Posts Tagged ‘Culture’

Evan Michelson of Obscura Antiques and Oddities, “The Culture of Curiosity,” Lecture, Coney Island Museum, Sunday August 15, 4:30

Posted on August 8th, 2010 • Filed under mediarosa • No Comments


Next Sunday at 4:30 PM as part of the Coney Island Museum’s “Ask the Experts” Series, Evan Michelson–co-proprietor of Obscura Antiques and Oddities and Morbid Anatomy Library Scholar in Residence–will be giving a reprise of her popular “Culture of Curiosity” lecture, which some of you might have seen at Observatory last November.

If you missed it the first time, or were made curious enough [sic] about the topic to want to know more, do yourself the favor of heading down to Coney to hear Evan wax poetic [sic] in a new and expanded discussion of “the continuing appeal of curated chaos in the home.”

Full details follow; very much hope to see you there!

“The Culture of Curiosity”
An illustrated lecture by Evan Michelson of Obscura Antiques and Oddities
Date: Sunday, August 15
Time: 4:30 PM
Admission: $5
Location: The Coney Island Museum

From humble parlor to Princely treasury, the Culture of Curiosity has endured for hundreds of years. In equal parts uncanny obsession, camp statement, melancholy musing, frivolous commentary and timeless truth, ultimately it’s all about mystery.

Come and join Evan Michelson (Morbid Anatomy Scholar in Residence) in an exploration of the continuing appeal of curated chaos in the home.

Evan Michelson is an inveterate collector and museum aficionado. She has spent a lifetime obsessing over specimens, lurking in crypts, touring necropoli and gathering information on all things fading from the collective memory.

For about two decades Evan was in and out of various aggressively confrontational/decadent bands. She is currently co-owner of Obscura Antiques and Oddities, and Scholar-in-Residence at the Morbid Anatomy Library. She lives in Victorian excess with her husband, a few pets, and many esoteric and uncanny objects.

You can find out more about the event by clicking here. Hope to see you there!

The above photo is a Wax Department Store Mannequin from the Early 20th Century from Evan Michelson’s incredible home collection, as seen in my recent exhibition The Secret Museum. You can find more images of her collection here.

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Marina Abramovic’s frequent companion

Posted on May 11th, 2010 • Filed under mediarosa • 1 Comment

Maybe it’s just an image that pops while I’m connected with Marina. Let’s say it’s an image of someone I love deeply, and then this creates the emotion, the tears just come out. Most of the time it’s tears of joy. You’re just being and thinking about somebody or something that’s important in your life. And then just acknowledging this person or situation and moving on into being present because yeah, the tears come, but I don’t want to cry for the entire sitting. I want to move on and continue to be with Marina, to be present.

via Marina Abramovic’s frequent companion.

 

The Culture Code: An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do

Posted on May 8th, 2010 • Filed under mediarosa • 5 Comments

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The Culture Code: An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do

 

How Networks Transform Culture

Posted on May 8th, 2010 • Filed under mediarosa • No Comments

In the past three months Anil and I have been to events in six different cities talking about Expert Labs and how the White House used ThinkTank to compile feedback on the Grand Challenges initiative. At Fast Company’s Innovation Uncensored event in New York City last month, Anil absolutely killed it in a 12 minute [...]

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Culture Briefings.

Posted on May 8th, 2010 • Filed under mediarosa • No Comments

Culture Briefings Are The Key To Understanding The Culture And Customs Of People In Other Countries.
Culture Briefings.