This week’s readings reminded me of one of the reasons I first became interested in the Media Studies program, while still a lowly college undergraduate. During the Republican primary debates in 2011, a lot of – to be technical – weird stuff was being said. Factually incorrect stuff, taking political spin to new levels, and stretching the… Read More »
The Library Vaccine presents a number of discrete collections of books in order to sample art’s distinctive relationship to the book form in its singularity, and in its states of reproduction, distribution and accumulation. The exhibition addresses the book as a particular technology, and in its collective state of the private collection, reading room or library,… Read More »
While I was home just a few months ago I discovered an old box full of memorabilia and souvenirs I’d saved over the years. Among the items were old cards, movie stubs, school projects, and even several journals. As I sifted among theses I items I began to reread some of these journals (well let’s… Read More »
On 9/9 we’re meeting at the Municipal Archives at 4:00. According to the Archives’ website: “The Department of Records and Information Services is located in the Surrogate’s Court Building at 31 Chambers Street in the Civic Center area of lower Manhattan. The building is located on the northwest corner of Centre and Chambers Streets. All visitors to 31 Chambers Street must present a photo… Read More »
The Architectural League of NY and the Center for an Urban Future have partnered on a design study that will “articulate new architectural, financial, and programmatic possibilities for these essential, neighborhood-based resource centers.” I’m also a member of the organizing team. My colleagues at the League have invited our participation. In particular, they’re interested to… Read More »
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Catalogue as Map in the Library of Ferdinand Columbus Seth Kimmel, Assistant Professor of Latin American and Iberian Cultures, Columbia University 6pm, 523 Butler Library, Columbia Morningside Campus [for more info] Ferdinand Columbus (Christopher’s second son) was an avid bibliophile who amassed one of the largest libraries of the sixteenth century. The series of catalogues that… Read More »
The Floating Library is a pop-up, mobile device-free public space aboard the historic Lilac Museum Steamship berthed at Pier 25 on the Hudson River in New York City for September 6- October 3, 2014. The people-powered library is initiated by artist Beatrice Glow and brings together over seventy participants to fortify a space for critical… Read More »