October 2010
24 posts
Why 29?
Question: Why 29 Pieces of art (not 28, not 30)?
Answer: The 29 Pieces start with a phrase from St. Augustine (“If the very world should stop”) and end with a phrase from St. Therese of Lisieux (“Dying of love is what I hope for”). From the beginning to the end, there were 29 Pieces, and then it was finished.
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“Ultimately, entirely new types of artists will emerge from all of this. Artists are, at heart, opportunity-seekers who transform the world around us. They give me tremendous enthusiasm.”
—— Richard Koshalek, director of the Smithsonian Institutions’s Hirshorn Museum, from Smithsonian Magazine
JC, what do you think?
Christo and Jeanne Claude
Interviewer: But isn’t the concept the most difficult part?
JC: No, the concept is easy. Any idiot can have a good idea. What is hard is to do it.
“I tell you one thing - If you want peace of mind, do not find fault with others. Rather learn to see your own faults. Learn to make this whole world your own. No one is a stranger my child; this whole world is your own.”
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The Whole World Is Your Own
Sri Saradi Devi (Sri Sarada Devi was the wife and spiritual companion of Sri Ramadrishna, the Hindu mystic and teacher. These words are revered as her last message.
Radiant is the world soul
Full of splendor and beauty, full of life, of souls hidden …
(read more at www.29Pieces.blogspot.com)
Tel Aviv sunset
The Social Network
The movie, Social Network is a brilliant telling of the founding of Facebook, with some editorializing to be sure … (to read more of John Katz’s blog posting, go to www.29Pieces.blogspot.com)
