The discovery of natural selection, the austere logic of reproducing systems, was only Darwin's first step.
Also included in the program are films which predated the mondo aesthetic, and a selection of austere, powerful non-fiction works which were maligned for their seeming connection to the mondo phenomenon.
There are a handful of significant early paintings, like the smoldering yet austere "Red Jew," and a wonderful selection of works on paper, especially a series of simplified, emotion-packed ink drawings of soldiers and refugees that Chagall made after he returned to Russia in 1914.
But austerity seems much less austere if you are old.
During "Site Specific L.A.," Austere's ground floor will continue to display a selection of contemporary, one-of-a-kind vintage and iconic furnishings and home and personal accessories that almost exclusively hail from Scandinavia.
No doubt Ms. Falkenberg had a hand in this selection, especially the inclusion of Loretta Lux's austere, almost robotic photographs of children innocently gazing at the camera as if posing for a family portrait.
The selection was considered a natural choice because of Prince Salman's reputation as an austere, hard-working family disciplinarian whose tasks included controlling the special jail for princes run amok.
A gene which increases the risk of diabetes in modern circumstances of abundant food might, for example, have had benefits in a more austere environment.Indeed, truly deleterious DNA would be expected to be noticeable by its absence, because natural selection would have worked to eliminate it in the 30,000 years since Neanderthals died out.
May 27 2011 September 19 201111 A selection of minimalist film installations by the forty-year-old Bengali artist marry the poetic and the austere.
They are notable both for their austere sound -- emphasizing the gravitas of Mr. Cash's incomparable voice -- and the boldness of their song selection.
