Word: aestheticism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Perhaps nobody could believe that a simple art machine would reconcile gallery culture and "life," when all his household tools, from stereo to juicer, are stuffed with miniaturized circuits and every discotheque routinely puts on light shows that eclipse anything that the Biennale ever offered. Yet, a few artists continue...
Sociologist William Kenkel ponders a science fiction proposition that the world may be so overcrowded 100 years from now that part of the population will have to hibernate for half of each year to reduce demands on resources. A color spread shows how the oft-decried weathering of classical statuary...
The Queen has no more devoted subject than the American tourist who plumps into his stalls seat with the indelible conviction that, as advertised, he is in "the theater capital of the world." The choice is wide, and seats, by Broadway standards, are both reasonably priced and easily obtained. When...
Another side benefit is aesthetic. BART's 34 stations are designed to be bright and appealing-quite a change from the usual dreary transit stop. The main station at Lake Merritt even has a pool and a plaza. About a third of its extra-wide tracks will be underground...
In particular, many of architect Sert's aesthetic features have been scrapped due to funding cutbacks and inflation. The 420-foot arcade running east-west through the center of the building was going to be decorated with art works: The terraces of the office wing were suppose to have been...