The Balloons and Spaceships of Paris
Explore the profound impact of the Eiffel Tower on contemporary art and the way we perceive our world. Discover how the towering iron structure, once considered the antithesis of art,...
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A Stone Cold Legend of the...
Discover the Fascinating Story Behind the Monument to Émile Levassor It’s rather magical to me that I still have not made it five minutes into Robert Hughes’s The Shock of...
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A Balcony at the Bullfight
The blog post offers a reflective analysis of Ricard Canals' painting "A Balcony at the Bullfight," emphasizing the complex interplay of gender dynamics and cultural spectacle. Situated within the context...
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Queer temporalities of the Eiffel Tower
Discover the Untold Story of the Eiffel Tower: From Industrial Marvel to Military Antenna Did you know that the Eiffel Tower was originally a giant antenna used by the military?...
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The Right Not to Be Known
Reflecting on Marc Augé’s concept of "Non-Place" and its application to Barcelona, I realize there is a kind of God’s eye view inherent in Augé’s theory. This realization has haunted...
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Barcelona: The Non Non-Place
A contrast between the concept of "non-places" as defined by French anthropologist Marc Augé—transient, anonymous, and standardised spaces that lack identity—with the vibrant, identity-rich urban landscape of Barcelona. The city,...
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In Praise of Loitering
It's so wonderful to work designing systems and websites and creating things in code, to think about how things fit together and the craft of doing that beautifully, and then...
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In Search of Fernande
"I found the portrait fascinating because it is so rich in blues and the tones of twilight, and the portrait conjures up such a fascinating figure. Her gaze is intelligent,...
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