Art
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Old World Dōngxī #1
In this series we introduce somewhat randomly chosen online curiosities – historical documents or visual materials – that you may explore at your own leisure. These items tie into the… Read more.
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Celluloid Union #1 – Progress Narratives in Shepitko’s Heat (1963) and Farewell (1983)
Celluloid Union is an ongoing exploration of Soviet filmmaking as a practice of worldbuilding through mass-culture. For the toiling peoples of Moscow’s 20th-century empire and its worldwide admirers alike, the… Read more.
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Folk from Modernity: Neofolk, avant-garde and the aesthetics of apocalypse
First enter the ethereal sounds of post-industrial music – spacey textures of ambient synths and samples. Soon the storming drums make a resounding appearance. Finally appears the protagonist, the acoustic… Read more.
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