Category Archives: That was Now

LIBRARY SHELF: Pablo Picasso

Posted on 20 April, 2012 by institute

Cabanne, Pierre Pablo Picasso: His Life and Times (1977) LAST LINE: “Dead, his oeuvre continues to live in the perpetual present of creation and goes right on disturbing it.” ICI SHELF: Artist Monographs ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (04-20-12)

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LIBRARY SHELF: The Universe and Dr. Einstein

Posted on 17 April, 2012 by institute

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: Degeneracy

Posted on 5 April, 2012 by institute

Ellis, Havelock, ed. Degeneracy: Its Causes, Signs, and Results (1898) LAST LINE: “…the true source of success is to avoid ‘the falsehood of extreme.’” ICI SHELF: Galt ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (04-05-12)

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LIBRARY SHELF: The Politics of Vision

Posted on 19 March, 2012 by institute

Nochlin, Linda The Politics of Vision: Essays on Nineteenth-Century Art and Society (1989) FIRST LINE: “Art Changes only through strong convictions, convictions strong enough to change society at the same time.” ICI SHELF: Art History ICI HISTORY: Today at the … Continue reading →

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LIBRARY SHELF: Conceptual Art and Painting

Posted on 7 March, 2012 by institute

Harrison, Charles Conceptual Art and Painting: Further Essays on Art and Language (2001) LAST LINE: “We hope only for those who will do their share of the work – be active in its conversation.” ICI SHELF: Art Movements ICI HISTORY: Today … Continue reading →

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LIBRARY SHELF: Phantasmagoria

Posted on 12 January, 2012 by institute

Warner, Marina Phantasmagoria (2006) FIRST LINE: “Nobody in the street knew where the mummified saint was, and I had left my guidebook in the hotel room.” ICI SHELF: Barthes’ Tear ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (01-12-12)

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LIBRARY SHELF: Lolita

Posted on 24 December, 2011 by institute

Nabokov, Vladimir Lolita (1955) FIRST LINE: “Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins.” ICI SHELF: Fiction ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (12-24-11)

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LIBRARY SHELF: Spectral Evidence – The Photography of Trauma

Posted on 21 December, 2011 by institute

Baer, Ulrich Spectral Evidence- The Photography of Trauma (2002) LAST LINE: “They open up a future that is not known and, because it is unknown, might yet be changed.” ICI SHELF: Barthes’ Tear ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed … Continue reading →

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LIBRARY SHELF: Death in Venice

Posted on 12 December, 2011 by institute

Mann, Thomas Death In Venice (1995) LAST LINE: “And, before the day was over, a respectfully shocked world received the news of his death.” ICI SHELF: Fiction ICI HISTORY: Today at the ICI-Twitter Feed (12-12-11)

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LIBRARY SHELF: The Plague

Posted on 21 November, 2011 by institute

Camus, Albert The Plague (1948) LAST LINE: “…for the bane and the enlightening of men, it would rouse up its rats again and send them forth to die in a happy city.” ICI SHELF: AIDS ICI HISTORY: Today at the … Continue reading →

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