The late architect Robert Venturi praised the designers Charles and Ray Eames for bringing back “good old Victorian clutter” into modern design. Nothing similar could be said of Apple, whose designs are intended to absorb and centralize—and, in some cases, to wish the physical world out of existence. – The New Yorker
Tag: 07.03.19
Melbourne’s Two Biggest Arts Festivals To Merge Into New Event
The Melbourne International Arts Festival, the city’s premier showcase for “high art,” and White Night, a late-winter outdoor festival, will unite into a new 18-day festival under a new name in August-September 2020. The joint artistic directors are Hannah Fox, who specializes in large-scale sound or visual installations, and Gideon Obarzanek, who founded Melbourne’s leading contemporary dance company, Chunky Move. – The Age (Melbourne)