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the beginning of chap 2
Classification of Cardiff and Miller’s work has been elusive. Granted, Cardiff’s art practice has ranged widely from printmaking, performance, multimedia installation, and Internet projects, but the inability to pin a tag on her practice goes beyond the contemporary international art … Continue reading
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Graduate Record Examinations
Apparently if I want to apply to UC Irvine (Comparative Literature) or UC San Diego (Art History) for a doctoral program, I have to take my GREs. I just downloaded and printed an 80-page practice booklet. Looks kinda hard. I’ll … Continue reading
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excellent book on installation art
Rarely do I read an art book as thoroughly as I have just read Claire Bishop’s Installation Art: A Critical History. If I ever write a book (and I have been advised to consider what book I might want to … Continue reading
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ice cream break
Only two more hours to go in order to make today’s thesis quota. Help me! 1/2 cup (1/4 of a pint container) Ben and Jerry’s Pistacio Pistacio = 7 points
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procrastination a la red dwarf
There is a hilarious episode of Red Dwarf (BBC sitcom – imdb 8.9/10.0) where Arnold Rimmer is trying to prepare for an exam to move up in ranks (in the spaceship hierarchy). He has several months to prepare for the … Continue reading
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youtube test
This youtube link was sent to me by my friend John. Interestingly, I noticed in the video’s comments that a few people mentioned the “Noah’s video was better.” Then a couple days later, Noah’s video showed up at Zeke’s blog … Continue reading
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1st 3 pgs of Chapter 3 – Why?
The word dummy has more than one negative connotation, ranging from sheer stupidity to a fake stand-in. How is it that as a viewer we allow ourselves to be equated with a dummy in any way? For that matter, why … Continue reading
More than Man Ray's lover
According to e-flux, there is a show of Lee Miller prints going on in Germany … doesn’t do me any good here in the desert, but the link to her archive site proved interesting. That woman was gorgeous. I knew … Continue reading
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voices
Interesting that my daughter would turn and say, Mom! What is it with you and voices lately? Thesis thoughts creep into my conversation on the way back from the grocery store. Sheesh, I was just wishing (out loud) that I … Continue reading
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double sigh
I went to bed at 9:30, feeling pooped. Then I tossed and turned for almost two hours before getting back up. Either it’s the coffee, the new job, or the weather. Sometimes I just can’t find the OFF switch for … Continue reading
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