Word: lightness
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...that they seemed beautiful, like abstract art. He called a photo of an egg whisk Man after himself and the whole of humanity. And he created new techniques, including the Rayogram: the contours of everyday objects magically emerge on paper without anything actually being photographed. The Rayograms are ethereal, light-filled and lovely, though still obviously merely a saucepan, say, or a metal spring...
They were geniuses of not caring. When Duchamp died in 1968 it was discovered that he'd been secretly working for two decades on a complicated installation with sparkling light, an invisible motor and a nude woman made of plaster casts of body parts covered in calfskin. (She was modeled on the wife of a Brazilian diplomat in New York, with whom he'd had a long, clandestine love affair.) But for years, Duchamp, who lived in a modest, $40-a-month apartment in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, told his friends he'd given art up for chess and philosophical...
...light of an upcoming trip to China, University President Drew G. Faust consulted a group of Harvard students who could help acquaint her with the rudiments of Chinese culture: what to expect, how to act, etc. While this was undoubtedly informative, FM came up with a couple more tips we thought she should know. 1) Don’t mention siblings—that’s just rubbing it in. 2) You can tell a lot from toasting: a person of lower status touches the rim of their glass below the rim of a higher-status counterpart. 3) Chinese...
...shelved books and manuscripts. Prior projects digitized as part of the Open Collections Program include “Women Working, 1800-1930” and “Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930.” The documents in “Contagion” shed light on the history of several important diseases, such as syphilis from the 15th century to today. “Each of the nine diseases that [are] represented here [is] still with us today,” Sniffin-Marinoff said. “I think the intent...
...next time, can I expect to see you rocking the feathered top-hat, neon hoodie, and pacifier? “Not exactly. But these greasy club kids have shown me a side of myself that I never knew existed.” Yes, Harvard students have seen the light. And it’s a giant disco ball...