Tag Archives: china

Comparing the incomparable

Posted on October 15, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Comparisons were always the way art historians developed arguments for analyzing by comparing formal qualities but also useful cultural resemblances that could make identifying the authenticity of a legitimate (collectible) artwork. Comparing films in the same way … Continue reading →

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#TrumpRussia – “Grab them by the… Catfishing POTUS45*

Posted on April 9, 2017 by ann li-summers

  By ann summers “We use the word Catfish to describe online hoaxes where someone falsely represents themselves on the internet, due to various new forms of media such as chartrooms, Facebook, online dating, and so on…” Trump is our … Continue reading →

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Structural substitution and the logic of urban modernism

Posted on December 31, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers occupying a space for a time en.wikipedia.org/… Here are some examples of cultural substitution in the built environment that articulate multiple meanings and identify an axis or axes of more than geodetic importance. Every historical site is both monumental and … Continue reading →

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The Story of the Taoist Farmer

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

A Chinese folktale: A man who lived on the northern frontier of China was skilled in interpreting events. One day, for no reason, his horse ran away to the nomads across the border. Everyone tried to console him, but his father … Continue reading →

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tRumpian policy and the triumphalism of the LIV / LoFo legions

Posted on December 29, 2015 by ann li-summers

 By ann summers Donald Trump makes great strides forward on the winged feet of many tireless RWNJs in $1500 Princetown shoes by Gucci   Naive, rather than critical realism is the norm in US politics at least at the Congressional level, … Continue reading →

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