David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :

'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)

(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.


18 May 2019

Intrigues of the Void


After a campaign of critical co-option ] Resistance Is Futile ( come auction night, Christie's realised a record price for a Work Of Art by a Living Artist : $US91,075,000 for a Jeff Koons 'Rabbit' (1986), number 2 from an edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof. 
 A full-page ad in the New York Times to promote the auction
 of Jeff Koons’ 'Rabbit'.



 A woman looks at Jeff Koons' "Rabbit" from the Masterpieces 
 from The Collection of S.I. Newhouse at Christie's New York
 press preview on May 3, 2019 as part of Christie's Post-War
 and Contemporary Art evening sale. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. 
 CLARY /AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY 
 MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE 
 THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION ( Photo credit 
 should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

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