Austria is probably the only modern state in EUrope whose voters have not abolished the draft in a plebiscite. Continue reading
Archive for February, 2013
Militant mountain people?
Posted in Uncategorized with tags army, Austria, Bundesheer, conscription, national defence, referendum on 20 February 2013 by delclem“The Adventures of Prince Ahmed”
Posted in Uncategorized with tags animated film, cinematography, film, film history, Germany, Lotte Reiniger, Orientalism, Prinz Achmed on 19 February 2013 by delclem
This is the first known/preserved animated film (Lotte Reiniger, Germany, 1926)
and a striking example of popular Orientalism in early Modernism as well.
Geog Baselitz turning 75 in Vienna
Posted in Uncategorized with tags art, exhibition, Georg Baselitz, Germany, Vienna on 6 February 2013 by delclem
The exhibition Georg Baselitz – Works from 1968 to 2012 is organized by the Essls in their museum in Klosterneuburg near Vienna on the occasion of the 75th birthday of the great German artist, a long-standing friend of the collector couple. Forty-four works by Baselitz from four decades will be shown until 20 May 2013 >museum website
“Why did men stop wearing high heels?”
Posted in Uncategorized with tags cultural history, Europe, fashion, gender, high heels on 4 February 2013 by delclem
“For generations they have signified femininity and glamour – but a pair of high heels was once an essential accessory for men.” A survey of shoe history. >full text (c) BBC World Service 2013
delirium clemens 