Sol LeWitt and the Canon of Conceptual Art Sol LeWitt, Wall Drawing #1136 (2004) Today, September 9, 2023, on what would have been Sol LeWitt’s birthday, I wanted to recognize the perspective shifts initiated by this luminary. In a five hundred...
Pavlov’s Puppies On September 8th, 1904, Ivan Pavlov received the Nobel Prize in Physiology for his groundbreaking work on the digestive system that led to our understanding of “Conditioned Reflexes.” The essence of his research illuminated our understanding of how...
‘Mobile’ Alexander Calder (1932) On September 7th, 1932, artist Alexander Calder captivated audiences at New York’s Museum of Modern Art with a groundbreaking kinetic sculpture titled simply ‘Mobile.’ This large, dangling mobile incorporated an actual crankshaft motor, so abstract pieces...
On September 6th, we honor two monumental events in the literary world: the birth of William Shakespeare and the publishing of his First Folio in 1623. Both events share the same date, underscoring the timeless relevance of the Bard's...
Timelessness On The Road Sixty-six years ago today, on September 5, 1957, Jack Kerouac unleashed "On the Road" into the world, tearing through the fabric of mainstream America like the vintage cars his characters drove. A seminal work of...