A University of Toronto professor of psychology says that paying close attention to the blind may tell us a whole lot about art. “Over three decades of experiments, the Irish-born scientist has shown that the blind can make and understand pictures in ways that no one had imagined. And that fact forces us to rethink many of our preconceptions about representational art in general.” – The Globe and Mail (Canada)
Tag: 04.17.00
A GIRL CAN DREAM, CAN’T SHE?
This week the Guggenheim shows New York the Frank Gehry building it wants to build in Lower Manhattan. Will the project really get built? Hard to say, but “like other sideshows that have kept New York in denial about the mediocrity of the buildings it puts up, the feasibility question distracts from the challenge presented by the design. This is the top form architecture comes in these days. Want some?” – New York Times
DIRECTOR of Britain’s acclaimed Northern Ballet Theatre –
– resigns after less than a year in the job. – BBC