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Author Archives: Howard Bosler
Islamic Militant Faces War Crimes Court for Destruction of Cultural Heritage
via Islamic Militant Faces War Crimes Court for Destruction of Cultural Heritage. There is nothing more frightening than the loss of ancient heritage to rampaging barbarians. If they could, these people would destroy every artistic image ever produced due to their primitive beliefs. Much more than the Iconoclasts of Byzantium, these groups would destroy everything. … Continue reading
Charles Harbutt, Photojournalist With an Eye for Art, Dies at 79 – The New York Times
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Have researchers unlocked the mystery of Mona Lisa’s famously enigmatic smile? – Telegraph
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The Bailey House: Artistic Zen Architecture
The Bailey House or Case Study House #21 was the creation of architect Pierre Koenig and begun in 1958. Located near Fryman Canyon Park and the famous Mulholland Drive, the Bailey House is a tour de force of mid-century architecture, although Case Study House #22 is more well known. Koenig was renowned for his adherence … Continue reading
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was … Continue reading
Modernism Exalted: The 1964 World’s Fair (With Videos)
I shall start from the end. I ask the question, “What still remains of the 1964 World’s Fair?” The location of both the 1939 and 1964 World’s Fair are presently occupied by Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens. Indeed, two World’s Fairs were held at the same location. Previous to the 1939 occasion, a dump … Continue reading
David Hockney at Venice Show
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On David Hockney’s Secret Knowledge
I am currently undertaking another reading of David Hochney’s Secret Knowledge, Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters, a book that puts forth that optical devices were widely used in the production of art work going back to the Renaissance. He introduces us to drawings and a painting by Ingres, a painting by Bronzino, … Continue reading
The Empty House
The silence once golden buzzes in my ears, Greater than the noise of modern life, Of cars, of horns, of human screams, Of all the strife that life demands. An empty house is undecorated and forlorn. Without the solace of picture or word, The house is large and unexplored Or small and unadorned. What gathers … Continue reading
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