: 04-12-11
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For fans of Duchamp, John Cage, and the readymade, this unassuming tumblr is worth a peruse. "Found- sound" collects miscellaneous abandoned recording cartridges, displaying photographs of the casette tapes in various states of disrepair, along with excerpts from the audio contained within
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| Avowed Conceptualism (Gone Awry?) in Berlin |
By Eli Epstein-Deutsch
posted: 04-11-11
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Outside my apartment in Berlin is Schloss Charlottenburg, a large Baroque palace once occupied by Friedrich the Great, and its manicured grounds hat were designed to ape the gardens at Versailles. Further into the "Schlosspark" is a tangle of woods and wildlife home to sleek foxes and
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