oddtag's posterous http://oddtag.posterous.com Most recent posts at oddtag's posterous posterous.com Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:56:00 -0800 Back where the web began: matter, antimatter http://oddtag.posterous.com/back-where-the-web-began-matter-antimatter http://oddtag.posterous.com/back-where-the-web-began-matter-antimatter

txt: CERN: How the web began

The first proposal for the World Wide Web (WWW) was made at CERN by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989, and further refined by him and Robert Cailliau in 1990.

 

txt: Antimatter atoms produced and trapped at CERN

Antimatter – or the lack of it – remains one of the biggest mysteries of science. Matter and its counterpart are identical except for opposite charge, and they annihilate when they meet. At the Big Bang, matter and antimatter should have been produced in equal amounts. However, we know that our world is made up of matter: antimatter seems to have disappeared. To find out what has happened to it, scientists employ a range of methods to investigate whether a tiny difference in the properties of matter and antimatter could point towards an explanation.

 

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  - CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research is the world's leading laboratory for particle physics. It has its headquarters in Geneva.

- The ALPHA Collaboration

- CERN Courier: Keeping antihydrogen: the ALPHA trap

 

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Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:09:00 -0700 ArtVerona: Independents e TheatreArtVerona http://oddtag.posterous.com/artverona-independents-e-theatreartverona http://oddtag.posterous.com/artverona-independents-e-theatreartverona

link: www.artverona.it ArtVerona 2010 - Verona (Fiera) 14/18 ottobre 2010

txt: Artverona - Indipendents

Per la prima volta in una fiera d’arte moderna e contemporanea saranno ospitate - in una specifica area riservata - associazioni, fondazioni, collettivi e spazi no-profit presenti sul territorio nazionale, che si distinguono per le loro peculiari attività di ricerca e sperimentazione in ambito contemporaneo. Independents è un progetto ideato da Fuoribiennale per la VI edizione di ArtVerona, in cui le realtà invitate hanno a disposizione uno spazio nel cuore dei due padiglioni della fiera, per tutta la durata della manifestazione.

 

txt: Artverona - TheatreArtVerona

ArtVerona inaugura una nuova sezione, nata dalla proficua collaborazione con il Teatro Stabile di Verona ed il suo direttore Paolo Valerio. Tra le proposte della rassegna, sabato 16 ottobre al Teatro Nuovo Antonio Albanese proporrà Recital, che racconta, con corrosiva comicità e ritmo serrato, un mondo popolato da personaggi tipici del nostro tempo; domenica 17 ottobre la compagnia rivelazione Babilonia Teatri, vincitrice del Premio Speciale Ubu 2009, incontrerà il pubblico nello Spazio Aletti in Fiera, all’interno del fitto programma di approfondimenti FaceToFace, e alle 21, al Teatro Nuovo di Verona, presenterà una summa antologica del loro lavoro con The Best of Babilonia.

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Sun, 03 Oct 2010 07:57:00 -0700 Venice is not the billboard you want to see? http://oddtag.posterous.com/venice-is-not-the-billboard-you-want-to-see http://oddtag.posterous.com/venice-is-not-the-billboard-you-want-to-see

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- www.veniceinperil.com

- www.theartnewspaper.com - Ads of Sighs: The huge ads proliferating in Venice, now also lit up by night, are not bringing in huge money and stretch the application of the law to the point of illegality

- www.comune.venezia.it - Behind the billboards there is a great work .. a fronte del venire meno dei finanziamenti dello Stato, che pur ha il dovere di aiutare Venezia per la tutela del patrimonio cittadino, Comune e Soprintendenza sono non soltanto disponibili, ma interessati a recuperare e utilizzare tutte le forme possibili di sostegno alle istituzioni.

- www.guardian.co.uk - Venice's historic buildings 'violated' by billboards, say cultural experts: Leading architects and museums slam Italian government for allowing advertisements to cover world-famous palazzi

- www.nytimes.com - Behind Venice’s Ads, the Restoration of Its Heritage: The view today, however, is more likely to be a gargantuan billboard on a blue sky of tarpaulin touting Bulgari or Coca-Cola.

