Tag Archives: The Society of the Spectacle

New Solidifications of Collective Memory in the City

Posted on 2022/07/24 by herbertwright

A concrete sandwich lies deep in a chasm between London skyscrapers. An angry Bristol crowd drag a statue through the streets. De Chirico seems to have left something at Cambridge station. The life of sculpture in public space… by Herbert … Continue reading →

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City of the Singularity, part 2: Missions Too Important to Jeopardise

Posted on 2020/01/25 by herbertwright

A city run by a superintelligent system would be shaped by the mission the machine intelligence sets for itself. What mission would be best for its citizens? Continue reading →

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The City of the Singularity Part 1: You See Us

Posted on 2019/11/03 by herbertwright

What if machine intelligence was in complete control of the city and its citizens? Continue reading →

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Postmodernism- what is the V&A take?

Posted on 2011/09/29 by herbertwright

About 40 years ago, the Italians started re-designing the world. They invented Postmodernism, and everything from skyscrapers to catwalks and videos was visually transformed. That’s the story according to the big retrospective at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, Postmodernism: Style … Continue reading →

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