Dereck Stafford Mangus, a beloved Baltimore-based union leader and award-winning art writer, has passed away at 46.
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My first paying job was at a public library in the Chicago suburbs in the early 1980s. I was in the eighth grade and I would check books in and out at the circulation desk, and retrieve and shelve them, as well as magazines and other periodicals and media from the stacks and in the archives in the building's basement. To this day, when I find myself a guest in someone's home, I am irrepressibly drawn to the available bookshelves where I try and suss out the owner's taxonomy and interests in search of something I either recognize, want to read (but haven't gotten to, yet) or find intriguing (with bonus points for foreign language material). If the stories we tell ourselves and others (be they true, allegorical, misleading or downright and demonstrably false) are fundamental to the way we organize and understand (or not) our lives - and I happen to believe they are - then THE LIBRARY, as concept, category, and as a centralized repository of stories and other information, must surely represent something akin to the collective and shared personality, memory and experience of, by and for a people. In due recognition of these repositories, keep an eye out on some posts from my colleagues at 221B Partners in the coming days to celebrate and support National Library Week (and the former and current professionals who staff our libraries). We'll be extolling the virtues of the library and the vast array of information researchers can find for free (with a library card). To kick off this series of modest tributes, it seems appropriate to start with our nation's de facto library, the Library of Congress. As investigative research professionals in the consulting marketplace, we pay lots of attention at work to our catalog of database resources and the latest technologies to support our work and supply our clients with information and insight. We remain, however, quick to exploit the available resources from libraries. The Library of Congress' collection spans audio, digital and print media and includes everything from music, manuscripts, books and films, to legislation, web archives, Tweets, photography, early 20th Century Chicago phone books, and old annual reports (DuPont 1910, anyone?), to name but a few for starters. So, do let your fingers wander across the keyboard and check out the Library of Congress. You can find it online at https://www.loc.gov/. And, thank you, librarians!
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Shout out for my friend Sharon Hecker’s book, now out in paperback, ‘Posthumous Art, Law and the Art Market. The Afterlife of Art’ (edited with Peter J. Karol). A welcome and timely deep dive into issues surrounding art made after the artist has passed. ‘This book takes an interdisciplinary, transnational and cross-cultural approach to reflect on, critically examine and challenge the surprisingly robust practice of making art after death in an artist's name, through the lenses of scholars from the fields of art history, economics and law, as well as practicing artists. Works of art conceived as multiples, such as sculptures, etchings, prints, photographs and conceptual art, can be―and often are―remade from original models and plans long after the artist has passed. Recent sales have suggested a growing market embrace of posthumous works, contemporaneous with questioning on the part of art history. Legal norms seem unready for this surge in posthumous production and are beset by conflict across jurisdictions. Non-Western approaches to posthumous art, from Chinese emulations of non-living artists to Native American performances, take into account rituals of generational passage at odds with contemporary, market-driven approaches. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, the art market, art law, art management, museum studies and economics’. #artistsestates #posthumousart #theafterlifeofart #sculpture #etchings #prints #photographs #arthistory #research
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📚 Grammar Tip: When to Use "The" 📚 "The" is a versatile article that is used with both singular and plural nouns, countable and uncountable nouns, and specific references. Here are some examples: 1️⃣ "The book that I read last night was great." In this sentence, "book" is a specific, singular, countable noun. 2️⃣ "The books assigned for this class are very useful." Here, "books" is a specific, plural, countable noun. 3️⃣ "The advice you gave me was very helpful." In this case, "advice" is a specific, uncountable noun. In addition to these general rules, "the" is used with proper nouns such as museums, art galleries, buildings, seas, rivers, deserts, historical periods, bridges, and parts of a country. "The" is also used with plural proper nouns like "the Great
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Navigating delicate balance between intentional composition and serendipitous occurrences by blending TouchDesigner and Oil on Canvas. What is artistic authorship in an increasingly technology-driven world? https://lnkd.in/dGHhJFJd
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Have you purchased your copy of the Preoccupied: Indigenizing the Museum catalog from the BMA Shop? Read more on this book, which "offer(s) an important contribution to current global conversations around the decolonization of museums," from University of Washington Press: . #Baltimore #Maryland #Books #ArtBooks #Reading
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Here is my latest post on Cultural Capital--Art, Politics, and Everything Else. In it I explain why I wrote all that art criticism for all those years. https://lnkd.in/e3Cqww4w
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"Archival photographs can let users see parts of history that may not be captured in textual documents. Along with the many positive attributes of photographs come many challenges to acquisition—but working through those issues is often worth it." #archives #archivist #archivists #archival #SpecialCollections
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DEADLINE APPROACHING ⏱️ SUBMIT BY TOMORROW, 1/14 at 11:59PM It’s the final call to apply for the Longwood Art Gallery’s two open calls! Bronx-based artists and independent curators are invited to apply to BCA’s FY25 season, “The World We Want To Live In”. Art has the power to inspire, provoke, transform, and heal. Artists play a crucial role in social and political movements, expressing their views on the world around them. In today’s visage, artists can be a powerful force for change. Whether creating thought-provoking pieces or collaborating with other activists, artists help galvanize a movement and inspire others to take action. We encourage the submission of artworks of all disciplines, including, but not limited to, installations, technology art, performances, poetry, video art, sound pieces, objects, sculptures, and paintings. Applications can be found here: https://bit.ly/3KcgZua
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𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝟬𝟮 The artist, through a meticulous blend of geometric shapes and ethereal textures, seeks to communicate the complex yet harmonious nature of human existence. Each fragment represents the multifaceted aspects of life - emotions, experiences, and memories that come together to form a complete being. Drawing inspiration from the enigmatic dance between light and dark, the tangible and intangible. #GeometricBeauty, #EtherealTextures, #HumanSilhouette, #EmotionalResonance, #UnityInDiversity, #ArtisticJourney, #CreativeExpression, #VisualPoetry, #FragmentedHarmony, #GracefulExistence, #OrderInChaos, #LightAndDark, #TangibleIntangible, #LifeFragments, #ResilientSpirit, #BoundlessEmotions, #UnseenWorlds
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Art History: A Very Short Introduction Second Edition Dana Arnold Very Short Introductions Introduces the study of art history considering the artefacts and debates which it covers Discusses how we write, present, read, and look at art Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over ten million copies sold worldwide New to this Edition: This new edition includes a new chapter on global art histories, expanding the discussion of art from non-western cultures Includes new material on the relationship between art and history, and the ways in which art can tell a different history from the one narrated by texts
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