Category Archives: Counterculture

Vietnam, Through the Eyes of Artists – Holland Cotter

Posted on April 8, 2019 by

A detail of Leon Golub’s “Vietnam II” (1973), at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. “Whatever happened to ‘protest art’ — issue-specific, say-no-to-power-and-say-it-loud art? Here we are, embroiled, as a nation, in what many in the art world regard as a … Continue reading →

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Protesting the War — In Your Best Dress

Posted on March 29, 2019 by

Back in the days before Google AdChoices and Craig’s List, advertisements fueled newspapers — a 120-page issue might be 75 percent ads and 25 percent editorial. Design directors, photographers, cartoonists, pasteup artists, and editors labored mightily to make sure that … Continue reading →

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The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects – Marshall McLuhan / Quentin Fiore (1967)

Posted on March 24, 2019 by

“The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects is a book co-created by media analyst Marshall McLuhan and graphic designer Quentin Fiore, and coordinated by Jerome Agel. It was published by Bantam books in 1967 and became a bestseller … Continue reading →

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CoEvolution Quarterly

Posted on March 8, 2019 by

“… CoEvolution Quarterly had a profound influence on me from its inception in spring 1974 through to the end of its storied run, ten years later. CQ was the brain-child of Stewart Brand and a band of highly educated, counter-culture … Continue reading →

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Deserved Second Act for Paul Newman’s Sometimes a Great Notion – J. Hoberman

Posted on February 23, 2019 by

“One great thing about Paris: New prints of old movies from the ’70s, ’60s, and even the ’50s get extended runs in large theaters, apropos of nothing. A nice thing about New York: It sometimes happens here, too, as with … Continue reading →

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Kommune 1

Posted on February 22, 2019 by

“Kommune 1 or K1 was the first politically motivated commune in Germany. It was created on January 12, 1967, in West Berlin and finally dissolved in November 1969. Kommune 1 developed from the extraparliamentary opposition of the German student movement … Continue reading →

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Floating Lotus Magic Opera Company

Posted on January 19, 2019 by

“The Floating Lotus Magic Opera Company was a poetic sacred folk theater group created, written and directed by poet Daniel Moore. The opera company was based in North Berkeley, California, from around 1966 to sometime in 1969, and for three … Continue reading →

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