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Mies van der Rohe – Visions Of Space 1/7 (Less is More)
Mies van der Rohe – Less is More
part 1 of 7
Visions Of Space, BBC Documentary 2003
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First aired BBC4, 2003; ABC, 2004 In ‘Visions of Space’, Robert Hughes tackles the work and lives of three remarkable 20th-century architects: Albert Speer, Mies van der Rohe, and Antonio Gaudi – whose work did so much to shape the modern world.
Hughes looks at how each one used space in different ways to express our response, respectively, to the power of religion (Gaudi), the power of the State (Speer), and the power of the corporation (Mies van der Rohe).
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886 – 1969)
This BBC episode features the German architect, Mies van der Rohe, who moved to America and discovered the face of the modern corporate city.
Following Mies’ footsteps we see how an architect who began his career making kitschy, Hansel and Gretel style houses with pointy roofs, little windows and squat floorplans transformed himself into the master of international modernism – the architect of light and space.
Mies is the father of the contemporary vogue for loft living – what he was building in the 1920s still looks futuristic now. Similarly, his New York masterpiece the Seagrams Building provided the blueprint for the modern office building – without Mies no major city on Earth would look as it does.
But despite his undeniable impact there is something in Mies’ work that Hughes finds shockingly neglectful of real human needs. This master builder could spend days working out how to turn a corner with a skilfully placed beam and totally ignore the legitimate wishes and desires of those who used his buildings.
Nevertheless, Mies definition of real order and how this influences his work was: “The real order is that what St. Augustine said about the the disposition of equal and unequal things – giving to each what deserves, according to their nature.”
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recomended further reading: ‘Mies and the Nazis’ in www.guardian.co.uk
Duration : 0:9:52
The Known Universe
The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang.
Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible because of the world’s most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, the Digital Universe Atlas that is maintained and updated by astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History.
The new film, created by the Museum, is part of an exhibition, Visions of the Cosmos: From the Milky Ocean to an Evolving Universe, at the Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan through May 2010.
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Data: Digital Universe, American Museum of Natural History
http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/universe/download
Visualization Software: Uniview by SCISS
Director: Carter Emmart
Curator: Ben R. Oppenheimer
Producer: Michael Hoffman
Executive Producer: Ro Kinzler
Co-Executive Producer: Martin Brauen
Manager, Digital Universe Atlas: Brian Abbott
Music: Suke Cerulo
For more information visit http://www.amnh.org
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Duration : 0:6:13
*NEW PHOTOS* of Michael Jackson children Prince and Paris Jackson at the George C. Page Museum 19/9
New photos of Prince and Paris Jackson with cousins at the museum taken September 19
To view the photos: http://prince-paris-blanket-fans.webs.com/
Duration : 0:1:1
How New York Works New York City Guide
An estimated 29 million Americans travel to New York each year. Maybe it’s just the lure of the big city. Or, it could be the museums, restaurants, clubs . . .
Duration : 0:4:11
Greg Hildebrandt: A Trans-Siberian (Orchestra) Holiday
At the Montclair Art Museum’s Superheroes and Society Exhibit, Illustrator Greg Hildebrandt talks about his work with Paul O’Neill and The Trans-Siberian Orchestra. How they met, and their current and past projects. Art courtesy of Spiderwebart.com and trans-siberian.com. Mural courtesy Montclair Art Museum and Greg Hildebrandt.
Here’s the TSO 2008 Holiday Tour Schedule:
Sat. 13 Dec. East Rutherford, NJ Izod Arena 3:00 PM
Sat. 13 Dec. East Rutherford, NJ Izod Arena 8:00 PM
Sat. 13 Dec. Moline, IL i wireless Center 3:00 PM
Sat. 13 Dec. Moline, IL i wireless Center 8:00 PM
Sun. 14 Dec. Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center 3:00 PM
Sun. 14 Dec. Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center 7:30 PM
Sun. 14 Dec. Washington, DC Verizon Center 3:00 PM
Sun. 14 Dec. Washington, DC Verizon Center 7:30 PM
Wed. 17 Dec. Jackson, MS Mississippi Coliseum 4:00 PM
Wed. 17 Dec. Jackson, MS Mississippi Coliseum 8:00 PM
Wed. 17 Dec. Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena 4:00 PM
Wed. 17 Dec. Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena 8:15 PM
For more Tour dates visit:
http://www.trans-siberian.com/ontour/index.php
http://www.brothershildebrandt.com
http://www.spiderwebart.com
http://www.montclairartmuseum.org
Comicology.TV 2008 Week 51 December 14-20
Hosted by Jeff Peters (American Splendor, Late Show with David Letterman)
Duration : 0:4:9
The Museum of Natural History w/ KiD™ Part 1
A visit to The Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, NYC with my girlfriend & I. And also for my viewers on YouTube & on Stickam.com. I hope you guys enjoy this video.
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Museum and Rose Center Suggested Admission*
*Suggested General Admission, which supports the Museum’s scientific and educational endeavors and includes 45 Museum halls and the Rose Center for Earth and Space, is as follows:
Adults: $15.00
Children (2-12): $8.50
Senior/Student with ID: $11.00
Member Adult: Free
Member Child: Free
Duration : 0:8:48
Museum of Modern Art NYC – Kentridge
An installation by Kentridge in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Duration : 0:0:42
USS Intrepid Aircraft Carrier – Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum is located at the New York Harbor on the USS Intrepid Aircraft Carrier (Essex-class aircraft carriers). Tons of helicopters, fighter jets, and a Lockheed A-12 Blackbird.
It was built during World War II for the United States Navy. Nickname the Fighting I. She was the first US aircraft carrier to launch aircraft with steam catapults, and being the recovery ship for a Mercury and a Gemini space mission.
In 1982 Intrepid became the foundation of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City.
Duration : 0:4:39
Howard Zinn: A Young Peoples History of the United States
http://www.92Y.org/lectures
On May 13, 2009, Howard Zinn hosted a special reading of the newly released, updated and illustrated “A Young Peoples History of the United States” that highlights the words of Americas youngest rebels, dissenters and visionaries, from our past–and present.
Duration : 0:12:49
A Scholars’ Day Workshop: The Wrightsmans and Decorative Arts
Learn more about the exhibition The Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate Three Decades of Acquisitions, on view at the Met October 24, 2008 – February 1, 2009: http://www.metmuseum.org/special/philippe_de_montebello_years/splash.aspx
Ian Wardropper, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Chairman, Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, talks about the gifts of French decorative arts by Jayne and Charles Wrightsman, including the furnishing of the Museum’s period rooms.
Organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Center for the History of Collecting in America at The Frick Collection, this event takes place in the galleries of the exhibition highlighting the works of art acquired by the Met during the directorship of Philippe de Montebello. Curators speak about the relationships between institutions and donors as they stand in front of featured works of art.
Duration : 0:14:53