THE FEED: FEB 17TH
Today's links:
The heroes of the civil-rights era (New Yorker)
The anachronistic romance of deckle-edged books (Millions)
Is late Renoir bad Renoir? (LA Times)
Today's quote:
"[A]esthetic choices are social markers with which the powerful signal their power and set themselves apart from other, inferior groups.... That’s why the record set by Giacometti’s 'Walking Man I' is so significant. Not only does it signal that the plutocracy believes it successfully eluded financial Armageddon. At a stroke, the sale made clear that the rich are back in their rightful place at the apex of the world." ~ Eduardo Porter, "The Power of Art" (New York Times)
(Via The Economist)
Picture credit: Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com
Article tools
- Login to post comments
Email this page- Printer-friendly version
Delicious
StumbleUpon
Facebook
Comment of the moment
quote "Ah, what larks: Rogue Riderhood, Bradley Headstone, Miss Ninetta Crummles (the Infant Phenomenon), Mr Dick, Barkis, Joe the Fat Boy, The Golden Dustman, Mr Wemmick's dad, Mrs Gummidge, Mr William Guppy, Jerry Cruncher, Bullseye, Harold Skimpole..."