- www.ilsole24ore.com - Palazzo Ducale is back: No one who really cares about this town may have prejudices: sponsorships are necessary, we can't do without them..

- corrieredelveneto.corriere.it - Venezia, agreement with the private Committees: restorations without billboards

 

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Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:47:26 -0700 Comoda_mente 2010 http://oddtag.posterous.com/comodamente-2010 http://oddtag.posterous.com/comodamente-2010 Comoda_mente 2010: La leggerezza Vittorio Veneto (Treviso) 2/5 settembre 2010 txt: www.comodamente.it - Il festival
Il festival Comoda_mente nasce per fondere in un unico messaggio i temi della riqualificazione urbana e della cultura contemporanea e offrire quel nutrimento culturale vivo che ormai è diventato un bisogno socialmente percepito. [...] Tre giorni, quindi, per scomodare il conosciuto e prendersi una rivincita su tutto quello che facilmente definisce il Reale scartando il Possibile, comodamente seduti in un avvolgente salotto urbano.
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Thu, 13 May 2010 20:09:58 -0700 Fake Venice http://oddtag.posterous.com/fake-venice http://oddtag.posterous.com/fake-venice txt: Interview With Andrew Potter: Travel and the Search for Authenticity - www.worldhum.com
For instance, let’s say the absolute fake is going to some Italian restaurant in some fake Venice in Vegas. That’s the absolute fake. Here in Toronto, where I live, you can go down to little Italy and go to an authentic Italian restaurant, probably run by real Italians. And then you could actually go to Venice. And once you’re there, you can either go to the tourist traps they have all set up for tourists, or if you’re really lucky you know a local who will actually make you a dinner in Venice, which you would call the epitome of authenticity. So all these things have varying degrees of authenticity to them and, not coincidentally, they have varying degrees of priciness attached to them. And so, and the ultimate is to get something that nobody can actually buy at all and that would be having somebody who lives in Venice, a friend of a friend, cook you a meal. Which nobody could even buy on the open market. Which makes it completely authentic.
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Thu, 06 May 2010 19:27:54 -0700 2010 Venice Biennale architecture: People meet in architecture http://oddtag.posterous.com/2010-venice-biennale-architecture-people-meet http://oddtag.posterous.com/2010-venice-biennale-architecture-people-meet txt: Venice Biennale Architecture www.labiennale.org
On May 3rd, the President of the Venice Biennale, Paolo Baratta, and the Director of the Architecture section, Kazuyo Sejima, presented the 12th International Architecture Exhibition, titled People meet in architecture, that will run in Venice 29th August to 21st November 2010 (Preview on 26-27-28 Aug). Two major projects will be developed for the 12th Exhibition: the Architecture Saturdays (a series of conversations, performances and weekly discussions with architects and critics) and the greater involvement of the Universities (educational opportunities for students)
txt: Statement of the President of La Biennale di Venezia, Paolo Baratta
A philosopher would say that the Exhibition is just a device for aesthetic education, aiming at making one’s spirit to “go beyond” by letting the visitor widen the perspectives of his own actions and thoughts, and leading him towards a more courageous consideration of the potential, we have to effectively shape the space where we live.
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Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:04:56 -0800 Venice, cicheti, bacaro, spritz, ombra. Happy valentine's day! http://oddtag.posterous.com/venice-cicheti-bacaro-spritz-ombra-happy-vale http://oddtag.posterous.com/venice-cicheti-bacaro-spritz-ombra-happy-vale txt: Cicchetti and Spritz From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cicchetti (pronounced chi-KET-tee) are small snacks or side dishes, typically served in cicchetti bars [bacaro] in Venice, Italy. Common cicchetti include small servings of fish, tiny sandwiches, plates of olives, and very small servings of typical full-course plates. Like Spanish tapas, one can also make a meal of cicchetti by ordering many different plates. Venice's many cicchetti bars are quite active during the day, as Venetians (and tourists) typically eat cicchetti in the late morning, for lunch, or as afternoon snacks. Cicchetti is usually accompanied by a small glass of white wine, which the locals refer to as an "ombra" (shadow).
