Posts by Stephen Shapiro
Has the field risen to the challenge? Discuss.
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the internet, the end of the Cold War, and neoliberalism (before that term was commonly used in the way we do now).
accidentally stumbled on this 2001 piece I"d written and entirely forgotten about. 25 years later much still seems valid to me, at any rate!
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www.tagesspiegel.de/internationa...
The current standard in European art museums is to have signage in 3 modes: the host nation language, English, and "simple" host nation language for children or those new to the host nation language (immigrants and less academic readers).
#lacma
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www.zeit.de/feuilleton/2...
Though not well-known in the Anglo sphere, Redecker (with new book out) is Germany's combination of Judith Butler and Naomi Klein. Worth paying attention to.
the nazis are a problem
www.faz.net/video/ist-dr...
The Germans say won't the Americans won't
#the new #lacma has problems greater than the loss of gallery space.
1. Perimeterization. Like a Whole Foods, visitors will stay close to the perimeters for fear of getting lost. This means more light-sensitive work will be seen less.
archive.is/Uv912
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Wednesday in Paris to be honest sounds dreadful, in a NG way
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www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/c...
www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...
The Chinese invest, The British slash and burn.
Postwar denazification didn't seek to establish remorse but simply to prevent fascists from every having public power, presence, & authority ever again.
www.zeit.de/feuilleton/2...
Though not well-known in the Anglo sphere, Redecker (with new book out) is Germany's combination of Judith Butler and Naomi Klein. Worth paying attention to.
aargh I meant "not really underground" why can't the brain trust make an edit function
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and I've used this and can recommend it for walks.
www.amazon.fr/Paris-pied-j...
this is a new edition, the 2018 one has been translated, but not yet the March 2026 one.
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Parigramme makes a series of worth it books (especially for vegetarian restaurants, but for museums these two are good guides.
www.parigramme.com/livre-lart-c...
in english
www.parigramme.com/livre-paris-...
and for the more adventurous
www.parigramme.com/livre-anothe...
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these are really underground but I'll never visit without going to the Palais d'Tokyo. The Cartier Foundation was an unexpected surprise. The Bourse is worth seeing once, but its haute bourgeois air alienates me. The Vuitton is worth it, but a bit of schlep. The free Musée Carnavalet is a must.
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or check out innovations like Mannheim's, which has a very functional addition but experiments with a "storage" room that shows dozens of pieces as they would be stored, has a room dedicated to provenance issues (art stolen y nazis), and a central space where talks can be seen happening for all.
The current standard in European art museums is to have signage in 3 modes: the host nation language, English, and "simple" host nation language for children or those new to the host nation language (immigrants and less academic readers).
#lacma
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convenient that they waited until Orban was no longer in power to say what was obvious from the start
www.dw.com/en/hungary-o...
Wednesday in Paris to be honest sounds dreadful, in a NG way
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/w...
aargh, it should be the Germans say what the Americans won't
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Addendum. One theoretical answer might be people in their 60s take early retirement. But let's be real: universities are just not replacing those jobs and instead just pocketing the salary saving. Or if they are it's in the form of a 37th REF Impact Officer somehow.