Shifting Ground: Peter Zumthor and the Urbanization of the Alps
Projects in the Swiss Alps such as the chapel of Sogn Benedetdg in Sumvitg (1987) and the Thermal Bath in Vals (1996) shaped the image of Peter Zumthor as a quasi-romanticist, anti-urban architect working in remote areas, far away from the hubs of modern life, in a seemingly untouched natural context. What if this image is wrong? Can an analysis of the economic context and the exploitation of the Alps in the late 20th century by the tourist and energy industry help to revise this image? Was Henri Lefebvre right with his prophecy of the “complete urbanization”? Philip Ursprung is Professor for Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Zurich. He received his PhD at Freie Universitat Berlin and taught at the Universitat der Kunste Berlin, ETH Zurich, and GSAPP of Columbia University New York. He curated the exhibition and edited the book Herzog & de Meuron: Natural History (CCA Montreal, Lars Muller Publishers, 2002), edited Caruso St John: Almost Everything (Poligrafa, 2008) and Studio Olafur Eliasson: An Encyclopedia (Taschen, 2008). His book Allan Kaprow, Robert Smithson, and the Limits to Art is forthcoming with University of California Press. 9/15/10
The Patriot Game (part 1)
Documentary by Arthur MacCaig “This extraordinary and moving documentary reviews ten years of armed warfare by the IRA and places today’s headlines in their proper political and economic context. Through vivid footage of street battles and interviews with participants, THE PATRIOT GAME forcefully debunks the twin myths that the IRA is a ‘terrorist organization’ fighting ‘a religious war.’” – Kevin J. Kelley, The Guardian Rich in emotional images, often tender but more often terrifying, THE PATRIOT GAME tells the story of the long and bitter battle for Northern Ireland. The film’s introduction covers Ireland’s history from British colonization to the territory’s division in 1922. THE PATRIOT GAME then details the events of the decade that began in 1968. Through powerful portraits of rebellion and eyewitness accounts of killings and such massacres as the infamous “Bloody Sunday,” the film shows the IRA at work – much of it filmed clandestinely – as they argue their cause which, in this country and in most of the world, has gone unheard.
Things Do Not Compute
This video should help friends and family begin to think about our current political, social, and economic context. I ask a basic question, “How is our society functioning?” This question has many answers depending on your perspective. It is both a personal, worldwide, local question. The most important point is where are we heading; are we going towards a highly functional society or alternately to failure. What are some of the things we should look for. I follow on with a rebroadcast of the Jimmy video so new viewers can see it and absorb a common sense perspective.
Machwon’s Out of Context Strawman Arguments
Machwon in his attempt to show how stupid I am instead succeeds in simply proving continually that he is a liar beyond any matter of a doubt. Sources referenced and used in this video: www.amazon.com www.youtube.com www.thegreatcourses.com Recommended literature on why Austrian Economics is bunk: www.amazon.com www.amazon.com www.amazon.com www.amazon.com www.amazon.com www.amazon.com www.amazon.com www.amazon.com www.amazon.com www.amazon.com Best video that gives you a good reason why not to take them serious: www.youtube.com The Austrian Economic books that I have read: mises.org www.fee.org mises.org mises.org mises.org mises.org mises.org mises.org mises.org mises.org mises.org www.fee.org mises.org mises.org