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Georges Bataille in Lascaux. Richard White, Bataille on Lascaux and the Origins of Art Suzanne Guerlac, Bataille in theory afterimages (Lascaux)

Georges Bataille in Lascaux.

Richard White, Bataille on Lascaux and the Origins of Art

Suzanne Guerlac, Bataille in theory afterimages (Lascaux)

#georges bataille   #bataille   #lascaux   #postrait   #prehistoric  
6 hours ago · 1 note

Ancient Mayan Pyramid Destroyed in Belize→

An archeological group says it plans to take legal action after road crews destroyed a pyramid at a site called Nohmul.

#maya   #pyramid   #belize   #link  
3 days ago · 1 note
androphilia: Industrial Landscape On A Table By Simon Quadrat

androphilia:

Industrial Landscape On A Table By Simon Quadrat

#Simon Quadrat   #painting   #art   #industrial landscape  
6 days ago · 98 notes
spaceandshape: Bauhaus Weimar, Director’s Office (1924)

spaceandshape:

Bauhaus Weimar, Director’s Office (1924)

1 week ago · 245 notes
Cyprien Gaillard, Belief in the Age of Disbelief, 2005.

Cyprien Gaillard, Belief in the Age of Disbelief, 2005.

#Cyprien Gaillard   #picturesque   #landscape   #sublime   #etching   #ruins  
1 week ago · 7 notes
whocaresaboutarchitecture: “Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed in them.” Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862) Drew Kelly - Security Guard, Beijing

whocaresaboutarchitecture:

“Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed in them.”

Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)

Drew Kelly - Security Guard, Beijing

#Henry David Thoreau   #Drew Kelly   #beijing   #photography  
1 week ago · 213 notes
Cornelis Van Eesteren, Schematic representation of the optimal relationship between skyscrapers and traffic, 1926.

Cornelis Van Eesteren, Schematic representation of the optimal relationship between skyscrapers and traffic, 1926.

#Cornelis Van Eesteren   #urbanism   #modernism   #de stijl   #van eesteren  
1 week ago · 30 notes
Jake & Dinos Chapman, Arbeit McFries, 2001.

Jake & Dinos Chapman, Arbeit McFries, 2001.

#Jake & Dinos Chapman   #jake and dinos chapman   #chapman brothers   #mcfries   #mcdonalds   #art  
1 week ago · 8 notes
J. M. W. Turner, Paestum, c. 1825.

J. M. W. Turner, Paestum, c. 1825.

#turner   #joseph mallord william turner   #paestum   #temple   #ruins   #sublime  
2 weeks ago · 2 notes
Hans Hollein, Austrian Travel Agency, Wien, 1976.

Hans Hollein, Austrian Travel Agency, Wien, 1976.

#hans hollein   #Architecture   #postmodern  
2 weeks ago · 11 notes

“Spirit in will to express
can make the great sun seem small
The sun is
Thus the Universe
Did we need Bach
Bach is
Thus music is
Did we need Boullée
Did we need Ledoux
Boullée is
Ledoux is
Thus Architecture is.”

Louis I. Kahn 
#boullée   #Louis Kahn   #kahn   #quote   #ledoux   #bach   #Architecture  
4 weeks ago · 13 notes
Le Corbusier visiting some ruins

Le Corbusier visiting some ruins

#Le Corbusier   #ruins   #portrait  
1 month ago · 35 notes
Pietro Motisi, Cemento, 2012.

Pietro Motisi, Cemento, 2012.

#pietro motisi   #landscape   #ruins   #cemento   #concrete  
1 month ago · 6 notes
Warsaw, 1946 Reginald Kenny

Warsaw, 1946

Reginald Kenny

(Source: enola-gay, via utopiadystopia)

#Reginald Kenny   #photography   #warsaw  
1 month ago · 21 notes
booksnbuildings: Louis-Jean Desprez (1743-1809): project for a pantheon in the form of a pyramid

booksnbuildings:

Louis-Jean Desprez (1743-1809): project for a pantheon in the form of a pyramid

#Louis-Jean Desprez   #pyramid   #pantheon   #architecture  
1 month ago · 151 notes