Around the beginning of the 20th Century, some French artists were asked to design a series of cards that would imagine what life would be like 100 years in the future in the year 2000. The first cards were created for the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris and eventually there were at least 87 of them. This was the mechanical age, the dawn of automation. So it's not surprising that the artists' … [Read more...]
Archives for July 10, 2016
Five Highlights From Last Week’s AJ: Ethics, Success, And Documentation Edition
This week: What ethical responsibilities do funders and funded have to one another?... The gatekeeper problem is still a thing in the internet age... What should the measure of success be in opera?... Historians are going to have a real problem documenting today's artists... Our all-image culture suggests the place of images in art may be changing. What Ethical Responsibilities Do Funders … [Read more...]