Reading
-
Uncreative Writing
Kenneth Goldsmith
-
Building Stories
Chris Ware
-
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original
Robin Kelley
-
Believing Is Seeing: Observations on the Mysteries of Photography
Errol Morris
-
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat and Other Clinical Tales
Oliver Sacks
-
Not Here, Not Now, Not That!: Protest over Art and Culture in America
Steven J. Tepper
-
Graphic Design: Now In Production
Walker Art Center
-
The Art Life: On Creativity and Career
Stuart Horodner
-
The Great Northern Brotherhood of Canadian Cartoonists
Seth
-
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Barack Obama
-
Category Archives: myth
Joseph Beuys in America: Energy Plan for the Western Man
By Joseph Beuys (1993)
Joseph Beuys, artist and scholar, was the most influential thinker among artists of the postwar generation. He inspired the avant-garde with his impassioned appeals for democratic anarchy, and actually founded a string of ‘free universities’ across Europe. His credo was “Every man is an artist.” In 1974, he accepted an invitation to visit the U.S. His travels too him to New York, Chicago, and Minneapolis, and he called the trip – fact an extended performance piece – “Energy Plan for the Western Man.” Beuys’ writings have never before been collected in any language, and most of the interviews and speeches in Joseph Beuys in America have never before appeared in book form.
Posted in art, counterculture, education, history, interview, myth, philosophy, politics, science
The Portable Jung
Edited by joseph Campbell (1971)
In making this masterful selection from the vast corpus of Carl Jung’s writings, Joseph Campbell has aimed to introduce the elementary terms and themes of analytical psychology and to provide an overall understanding of the scope and direction of Jung’s entire works.
Posted in consciousness, myth, psychology
The Power of Myth
By Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers (1988)
Among his many gifts, Joseph Campbell’s most impressive was the unique ability to take a contemporary situation, such as the murder and funeral of President John F. Kennedy, and help us understand its impact in the context of ancient mythology. Herein lies the power of The Power of Myth, showing how humans are apt to create and live out the themes of mythology. Based on a six-part PBS television series hosted by Bill Moyers, this classic is especially compelling because of its engaging question-and-answer format, creating an easy, conversational approach to complicated and esoteric topics. For example, when discussing the mythology of heroes, Campbell and Moyers smoothly segue from the Sumerian sky goddess Inanna to Star Wars’ mercenary-turned-hero, Han Solo. Most impressive is Campbell’s encyclopedic knowledge of myths, demonstrated in his ability to recall the details and archetypes of almost any story, from any point and history, and translate it into a lesson for spiritual living in the here and now.
Apocalypse Culture
Edited by Adam Parfrey (1987)
“Apocalypse Culture is compulsory reading for all those concerned with the crisis of our times. An extraordinary collection unlike anything I have ever encountered. These are the terminal documents of the twentieth century.” -J.G. Ballard
Posted in counterculture, culture, myth, philosophy