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...other members of the Harvard community have lined up as chief supporters of Question Five. The first signer of the petition to get Question Five on the ballot was Professor of Cardiology emeritus Bernard Lown. Another of the earliest and most prominent supporters was Warburg Professor of Economics emeritus John Kenneth Galbraith...
Attentive readers of the newspapers this week may have noticed an odd coincidence. On Monday, the day before Independence Day, Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby devoted his op-ed column to a stirring remembrance of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, many of whom are now forgotten to history. He reserved his highest praise for an obscure signer from New Jersey, John Hart. Read carefully: "[Hart] was forced to flee in the winter of 1776, at the age of 65, from his dying wife's bedside. While he hid in forests and caves, his home was demolished...
Others try to write something creative, but the results are comically similar. Exploring the forgotten signers of the Declaration of Independence, Jacoby's theme on Monday, seems clever and new at first--but it turns out it's nearly as common as, for instance, remembering the sacrifice of America's veterans. The half dozen Fourth of July columns that celebrate John Hart all sound exactly the same. Reform Party presidential candidate and conservative scribe Patrick Buchanan, on July 4, 1994: "Disaster struck 'Honest John' Hart first. Just months after he signed, British and Hessian troops invaded New Jersey, forcing...
...sense, this use of video to preserve and distribute artistic works is what binds the exhibit together. Making one's work visible is extremely important, especially for artists like Signer and Zhang whose ephemeral pieces cannot easily be displayed. Even with van Warmerdam, Ahtila and Kentridge, it is video and film technology that allows their work to be distributed and appreciated by a wide audience. Although the category of "video art" is incredibly broad and includes so many contrasting artistic styles, the video medium has enabled a whole generation of artists to be artists...
...Thoughts: Maijke van Warmerdam and Video via Venice: Hightlights from the Biennale: Eija-Liisa Ahtila, William Kentridge, Roman Signer and Zhang Huan are showing at the ICA through July 2. The ICA is very near the Hynes/ICA stop on the Green Line. Hours are Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m., Thursday, 12 to 9 p.m. and Friday, 12 to 7 p.m. Admission is $4 with your student ID and free on Thursdays after...