A study of ugliness shows the progression of cultural attitudes far more clearly than merely observing the changes in what we deem attractive.
To date, only a small number of groups have focused on developing tools, or identifying molecular pathways that cause mouse or human PSC lines to undergo cultural adaptation and neoplastic progression [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9].
(Till the spring). Progressions: A Cultural Legacy (The Clocktower, 108 Leonard Street): Timed to coincide with the recent activities of the Women's Caucus for Art (New York City chapter), with Julia Hotten, Vivien Brown and Emma Amos as curators, "Progressions" is a history in miniature of painting by black women as it has evolved since the middle of the 19th century.
The progression marks a cultural decline, I suppose, from eros to fetishism.
The logical solution, a display reflecting the main cultural areas with a chronological progression within each one, was rejected.
Or, perhaps, Joaquin, in the Gurdjieff-style "Rascal Sage" manner, is engaged in a civic project of Pattern Interruption with the goal of exploding the cultural expectations of the linear progression of success.
Bathing may be an essential part of maintaining good personal hygiene, but it's also a cultural tradition in Japan, and the progression of Japanese bathing culture can now be seen at New York's Ronin Gallery.
While this is a positive progression for global and cultural connectivity and helps financially fuel some local communities, it has harsh consequences on the environment.
Cultural critics have snatched up the gastronomic progression down Clinton Street and waved it about as proof that the Lower East Side is at last riding the slippery slope toward gentrification.
