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Rose Hobart (1936)

Joseph Cornell, Rose Hobart (1936) This is the kind of art which is no longer possible under an aggressively self-interested IP regime — made from footage taken from East of Borneo (1931), Cornell’s film concentrates on the lead actress, taking … more…

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Joseph Cornell’s Virtual Reality

There’s a major Cornell retrospective going in DC, and accordingly, Slate presents a short introductory slide show to the work of Joseph Cornell: [Cornell] is the artist of pigeonholes (that early filing system of cubbyholes built into desks), of collections … more…

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Joseph Cornell

Oooh. How good are these paragraphs? “One possible destiny for blogs is to evolve into a warren of Joseph Cornell boxes, each the offspring of some matter and some mind. It would be an error to try to institutionally manage, … more…

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The Zymoglyphic Museum

Just when hopes were fading that I’d find something to really excite me (and therefore, you) on the web today last night, I discovered The Zymoglyphic Museum, which is an absolute delight to an old Joseph Cornell fan such as … more…

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