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.


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07 June 2022

FOCUS GRUPPE ] inTARnational ( presents

     
Oh Vienna...!


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21 November 2021

Circe, play "I Can See Clearly Now."


The given name Clair/Claire derives from the French adjective meaning “clear,” “light,” or “bright.” It can also be a noun meaning “light,” as in the phrase “clair de lune” (“light of the moon”). 
See : from Clair to Saint Clair to Sinclair. 
See also : the inspirational aspirational chosen name of the Japanese Buddhist nun, poet, potter Otagaki Rengetsu meaning Lotus Moon.

 from the French TV series 'Lupin'  
Otagaki Rengetsu, from mud (top image) to the moon/enlightenment  
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28 July 2021

murmur fanboy


said to be by Matsuo Basho c.1680  

said to be by Theatre of the Actors of Regard  
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10 June 2021

Looking To See

  
photo Caroline Tisdall  
Joseph Beuys at Sandycove urinal lookout, Eyeland, 1974


Theatre of The Actors of Regard  
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08 November 2020

How to tell if you are/not a clairvoyant/dog/ curator regarding a crystal ball/picture/1000 words/more/less

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‘A picture tells a thousand words.’ This adage is the inspiration for an innovative new exhibition, in which the public becomes the curator.

A Thousand Words presents 100 of the most compelling photographic images from the rich collections of Sydney Living Museums and the State Archives and Records Authority of NSW, created between the 1880s and the 1980s.

A Thousand Words adopts a philosophy that everyone can interpret history through the lens of their background, experiences, values and aspirations. Unlike a standard exhibition, the images are presented without traditional curatorial interpretation. Instead, the public have been invited to contribute responses – whether emotive, nostalgic or imaginative – and this ‘crowdsourced’ material translated into the exhibition design. New creative works have also been commissioned from established and emerging writers and artists, each responding to an image from the exhibition.

View and respond to some of the unique images at #OneWordWednesday and #SayitonSaturday, on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

A Thousand Words is also available as an online exhibition.

A Thousand Words is a collaboration between Sydney Living Museums and State Archives.  


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17 August 2020

I TAUT I TAW



collection FIAPCE  

 I DID. I DID! 


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09 August 2020

subitism [ see also : subiTARism )


The term subitism points to sudden awakening, the idea that insight into Buddha-nature, or the nature of mind,[1] is "sudden,"[2] c.q. "in one glance," "uncovered all together," or "together, completely, simultaneously," in contrast to "successively or being uncovered one after the other."[3] It may be posited as opposite to gradualism, the original Buddhist approach which says that following the dharma can be achieved only step by step, through an arduous practice. Wikipedia


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21 July 2020

B Advised C Better with TAR Spectacles



Old Talk                  New Talk 

New Normal?
Same Old Same Old?

Try TAR (by Luminari)


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07 April 2020

gaze anaTARmy


Gray's Anatomy (1858)

- wikipedia  
gaze anaTARmy 

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29 March 2020

flap flap flap flap flap flap flap flap flap flap flap flap flap flap flap flap flap flap flap flap flap flap flap


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08 March 2020

PUNS R US

A vehicle registration plate, also known as a number plate, license plate, or licence plate, is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes. All countries require registration plates for road vehicles such as cars, trucks, and motorcycles. 
Our favourite ever registration plate was GOGH on an old brown combie van often seen about here.

This Holden Commodore Calais V BIGPUN is a self-declared
(auto-motivated) claimant, but is it a legit contender?
Theatre of the Automotives of Regard 
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23 November 2019

tribuTARy


/ˈtrɪbjʊT(ə)Ri/
noun: tribuTARy; plural noun: tribuTARies

1.
a flow or flower flowing into a larger flow, flower or anthoLOGOS/HA HA
e.g.
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Similar :
headflower, branchflower, feederflower, sideflower, creekflower
influent, confluent, affluent, effluent

2.
HISTORICAL
a person or state ] see ( that pays tribute ] flow ( to another state or ruler ] see (
e.g. tribuTARies of the Holy See*

*Every see is considered holy. In Greek, the adjective "holy" or "sacred" (ἱερά transliterated as hiera) is constantly applied to all such sees as a matter of course. In the West, the adjective is not commonly added, but it does form part of an official title of two sees: besides the Holy See, the Bishopric of Mainz (the former Archbishopric of Mainz, which was also of electoral and primatial rank) bears the title of "the Holy See of Mainz" (Latin: Sancta Sedes Moguntina).


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16 November 2019

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Theatre of the Actors of Regard
presents

click photo to enlarge 

photographer Kate Nash/Black Inc. 
Theatre of the Actors of Regard         
 Doug Hall                                                         Anna Schwartz
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05 November 2019

meta-TAR


This 1960 painting - Lambda 2 - by Morris Louis goes to auction at Sotheby's New York next week :

 SEEING IN COLOR: ABSTRACTION FROM A DISTINGUISHED NORTH AMERICAN COLLECTION

The scarf and the second coat...
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04 October 2019

includes 'door de vingers zien' and dendrochronoLOGOS/HA HA


Franz Verbeek's 'Portrait of a Jester' c.1550 has been a longtime favourite here. 
FIAPCE  
We knew it was up for auction. This text from Koller International Auctions :

