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"Recent archaeological excavations bring into focus a civilization that arose more than 5,000 years ago in three small valleys 100 miles north of Lima. Over more than a millennium, it spurred the development of more than 20 separate major residential centers. They are characterized by monumental architecture, large circular ceremonial structures, irrigated agriculture and housing."
h*ly-m*th*rf*ck*n'-sh*t!!!: brian reports the post report:
ROCK snobs, rejoice! Proto-punk legends the MC5 are joining forces with the eclectic Sun Ra Arkestra for a European tour. MC5 members Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer and Dennis Thompson will perform for the first time in nearly four decades with the Ar kestra, directed by Mar shall Allen. The su pergroup's special guest performers will include East Vil lage bar owner "Handsome" Dick Manitoba (The Dictators), Gilbey Clarke (Guns N' Roses), David Thomas (Pere Ubu, Rocket from the Tombs) and Lisa Kekaula (Basement Jaxx) [ not Basement Jaxx should read Belllrays]. The tour kicks off at Lon don's Royal Festival Hall on Feb. 25.
more DKT/MC5 details : here
north miami beach aqua: architectural kool-aid, just add water
"The lower parts of the mosque's walls are made of stone, with mud bricks above. Almost square in plan, the mosque has a flat roof, making it cubic in shape. Inside are six columns, four of stone dating from pre-Islamic times and two of brick. The columns divide the interior into four rows, leading towards the mihrab wall.
An elaborate coffered ceiling contrasts with the building's modest exterior. Most of it has survived intact since its original construction 800 years ago. The ceiling's twenty-two caissons are covered with intricate decoration carved, gilded, and painted in tempera. No speculative elements were inserted during the restoration. All new elements can be traced back to original examples in both their form and their location."
ownership society
Warhol had latched on to Basquiat as a career-freshening protégé and collaborator, and Warholian cunning informed the ultra-smart inventions of Neo-Geo, the milieu’s one launched movement that attained exit velocity, preoccupying the wider art world for a couple of seasons. Jeff Koons, the magus of an aesthetic that transforms commodities into art, which is then presented as the ultimate commodity, was overqualified for the East Village on arrival.