Category Archives: Nature as Model

LIBRARY SHELF: RE/Search #13

Juno, Andrea and V. Vale, eds. RE/Search #13: Angry Women (1991) FIRST LINE: “Angry Women is not about women, but about the future survival of our planet.” ICI SHELF: RE/Search ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (04-30-12)

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LIBRARY SHELF: The Universe and Dr. Einstein

Barnett, Lincoln The Universe and Dr. Einstein: A Clear Explanation of Einstein’s Theories (1948) LAST LINE: “’The law of the conservation of the mass of a system becomes identical with the law of conservation of energy…’” ICI SHELF: Prague ICI … Continue reading

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LIBRARY SHELF: Yves Klein

Restany, Pierre Yves Klein: Fire at the Heart of the Void (1992) LAST LINE: “Thus we will ourselves be fire.” ICI SHELF: Artist Monograhs ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (04-11-12)

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LIBRARY SHELF: Surrealism and Women

Caws, Mary Ann, Rudolf Kuenzli and Gwen Raaberg, eds. Surrealism and Women (1990) FIRST LINE: “Headless. And also footless. Often armless too: and always unarmed, except with poetry and passion.” ICI SHELF: Women ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (03-11-12)

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LIBRARY SHELF: Landscapes of the Passing Strange

Purcell, Rosamond and Michael Witmore Landscapes of the Passing Strange: Reflections from Shakespeare (2011) LAST LINE: “From time to time, I do get lucky.” ICI SHELF: Photography ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (02-28-12)

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LIBRARY SHELF: Close to the Knives

Wojnarowicz, David Close to the Knives: A memoir of Disintegration (1991) LAST LINE: “Smell the flowers while you can.” ICI SHELF: AIDS ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (11-18-11)  

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LIBRARY SHELF: Interaction of Color

Albers, Josef Interaction of Color (1963) FIRST LINE: “In order to use color effectively it is necessary to recognize that color deceives continually.” ICI SHELF: Art Texts ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (10-15-11)

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EARTH SAMPLE: Koshoji Temple, Nagoya, Japan

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EARTH SAMPLE: Darwin, Australia

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EARTH SAMPLE: Pompeii

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