2026.05.18
questions for google/AI 2026.02.04 - 2026.05.18
2026.02.04
What if Fountain was accepted by the Society of Independent Artists in 1917?
Did Duchamp actually want Fountain to be accepted by the Society of Independent Artists in 1917?
How was Duchamp sure that Fountain would not be accepted by the Society of Independent Artists in 1917?
2026.02.05
What if Fountain was accepted by the Society of Independent Artists in 1917?
What if Fountain was not rejected by the Society of Independent Artists in 1917?
2026.02.06
Do you think Duchamp saw the Barberini Faun while he stayed in Munich the summer of 1912?
Is there a similarity between the Barberini Faun in Munich and the female nude figure within Duchamp's Étant donnés?
2026.02.07
What is a concise explanation of Marcel Duchamp's notion of the infrathin?
2026.02.10
"duchamp after unbekannt is cosmodada"[!?]
2026.02.11
Who discovered Piranesi's final project?
Was "Ancient Circuses" Piranesi's final/unfinished project?
Did Piranesi ever write of a proposed publication entitled 'Ancient circuses'?
What scholars refer to Piranesi's frantic re-etching of his circus plans as his "final project"?
Besides being an architectural researcher, is Stephen Lauf also an artist?
2026.02.15
Who is Wolfhilde von Schlittenfahrt?
2026.02.25
What is the relationship between Heinrich Hoffmann and Marcel Duchamp?
2026.02.27
Does perpetual search and research turn into eternal wrest?
2026.03.02
What does "a fiction all but for the fourth dimension" mean?
2026.03.05
"the artist is a being apart, searching ever after perfection"[!?]
2026.03.12
What was the first monograph on Marcel Duchamp?
2026.03.20
What does it mean to 'go underground'?
What is the difference between 'going underground' and 'an element of the unknown'?
What is the similarity between 'going underground' and 'an element of the unknown'?
2026.03.27
Who are the Prophets of Ojai?
2026.04.27
Is 18 October 'ghost of Marcel Duchamp definitely in Philadelphia' day?
2026.04.30
What does "some history a la readymade" mean?
2026.05.04
Do you think Marcel Duchamp read "Triumph on Fairmount: Fiske Kimball and the Philadelphia Museum of Art"?
2026.05.12
What was the relationship between Marcel Duchamp and Le Corbusier?
Did you know that Marcel Duchamp and Le Corbusier had dinner [together] 12 May 1947 at Monte's Restaurant in New York City?
And ultimately, on 2026.05.16, I asked google/AI (a half dozen times before posting to Instagram) a question it couldn't or wouldn't answer:
Today, however, google/AI did answer the question:
Q:
What do you think of the title "Anything is Material for Art, ad Infinitum"?
A:
AI Overview
The title "Anything is Material for Art, ad Infinitum" is a compelling, conceptually robust statement that perfectly captures the postmodern, boundary-pushing ethos of contemporary art.
Here is a quick breakdown of why it works and a few elements to consider:
The Core Philosophy: It champions the idea that art is not defined by traditional mediums (like oil paint or marble), but by the artist's perspective. It tells the viewer that everyday objects, found materials, digital data, and ephemeral concepts are all valid foundations for creation.
The Implication of Infinity: The phrase ad infinitum gives the title a sense of boundless, relentless potential. It suggests that as long as the world keeps generating "things," the possibilities for art will never run dry.
Potential Pitfall to Watch: Because it is so broad, it risks sounding a bit cliché if used for an exhibition or artwork that ends up feeling traditional. It sets a high expectation for radical experimentation.
The Verdict: It is an excellent, thought-provoking title for a multimedia group exhibition, a manifesto, or a conceptual art project. It immediately challenges the audience to look past the finished product and question the very nature of what art can be.
2025.05.18
451 Rhawn Gallery
16:48:00
19:07:22
the best picture taken here today
2024.05.18
"Time is money" = Girard-Perregaux ?
2017.05.18
zero three seven
zero three eight
2007.05.18
lost endings
Certainly not the whole world, but the man-made world harbors a lot of reenactment. Let's not forget that LOST is a TV show.
"Space-time continuum" is one phrase from last night that I think is key. Plus, the "release of the island's electro-magnetic force" appears to have opened up the portal between the island and the rest of the planet.
Personally, I like the notion of it all being inside Hurley's imagination. I've never been committed to a psyche ward, but I've visited them often enough--if ever there were black holes on this planet...
lost endings
Judith stops Quentin from harassing Edith. Edward Collins returns to Collinsport with a new governess, Rachel Drummond, for the children. Barnabas meets with Edith Collins; she is shocked and declares that he is the secret. Edward tries to get Edith to tell him the secret.
Joshua and Nathan investigate Suki's murder, they find Josette at the Old House. Millicent finds out that Suki was Nathan's wife. Bite marks are found on Josette's neck, and it is feared that Josette will die as written in the family history book.
Roger picks Victoria up to drive her home. She tells him about finding out that Burke's pen was missing and that it was the same pen that she found on the beach where Bill Malloy died. Roger doesn't want her to mention the pen again even though this could be used against Burke, Victoria is puzzled. Roger finds the road cut off by water from the storm, he is unable to start the car back up. Victoria and Roger find a small shack to get out of the storm. They then talk about the pen again, Victoria wants to go to the police, Roger gets very angry with her. Victoria is now really confused. The sheriff finds Roger and Victoria and helps them get home.
Barnabas plans the costume party. Victoria is very excited about the party, but Elizabeth still has some reservations. Victoria helps Barnabas pick the clothing that everyone will wear. One of the pieces of clothing is a little girl's dress which belonged to Sarah Collins. Later Sarah appears and finds her dress.
Ben figures out they're waiting for a helicopter, so he asks the island for a helicopter. Ben's helicopter comes to the rescue, and "our group" happily get on board. Surprise! Surprise!
lost endings
What I see in LOST is the same type of convoluted (complicated; intricately involved) storyline filled with clandestine, sort of encyclopedic clues. What seems somewhat unique to LOST though is its way of character development via real time portrayal and flashback. This operation manifests (at least) a double theater, which is a very fecund, indeed baroque, story-telling vehicle that is not often used.
2006.05.18
Add-A-Caption
"Rem, Rita Novel is definitely Renaissance."
"Ja, ja, Josh, und Wolfhilde von Schlittenfahrt ist bestimmt Barock."
2003.05.18
Re: logical software
...you may have in the past seen me make reference to The Timepiece of Humanity and/or chronosomatics... ...this text comprises the initial results of my 'reading' the hardware and software of the human body as an architecture delivering content.
There was also a time when I considered composing The Body, the Imagination, and Architecture were the physiological operations of the body (fertility, assimilation, metabolism, osmosis, electro-magnetism, ultra-frequent synapses) are explored as also engendering 'physiologies' of human imaginations (fertile imagination, assimilating imagination, metabolic imagination, osmotic imagination, electromagnetic imagination, ultra-frequent synaptic imagination) which were then explored as further engendering physiologically categorized architectures (fertile architecture, assimilating architecture, metabolic architecture, osmotic architecture, osmotic architecture, electromagnetic architecture, ultra-frequent synaptic architecture). There are many unpublished notes and some drawings pertaining to this project.
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