Tag Archives: Sculpture

It puts the lotion on the jacket

The transhuman revolution, where art and technology call into question the perimeter of whatever constitutes humanity, continues unabated: One of the central works in the exhibition “Design and the Elastic Mind” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York … Continue reading

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Yoko Ono’s Apple

What can we make of Yoko Ono’s Apple? Given the work’s deceptive simplicity and literal labeling, one might reasonably think first either of the Magritte pipe piece at LACMA or of Apple Records. However, Ono’s Apple antedates by at least … Continue reading

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The Daily Decoction: Hillary in Analog

About a week before Christmas, on a particularly slow news day, Drudge posted a photo of Hillary Clinton that had the blogosphere all abuzz. Hillary Clinton Ann Althouse gathered and summarized the relevant lines of commentary. It seems that some … Continue reading

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Damien Hirst’s Mother And Child Divided

Damien Hirst’s Mother and Child Divided, Steel, GRP composites, glass, silicone sealants, cow, calf, and formaldehyde solution, 1993, may be seen at the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art in Oslo. An acquaintance once asked me what I make of … Continue reading

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