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...musicophilia” is always apparent, as are his curiosity and personal investment in the subject.Still, some of the scientific discussions can become tedious, especially in the more medically complex cases. And not all of the essays rise to the level of the true gems of the collection??though such a goal might be impossible in a book of 29 essays. But Sacks maintains such a consistently fluid and engaging writing style that even the weaker essays are still enjoyable to read.In any book that blends art and science, there is always a danger that the discussion will...
...FAUXIn 1677 Ashmole donated the collection to Oxford University, which in turn created the world’s first University Museum, the Ashmolean.A curious clause in Ashmole’s bequeathal stipulated the museum remove decaying specimens to maintain the collection??s integrity.By 1775, the dodo, now at Oxford’s Museum of Natural History, had grown “too tattery,” Berry said. “The dodo was probably rotting.”The curators, not knowing this was the world’s last specimen, decided to burn...
...quick mental tour of my “dys-Allston”: You have no problem, I am sure, imagining a science campus that by 6:30 p.m. is abandoned, at least from the outside. The stunning new museum closes at 5 p.m. (it is a superb collection??most faculty and students go once, to show visitors). There are some classrooms in dys-Allston, but since courses ended by 4 p.m., the rooms are dark except for the blackboard washer. An occasional bike rider zips down an empty street on her way “back?...
...Lajer-Burcharth says. “You look for 1970s experimental video art in Poland, and there you have it.”The exhibit collects works solicited from local artists in each host city, which explains its somewhat quirky contents. As a result of the collection??s organic growth process, its contents do not reflect a “Who’s Who” of the video art world. Nam June Paik, for instance, is nowhere to be found.But in spite of the esoteric subject matter, the gallery has seen a steady flow of visitors...
...Arthur M. Sackler Museum until May 6. Such juxtapositions are common throughout the showcase. But although its attempt to illustrate diversity is commendable, the exhibit’s scope is ultimately too large for the allotted number of works, forming a disjointed sampling—rather than a comprehensive collection??of photographs. DECEPTIVELY SMALL Curated by Kimberly Masteller, assistant curator of Islamic and Later Indian Art, the exhibition presents different styles of photography taken by artists of South Asian descent. Paradoxically, the show manages to be too broad and still remain quite small: It has a total...