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Sarah Palin Post Turtle
Well I have to say something brief about Sarah Palin. The best email I got described her as a post turtle. “While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75 year old Idaho rancher, whosehand was caught in a gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up aconversation with the old man. Eventually the […]
This entry was posted on September 17, 2008 and is filed under Sarah Palin Post Turtle. -
Boris Groys Art and Power
I just found a new book by Boris Groys. His arguments are strangely out of date, although this is a new book from 2008. “If we want to speak about the ability of art to resist external pressure, the question must first be asked Does art have its own territory that is worthy of defending?The […]
This entry was posted on September 17, 2008 and is filed under Art of Democracy, Boris Groys, Martha Rosler. -
Maya Lin’s Confluence Project: The Bird Blind
Near Troutdale Oregon is the Bird Blind. It is set in a large tract of land that belongs to the Department of Forestry. They have been trying to restore it for many years. The Confluence Project has placed the Bird Blind at what will be the Confluence of the Sandy River and the Columbia River, […]
This entry was posted on September 6, 2008 and is filed under Bird Blind, Maya Lin Confluence Project, Troutdale schools. -
Maya Lin’s Confluence Project: The Amazing Land Bridge
This is Maya Lin walking up Land Bridge from the Columbia River to Fort Vancouver.Also shown is a model to give you the full effect of this bold concept, the artist Lillian Pitt and the architect John Paul Jones. Confluence Project is the largest work of Land Art ever created. It extends 450 miles along […]
This entry was posted on September 6, 2008 and is filed under Confluence Project, John Paul Jones, Lillian Pitt, May Lin.