The Spritz is a wine-based cocktail commonly served as an aperitif in northern Italy, especially in the Veneto region and surrounding areas. The drink is prepared with white wine or Prosecco wine, a dash of some bitter liqueur such as Aperol, Campari, Select or Cynar. The glass is then topped off with sparkling mineral water. It is usually served over ice in a lowball glass (or sometimes a martini glass or wine glass) and garnished a slice of orange, or sometimes an olive, depending on the liqueur. The drink originated in Venice while it was part of the Austrian Empire, and is based on the Austrian Spritzer, a combination of equal parts white wine and soda water.
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Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:09:18 -0800 The making of a genius: Antonio Canova http://oddtag.posterous.com/the-making-of-a-genius-antonio-canova http://oddtag.posterous.com/the-making-of-a-genius-antonio-canova A Possagno c'è la casa e il museo di Antonio Canova. Ci arrivi una domenica pomeriggio, con la figlia che sbuffa perchè vuole andare a fare un giro in centro. E trovi uno dei soliti, a questo punto, miracoli del Veneto. Una visita guidata del signor Marcello, volontario. Uno spettacolo di passione e competenza gratuita. In due ore (due) ti fa capire come nasce un genio e come il genio modifica il suo territorio. Ti fa partire dalla cucina - qui siamo nella Giogiosa Marca, a due passi c'è la terra del Prosecco - e da lì ti accompagna stanza dopo stanza a capire come impara, come lavora "Tonin" Canova. Ti parla del nonno che sa lavorare la pietra, del Falier ricco veneziano che lo fa studiare. Storia di persone, di idee, di lavoro, e di un territorio. E così, io che ero venuto qui a vedere le tre grazie, Amore e Psiche e le altre meraviglie, scopro che Canova e Possagno sono molto di più: sono un modello di come si sviluppa un talento, una idea: Venezia investe sul talento di "Tonin" e Canova che cambia il suo territorio. Ci devo pensare su. [en] In Possagno there is the home and museum of Antonio Canova. You arrive on a Sunday afternoon, your the daughter snorts because she wants to go for a stroll downtown. And you stumble on one of the usual miracles of this Veneto. A guided tour of Mr. Marcello, a volunteer. A performance of passion and expertise, for free. In two hours (two) he makes you understand how a genius was born and how he changes its territory. He leads you from the kitchen - here you are in the Joyful Marca, a few away there is the land of Prosecco - and room by room he makes you understand how "Tonin" Canova learns, how he works. He speaks you about Canova grandfather, who knows how to work the stone, about the rich Venetian Falier who made him study. A story of people, ideas, work, and a territory. And so, I came here to see the Three Graces, Cupid and Psyche and the other treasures, and I've discovered that Canova and Possagno are much more: they are a model of how to develop a talent, an idea: Venice invest in the Tonin's talent and Canova changes its territory. I need to think about. link: Museo di Canova - Possagno (TV) - Italia img: Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss - From Wikipedia
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Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:30:04 -0800 An adventure of the eye and mind http://oddtag.posterous.com/an-adventure-of-the-eye-and-mind http://oddtag.posterous.com/an-adventure-of-the-eye-and-mind Nelle osservazioni di Jonathan Jones sul telescopio Hubble come avventura dell'occhio e del pensiero ritrovo un filo con quello che pensavo girando per Venezia questa estate. L'arte contemporanea mi interessa se è un modo di vedere per conoscere. Internet mi interessa se - oltre ad essere aiuto nella vita quotidiana - allarga il pensiero. L'arte contemporanea, internet per sè non mi entusiasmano più. Mi sa che sto invecchiando. Va assolutamente bene così. txt: Art: the final frontier - guardian.co.uk
The Hubble space telescope has brought about a visual revolution, more significant than any recent work of art in transforming the way we see ourselves and the cosmos. And shouldn't we be starting to admit that it was more important than Apollo? The moon missions were based on Newtonian science and confirmed a Newtonian model of the universe (planets in orbit, trajectories, everything very mechanical). The Hubble has revealed to the eye a cosmos that is far more poetic, mysterious, and fluid.
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Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:42:16 -0800 Goodbye 2009 http://oddtag.posterous.com/goodbye-2009 http://oddtag.posterous.com/goodbye-2009 img: Venice Biennale 2009: what remains - oddtag on flickr