The figure of the jester or fool is found in 16th century Flemish painting, such as in works by Quentin Massys (1466–1530) and engravings by Lucas van Leyden (1494–1533). It is therefore not surprising that while in the Hintze Collection, our painting was considered to be by Massys. The work offered here, however, is a rarity in that the figure of the jester is depicted as a portrait against a black background, and the entire composition concentrates on his facial expression. The painting becomes particularly interesting when one knows that it depicts the Dutch proverb "door de vingers zien" (literally "to look at the world through one’s fingers" – to turn a blind eye), still in current use. In order to illustrate this proverb, both the hand gestures and the motif of the glasses play a central role: the jester, who has put his glasses in his coat, looks at the world through his fingers. This proverb reveals an attitude that consists of distancing oneself from everything that goes wrong in the world. By closing his eyes and remaining silent, the individual succeeds in protecting himself. The jester also calls on the viewer to behave just as favourably towards him. The conventional symbols of the jester can also be found in this representation: the yellow-red costume, the cap with the dog's ears, the cockscomb, the fool's staff on the right and the glasses in the foreground. The latter, usually a sign of scholarship, are here associated with glare and deception, because making glasses at the time was a technical challenge, causing their quality to vary greatly – for this reason, their makers were sometimes considered charlatans.

The painting has been dendrochronologically examined by Dr Peter Klein and may have been made as early as 1548.

 Last week, it sold for CHF 695 300 (incl premium).


Theatre of the Actors of Regard  
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28 May 2019

The Art of Camouflage | Move on, please. Nothing to be seen here.


 etymoLOGOS/HA HA 

Borrowed from French camouflage, from camoufler (“to veil, disguise”), alteration (due to camouflet "smoke blown in one's face") of Italian camuffare (“to muffle the head”), from ca- (from Italian capo (“head”)) + muffare (“to muffle”), from Medieval Latin muffula, muffla (“muff”), from Frankish *molfell (“soft garment made of hide”) from *mol (“softened, forworn”) (akin to Old High German molawēn (“to soften”), Middle High German molwic (“soft”)) + *fell (“hide, skin”), from Proto-Germanic *fellą (“skin, film, fleece”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel(e)(w)-, *plē(w)- (“skin, hide”). Akin to Old High Germanfel (“fell, skin, hide”), Old English fell (“fell, skin, hide”). Alternate etymology traces the Italian and Medieval Latin words to Middle High German mouwe, mōwe (“sleeve”) (German Muff (“muff”), Dutch mouw (“sleeve”)) from Proto-Germanic *mawwō (“sleeve”) + fell (“skin”). More at mulch, fell.
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27 February 2019

regarding : The Holy See



Theatre of the Actors of Regard
 Seal of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See 
to the United Nations
  

Theatre of the Actors of Regard
Cardinal George Pell and the Coat of Arms of the Holy See


FIAPCE  

Dream of 18/19 January 1989 : Sacred Sight

I am in Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, at the entrance to
a small side altar where a Mass is always being celebrated.
This area is curtained and only the Faithful (No Tourists)
are permitted to enter, to pray and to partake in the Mass.

I am permitted to enter and go to a pew at the front,
on the right hand side.

Here, I watch the priest very closely.
He is not doing this out of habit or duty.
He is thoughtful, deliberate and very precise
in his saying of this Mass.

I empathise with his conviction, his intensity. 
Then I understand that he is saying his First Mass
and that every part of his being
- his past, his present and his future - 
is concentrated on his proper movement through 
every moment of it.

I become aware - did he announce it?
did I simply realise it?
that he is offering his first Sacrifice of the Mass
in praise and thanks for the Gift of Sight.


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03 April 2018

Melbourne Comedy Art Festival


TAR 
presents 
Frocking Clouds
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22 March 2018

Dic. TAR


email received today :

Colleagues:

The second edition of the internet tool Dictionary of Art Historians was officially rolled out today. Many of you had a chance to examine the beta version in NYC at the ARLIS meeting or in Los Angeles at CAA. The official press release, http://arthistorians.info/news, explains the tool and its history fully. A multitude of art librarians and scholars advised on it and the redesign. Please note the new url (no longer the “.org” one), www.arthistorians.info.

I also want to underscore one of the biggest changes is that we’re formally accepting contributions from the art community. If you know of staff, scholars, classes or even someone who’d you’d like to contribute, please use the ‘contribute’ link to begin the process.

Again, my thanks to this community for making this tool—which is very much ongoing—the success it has.

Best,

Lee

Lee Sorensen, A.M., A.M.

Librarian for Art, Visual Studies and Dance

Editor, Dictionary of Art Historians (new url)

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Re]ar(g]u(ard : 
   Theatre of the AudiTARs of Rank
  
Re]ar(g]u(ard : 
  Theatre of Austral Remains
  • Burke, Joseph 
    "In 1946, again with sponsorship from Sir Keith Murdoch, the Herald Chair of Fine Arts was founded at the University of Melbourne.
  • Hoff, Ursula 
    Curator of prints and assistant director, National Gallery of Victoria, Australia. Hoff was the daughter of Hans Hoff, a pharmaceuticals salesperson and Thusnelde Hoff.
  • James, John 
    Medievalist, École de Chartes scholar; used an archaeological approach for Chartres scholarship. James entered the University of Melbourne in 1949.
  • Lindsay, Daryl 
    Director of the National Gallery, Victoria, Australia. Gave Ursula Hoff (q.v.) her postion as curator of prints and drawings. "The then director of the National Gallery of Victoria, J. S.
  • Lindsay, Jack 
    Biographer of artists, author and classical translator. Lindsay was the son of the libertine artist/writer Norman Lindsay (1879-1969) and Kathleen Parkinson (Lindsay).
  • Trendall, A. D. 
    Classical art historian of south Italian pottery from the 5th to the 4th centuries BC. Trendall's father was a woodworker in New Zealand.


 The Austral settled on the bottom of The See at Sydney
 Harbour, November 1882.
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