by henrik plenge jakobsen
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»rainbow, towards a new balance (made in the usa)« by yael kanarek (+)
the word “white” in nine languages: amharic, arabic, english, german, hebrew, japanese, chinese, latin, russian
amharic — holi
arabic — abiad
english — white
german — weiss
hebrew — lavan
chinese — bái
japanese — shiro
latin — niveus
russian — bhehley
i received my courtesy copy of this beautiful imago mundi book from the luciano benetton collection:
a special collection, curated by the poet and artist sarenco, that constitutes an original thematic digression from imago mundi’s traditional geographic groupings: 210 works by european artists and an extraordinary movement which, from the great futurist revolution and its first appearance in the 1950s, continues to question the privilege granted to the exclusively verbal aspect of language. concentrated in the 10x12 cm format, the radiance of the text-image, instead of being diminished by the miniature form, appears to undergo a revival, driven by the imagination of the artists opening themselves to new spaces of iconic-poetic symbolism.
if you are interested, you can buy it here
Nothing Lasts Forever by Anatol Knotek
Hey, even the Mona Lisa’s falling apart.
Artist: Website (via: My Modern Met)