In March
The Flying Carpet inspires you
to a celebration
of the work of inquiry and imagination
in this current phase of repression and squelch
The Flying Carpet inspires you
to a celebration
of the work of inquiry and imagination
in this current phase of repression and squelch
“Science tells us what the world is
but art is able to frame
how we feel and think about it.
They certainly share the same enemies...
the agents of
ignorance superstition and prejudice.”
-- Mark Dion*
but art is able to frame
how we feel and think about it.
They certainly share the same enemies...
the agents of
ignorance superstition and prejudice.”
-- Mark Dion*
Science and art intersect in
The Cabinet of Curiosities**
The Cabinet of Curiosities**
or as Lawrence Weschler calls it,
" a complete debauch of marvel"
When The Flying Carpet saw
a stuffed alligator
hanging from the ceiling of room one
of Gigi Bon's studio in Venice
and started a conversation about
Cabinets of Wonder
an invitation to her inner sanctum followed
" a complete debauch of marvel"
When The Flying Carpet saw
a stuffed alligator
hanging from the ceiling of room one
of Gigi Bon's studio in Venice
and started a conversation about
Cabinets of Wonder
an invitation to her inner sanctum followed
The Curiosity Cabinet transformed itself into
Natural History Museums
Art Museums
and Museums of Everything Imaginable***
Natural History Museums
Art Museums
and Museums of Everything Imaginable***
Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia
the dust covered archives of world exploration
when Venice was Queen of the Seas
the dust covered archives of world exploration
when Venice was Queen of the Seas
Period Rooms
The Museu da Farmácia in Lisbon, Portugal
The Collector's Hut
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
The Artist's Studio
One could could use the term “pilgrimage”
in the presence of :
the painting desk of Freda Kahlo
in Mexico City at La Casa Azul
One could could use the term “pilgrimage”
in the presence of :
the painting desk of Freda Kahlo
in Mexico City at La Casa Azul
Atelier Brancusi in Paris*****
Kawaii Kanjiro's studio in Kyoto
Shuren Sakurai
revered Noh Mask Carver
revered Noh Mask Carver
in his home and studio
Nanzen-ji Temple, Kyoto
Nanzen-ji Temple, Kyoto
Do not become dispirited or immobilized...
This is dedicated especially to dear friend Dana
and also all the creatives
who must persevere in this time
*From field guide to Dr. Fairchild Kampong laboratory...
**the Cabinet de Curiosités
de Joseph Bonnier de La Mosson,
a part of what was once
the most celebrated curiosity cabinet
of 18th century Paris
which the Flying Carpet saw and photographed at the
médiathèque of the
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris
***www.atlasobscura.com
de Joseph Bonnier de La Mosson,
a part of what was once
the most celebrated curiosity cabinet
of 18th century Paris
which the Flying Carpet saw and photographed at the
médiathèque of the
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris
***www.atlasobscura.com
**** “the notion of transforming space
from a didactic taxonomic exhibit of objects
into an environment
which contextualizes elements” --- Mark Dion
From field guide to Dr. Fairchild Kampong laboratory...
see also: Marvelous Museum
Orphans Curiosities and Treasures
From field guide to Dr. Fairchild Kampong laboratory...
see also: Marvelous Museum
Orphans Curiosities and Treasures
*****In his will, Brancusi bequeathed his entire studio
to the French state.
An exact reconstruction of this was made in 1997
on the piazza opposite the Centre Pompidou.
to the French state.
An exact reconstruction of this was made in 1997
on the piazza opposite the Centre Pompidou.
