What does it mean to “revitalize” something that we had a hand in extinguishing? Bunker Hill was a vital neighborhood that was dismembered by city, state and federal policies, then reassembled into corporate superblocks by private developers. – Los Angeles Times
Tag: 05.26.19
Lutz Bacher, Secretive And Contrarian Conceptual Artist, Dead At 75
She began her career in the Bay Area in the 1970s; adopting the masculine pseudonym was one of her first Conceptual works. She never revealed any personal info and almost never explained her art. “She worked primarily with everyday found materials — objects (snapshots, baseballs), words (interviews, men’s room graffiti), sounds (film clips, rock songs) — from which she drew resonance by editing them, combining them or uncovering half-hidden details.” – The New York Times
Circulation Rates At College Libraries Are Plummeting – Why Aren’t Students Checking Out Books?
Figures indicate that the number of books checked out at college libraries accross the U.S. has fallen by as much as two-thirds over the last decade, even as use of the library buildings has increased. Northeastern University Dean of Libraries Dan Cohen explains what’s going on. – The Atlantic