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Photogenic Factory Reproduction
Let me state the obvious: modern technologies instigated new forms of consumption in the early 20th century. This is well documented in the visual arts–particularly in photography. Right now New York is home to a number of good exhibitions showcasing photography as the medium that truly represented the changing social and physical landscape of a…
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Simulated History: Sidewalks and Streetscapes
One of my favorite moments of urban life is walking down a quiet street and listening to my shoes hit the pavement. The sound is a softer version of the clop clop I associate with horses and I’m inevitably transported to the 19th century; I imagine walking on down an uneven, dimly lit sidewalk that…
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Bad Architecture
It’s difficult to tell if this colorful parking structure entrance in East Grand Rapids, Michigan was inspired by the thorax of a wasp, a drugstore calendar featuring hot air balloons, or, perhaps the most obvious: the crown of She Ra.
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My Graduate Record Exam or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Ideological State Apparatuses
I can no longer hate the Graduate Record Exam. Any feeling of animosity has been replaced by a respect culled through fear and awe for the ideology of higher education. I bombed the test. Or, should I say the test bombed me. After three hours of biting my lips and twitching my legs the computer…
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