Accession Number F1904.50a-b James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903) James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American artist active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom. He was averse to sentimentality and moral allusion in painting, and a leading proponent of the credo "art for art's sake". His signature for his paintings took the shape of a stylized..

James Abbott McNeill Whistler, American (Lowell, MA 1834 - 1903 London, England) 1943.172: Nocturne in Grey and Gold: Chelsea Snow Whistler’s most famous nocturnes, or night views, depict the River Thames in London. However, in the 1870s Whistler also painted street scenes of the area near his home and studio in Chelsea, a suburban locale that was quickly being engulfed by the largest city in th..

천선란 작가님의 단편 소설집 를 읽었다. 말로 다 표현할 수 없을 만큼 존경하고 좋아하는 작가님이라서, 첫 번째 단편소설집 에 이어 두 번째 단편집이 출간되었다 했을 때 이전작에서 느꼈던 감정과 기억들이 떠올라 묻지도 따지지도 않고 구매했다. 초판본에는 작가님의 사인이 첫 페이지에 인쇄되어 출간된다는 건 책을 받고서 알았는데, 얼마나 기쁘던지! 천선란 작가님의 글에서는 언제나 인류에 대한 연민이 녹아들어 있다. 하지만 이면엔 그들을 향한 끈질긴 믿음과 헤아릴 수 없는 사랑이 담겨 있어서, 그리고 끔찍하도록 현실적이라서 처음엔 내가 읽고 있는 게 SF 소설이 맞나? 하는 의문이 끊임없이 떠오른다. '그럼에도 불구하고' 라는 말이 너무나도 잘 어울리는 작가고, 이제까지 나는 SF라는 장르를 너무 간과하고 있..

'Martin Creed: What's the point of it?' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH_YDixizCA

Martin Creed born 1968 Digital print on paper The work’s irreverent message appears discreet due to its small size and almost apologetic lower-case lettering; the blank expanse of the rest of the page, however, gives the words disproportionate weight and presence. This simultaneously self-effacing and assertive quality is typical of Creed’s work. His practice, which includes musical performance ..

Thurston Hopkins (1913–2014) Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper Godfrey Thurston Hopkins (16 April 1913 – 27 October 2014), known as Thurston Hopkins, was a well-known British Picture Post photojournalist and a centenarian.