The Archaeology of Cool
Let us suppose that the idea of art can be expanded to embrace the whole range of man-made things, including all tools and writing in addition to the useless, beautiful, and poetic things of the world.
–George Kubler (The Shape of Time: Remarks on the History of Things)
January 23 is notable for two things, past and present. Born on this day was Robin “I Want YOU to WANT Me” Zander of Cheap Trick, a man who helped etch the words Live at Budokan into the mainstream lexicon. Presently it’s a good day to wander over to the Cooley Gallery at Reed College and see New and Used, the US debut of photographer Marc Joseph’s large-scale color photographs exploring the vanishing species of independently owned book and record stores that once populated places like Portland and Rockford, Illinois, the home of Cheap Trick.
POSTED: January 23rd, 2007 | AUTHOR: lisa | FILED UNDER: art | TAGS: art | No Comments »