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Sun, 11 May 2008 13:47:55 -0700 The Venice Factory http://oddtag.posterous.com/the-venice-factory http://oddtag.posterous.com/the-venice-factory Gondolas full of tourists. In the background the renovation works' scaffolding of the Punta della Dogana de Mar (also known as Punta della Salute). Project: architect Tadao Ando, $$ François Pinault Foundation, Palazzo Grassi. img: The Venice Factory - oddtag on flickr.com
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Tue, 06 May 2008 19:21:31 -0700 Creating a World Without Poverty http://oddtag.posterous.com/creating-a-world-without-poverty http://oddtag.posterous.com/creating-a-world-without-poverty txt: Creating a World Without Poverty by Muhammad Yunus
Three themes are central to this book. The first is poverty—its causes and cure. I will show that poverty is created by economic, social, and political systems, and by false ideas—not by the laziness, ignorance, or moral failings of the poor. The second theme is the role of women as drivers of the coming revolution. Current social arrangements especially victimize poor women. If the creativity, energy, and desire for family improvement that are latent in hundreds of millions of the world's women can be unleashed, nothing can stand in their way. The third theme is technology as a crucial enabler of the revolution. New ways of managing and communicating information are already changing lives the world over. Now these tools must be made available to everyone, including residents of the most remote villages in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The result will be decentralization of economic andpolitical power as worldwide markets in ideas, goods, and services become accessible to all.
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Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:35:48 -0700 Where is art? http://oddtag.posterous.com/where-is-art http://oddtag.posterous.com/where-is-art txt: Art 38 Basel - Public Art Projects - on www.kopenhagen.dk
On Messeplatz in front of the Art Basel fair, visitor’s can witness nine public art projects. The nine works are each very different and show a wide range of artistic techniques, interests and fabrics. From Wim Delvoye’s amazing and monumental reconstruction of a big trailer with a truck, to Tadashi Kawamata’s Tree Hut – a wood hut runned up in one of the existing flagpoles, to Paul McCarthy’s perverse Santa with Butt Plug, Mike Nelson’s exotic old bus, Elmgreen & Dragset’s flashy, melting postcard-selling kiosk, and the delicate 11-meter-high Baton by Not Vital, to the poetic and beautiful round, polished steel mirror of the sky by Anish Kapoor, the LSD-influenced work of Thomas Zipp, and finally the 1:1 funny house build by Vedavamazzei. Enjoy the pictures....
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Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:08:00 -0700 Intolerable Beauty http://oddtag.posterous.com/intolerable-beauty http://oddtag.posterous.com/intolerable-beauty txt: Intolerable Beauty: Portraits of American Mass Consumption - Chris Jordan on www.chrisjordan.com
Exploring around our country’s shipping ports and industrial yards, where the accumulated detritus of our consumption is exposed to view like eroded layers in the Grand Canyon, I find evidence of a slow-motion apocalypse in progress. I am appalled by these scenes, and yet also drawn into them with awe and fascination. The immense scale of our consumption can appear desolate, macabre, oddly comical and ironic, and even darkly beautiful; for me its consistent feature is a staggering complexity. The pervasiveness of our consumerism holds a seductive kind of mob mentality. Collectively we are committing a vast and unsustainable act of taking, but we each are anonymous and no one is in charge or accountable for the consequences. I fear that in this process we are doing irreparable harm to our planet and to our individual spirits. As an American consumer myself, I am in no position to finger wag; but I do know that when we reflect on a difficult question in the absence of an answer, our attention can turn inward, and in that space may exist the possibility of some evolution of thought or action. So my hope is that these photographs can serve as portals to a kind of cultural self-inquiry. It may not be the most comfortable terrain, but I have heard it said that in risking self-awareness, at least we know that we are awake.
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