Sublime

I didn’t really think about how outlandish Michel’s proposal was to make “copies that are accurate to within fractions of a millimeter” of fragments of rock until I was at the Met recently, looking at damaged ancient relics, thinking about the meticulous effort that would have to go into replicating such objects’ singular histories of contingency a

PATRONAGE

You’ve probably seen design discussions

Thinking with Things, by Esther Pasztory.

Technology for Frank was not a route to standardization but a way of making a unique, ornate object that would be affordable to produce.

curation.

focus attention on individual stories about what I believed were essential artifacts of graphic design—mostly

He recruits consultants to help choose which artists get the few coveted “Art Statements” spots (where young dealers put on solo shows of young artists) and enlists curators to help select and install “Art Unlimited” (a cavernous showroom of large-scale museum pieces).