Word: displays
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Most unique in this exhibit, however, are the ten or so artisans featured demonstrating ancient and traditional skills and trades. These artisans from the People's Republic of China show how many of the items on display are created: a woodblock printer patiently applies each separate layer of a complicated flower design; a dough-figure craftsman fashions subjects too small to be seen without a magnifying glass; and two men effortlessly manipulate a seemingly undecipherable loom to produce a spectacular piece of silk--which requires hundreds of movements for every inch of design...
...artisans are present at the exhibit at all times. And because this mammoth display is too much to take in all at once anyway, a second visit would be equally enjoyable, if not more...
...cleverly designed this exhibit to expand on or dispel much of the common knowledge and stereotypes assigned to the Chinese country and people. Acupuncture is explained and portrayed in the medical context in which it originated, rather than in the witch-doctor reputation it has outside China. A display featuring the artistry and dress of the Miso tribe, a minority group living in southwest China, reveals to visitors that contrary to popular belief, the Chinese are not one uniform race...
...fees that range from $5 to $15 a month, customers who apply for home banking receive floppy disks that enable them to link their personal computers via modem and telephone line to their bank's computer. After punching in a secret password, the home banker can display his current balances, confirm that deposits have been properly credited or call for an up-to-date listing of all the checks that have cleared. Ask a question about banking services, and the answer will be on the screen the next day. Bills from merchants who join an ever expanding roster provided...
...province of philosophy. Philosophy is not particularly interested in that question anymore. (Nor is the world much interested in philosophy, but that is another matter.) Journalism has taken up the slack. Unfortunately, journalism is not terribly well equipped to handle it, principally because journalism is a medium of display and demonstration. When evil is the subject, the urge to display leads to dark places indeed...