373 research outputs found
Robert Smithson\u27s unpublished writings
No full textConjunto de escritos de Robert Smithson redigidos entre 1966 e 1972 que, embora não tenha sido publicado pelo autor, é contemporâneo às formulações de conceitos-chave para a compreensão de sua obra, em especial o conceito de site.
Robert Smithson\u27s writings, created between 1966 e 1972. Although never published by the author, they are contemporary to central concepts of his works, in special the idea of site
L’imaginaire science-fictif de Robert Smithson
No full textSi le roman de Brian Aldiss est souvent cité comme la source du Land Art, en revanche on évoque moins régulièrement Cryptozoïque, autre roman de l’écrivain britannique, dont Smithson avait pourtant connaissance. Nous verrons les liens ténus entre l’auteur de science-fiction et le travail de Smithson, pour enfin nous interroger sur ce que cette comparaison peut apporter à la compréhension des mécanismes à l’œuvre chez le land artiste.If Brian Aldiss’s novel is often quoted as a reference for Land Art, on the other hand one evokes less often Cryptozoïc, an other novel by the British writer of which Smithson was nevertheless aware. We shall see the tenuous links between the science-fiction author and the work of Smithson, in order to ask what this comparison can bring to the understanding of the mechanisms of land artist’s works
'Her Irish Heritage' : Annie M.P Smithson and autobiography
No full textThis paper examines some aspects of the work of Annie M.P. Smithson, the author of 21 romance novels between 1917 and 1946. Her attitudes towards women, religion and politics are explored, and the importance of autobiography in her fiction discussed.Cet article analyse divers aspects de l'oeuvre d'Annie M.P. Smithson, l'auteur de vingt et un romans 'romanesques' publiés entre 1917 et 1946. Il étudie son attitude concernant les femmes, la religion, la politique, ainsi que le rôle de l'autobiographie dans sa fiction.Walsh Oonagh. 'Her Irish Heritage' : Annie M.P Smithson and autobiography. In: Études irlandaises, n°23-1, 1998. pp. 27-42
Data from: A new Mississippian tetrapod from Fife, Scotland, and its environmental context
No full textThe Visean stage of the Mississippian was a time of rapid tetrapod diversification which marks the earliest appearance of temnospondyls, microsaurs and the limbless aïstopods. Tetrapod finds from this stage are very rare and only a dozen sites are known worldwide. Here we announce the discovery of a new Visean site in Fife, Scotland, of Asbian age, and from it describe a new species of the baphetoid Spathicephalus. These specimens represent the oldest known baphetoid by three million years, yet belong to the most specialized members of the clade. Unlike typical baphetoids with large marginal teeth and palatal fangs characteristic of early tetrapods, spathicephalids had very broad flattened heads with a dentition consisting of a large number of small, uniform teeth. Spathicephalids were probably one of the earliest tetrapod groups to use suction feeding on small, aquatic prey. Palynological and sedimentological analysis indicates that the new fossil bed was deposited in a large, stratified, freshwater lake that became increasingly saline.,Smithson et al. A new Mississippian tetrapod Supporting InformationThe file contains a summary of the palynology of the new site. A list of species is given together with two plates of photomicrographs showing each of the spore species recovered.Smithson et al. A new Mississippian tetrapod Sup Info.docx</span
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No full textPositive Maturity party / Frank and Tommye Merz / Sarah Smithson / Morris house / Sarah Smithson / Alias Mae West / Frank S. Merz / Tommye / Jim Elrod / [Work order included
Lives of Shakespearian actors II : Edmund Kean, Sarah Siddons and Harriet Smithson by their contemporaries
No full textDuring the eighteenth century, theatrical writing developed as a genre. The publishing market responded to a seemingly insatiable appetite for accounts of the personalities, social lives and performances of celebrated entertainers. This new series builds on the success of previous "Pickering Lives" series. It features actors who were significant in their development of new and innovative ways of performing Shakespeare. Extracts from diaries, memoirs, private letters, obituaries and other rare ephemera are drawn together to build a contemporary account of their acting achievements and personal lives.Edmund Kean has been considered one of the greatest actors ever to have taken to the stage. His debut at Drury Lane brought the theatre renewed popularity and rescued it from near bankruptcy. He specialized in tragic roles which brought him success on both the English and American stage. Sarah Siddons and Philip Kemble were brother and sister. Siddons was famed for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth while Kemble was most noted for his Roman characters due to his imposing physical presence. Between them they helped to make the stage a more respectable profession, Kemble becoming manager of Covent Garden. Harriet Smithson became the first wife of the composer Hector Berlioz after her success on the Paris stage
Jüri Okas’ ‘specific objects’: diverging discourses in Estonian Art in the 1970s.
No full textPreviously in the University eprints HAIRST pilot service at http://eprints.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/00000367/Article 3 of 6 in issue devoted to the visual culture of the Scandinavian and Baltic region.This article will look at the early works of Estonian architect and artist Jüri Okas and will try to work between diverging languages and interpretations, reading works by Okas against the background of Anglo-american conceptualism and minimalism of the same period. The first part of the paper will analyse a print by Jüri Okas that paraphrases works by the American artist Donald Judd and will try to show how Okas’ concept of minimalism differed from the Western one and the reasons behind it. The second part of the paper will focus on a conceptual book by Jüri Okas, consisting of a series of photographs of everyday and banal architectural objects, and compare it to Rober Venturi’s book on Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture. Finally, a comparison will be made with works of Robert Smithson in the context of concepts of waste, excess and the remainders of industrial civilisationPostprin
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