“Stripped back to its essentials, optical fibre is a thin strand of glass, with nothing more than a flickering beam of light traveling along it. United Visual Artists have used this beam as the starting point for the work.”
New York is predisposed for spring. Chicago is an October city even in spring — to paraphrase Nelson Algren.
Photo by Richard Mosse found via So It Goes mag.
"In a decision that effectively recognizes chimpanzees as legal persons for the first time, a New York judge today granted a pair of Stony Brook University lab animals the right to have their day in court. The ruling marks the first time in U.S. history that an animal has been covered by a writ of habeas corpus, which typically allows human prisoners to challenge their detention. The judicial action could force the university, which is believed to be holding the chimps, to release the primates, and could sway additional judges to do the same with other research animals." — news.sciencemag.org
A three-axis gimbal rig simulates the tumbles encountered during a space mission.
“Three tubular aluminum cages could revolve separately or in combination to give roll, pitch, and yaw motions at speeds, up to 30 rpm, greater than those expected in actual spaceflight. Nitrogen-gas jets, attached to the three cages, controlled the motion. At the center of the innermost cage, the pilot was strapped into a plastic seat, similar to that in a Mercury capsule. His head, body, and legs were held in place, leaving only his arms free. The pilot actuated the jets by means of a right-hand control column. Communication was by radio which was operated by a button atop the left-hand column. Complex tumbling motions were started by the operator at the control station and control then switched to the pilot. By reading instruments mounted at eye level before him, the pilot interpreted his motions and made corrections accordingly.”
1975: Ndebele chief Mtonzima Gwebu wears traditional dress in his modern home in Zimbabwe.
Great live version and a rather prommy music video.
Play Song“I think ‘muse’ is a little bit of a bummer of a place to be, because you’re not creative yourself, you’re just a spark for someone else.” – St Vincent
Play Song
Upcoming show: Pierre Huyghe at The Met’s Rooftop — www.nytimes.com
