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231114 wonwoo at the unesco headquarters in paris

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wonwoo @ UNESCO headquarters (13.11.2013)

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[231113] Visit to the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris

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Calder was born in 1898, the second child of artist parents—his father was a sculptor and his mother a painter. In his mid-twenties, he moved to New York City, where he studied at the Art Students League and worked at the National Police Gazette, illustrating sporting events and the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Shortly after his move to Paris in 1926, Calder created his Cirque Calder (1926–31), a complex and unique body of art. It wasn’t long before his performances of the Cirque captured the attention of the Parisian avant-garde.

In 1931, a significant turning point in Calder’s artistic career occurred when he created his first kinetic nonobjective sculpture and gave form to an entirely new type of art. Some of the earliest of these objects moved by motors and were dubbed “mobiles” by Marcel Duchamp—in French, mobile refers to both “motion” and “motive.” Calder soon abandoned the mechanical aspects of these works and developed suspended mobiles that would undulate on their own with the air's currents. In response to Duchamp, Jean Arp named Calder's stationary objects “stabiles” as a means of differentiating them.

Calder returned to live in the United States with his wife, Louisa, in 1933, purchasing a dilapidated farmhouse in the rural town of Roxbury, Connecticut. It was there that he made his first sculptures for the outdoors, installing large-scale standing mobiles among the rolling hills of his property. In 1943, James Johnson Sweeney and Duchamp organized a major retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, which catapulted Calder to the forefront of the New York art world and cemented his status as one of the premier American contemporary artists.

In 1953, Calder and Louisa moved back to France, ultimately settling in the small town of Saché in the Indre-et-Loire. Calder shifted his focus to large-scale commissioned works, which would dominate his practice in the last decades of his life. These included such works as Spirale (1958) for the UNESCO headquarters in Paris and Flamingo (1973) for Chicago’s Federal Center Plaza. Calder died at the age of seventy-eight in 1976, a few weeks after his major retrospective, Calder’s Universe, opened at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.

(Pace Gallery)

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Бранислав Марковић Умбра (Branislav Marković Umbra)

Serbian, b. 1955 (Artist Lives in Novi Sad, Serbia.)

"Mgla na Jahorini" 2014.

56x38cm, Papir. (Fabriano 300g/m)

📌 ps. Fabriano is a town and comune of Ancona province in the Italian region of the Marche, at 325 metres (1,066 ft) above sea level. and Fabriano is the headquarters of the giant appliance maker Indesit (partly owned by Whirlpool). Fabriano, with Roma, Parma, Torino and Carrara, is an Italian creative city (UNESCO). The town is in the category Folk Arts (for the Fabriano's handmade paper production).

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[231113] Visit to the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris

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GJ and ZZH Updates — October 15-21

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This is part of a weekly series collecting updates from and relating to Gong Jun and Zhang Zhehan.

This post is not wholly comprehensive and is intended as an overview, links provided lead to further details. Dates are in accordance with China Standard Time, the organization is chronological. My own biases on some things are reflected here. Anything I include that is not concretely known is indicated as such, and you’re welcome to do your own research and draw your own conclusions as you see fit. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or additions. :)

[Glossary of names and terms] [Masterlist of my posts about the situation with Zhang Zhehan]

10-15 → Vogue+ posted a video featuring Gong Jun. [subbed video]

→ Gong Jun's studio posted a douyin of Gong Jun in his outfit from the 09-30 Elie Saab show. Caption: "The inventory is loading, and @ Gong Jun Simon's Paris fragments are dropped~" BGM is 秋雨不问梧桐意 by CC雨涵.

10-16 → The Japanese television station LaLa TV announced that it would be airing Zhang Zhehan's unreleased 2016 drama Castle in the Time starting 12-27. At the time of this post, this is very questionable due to both to the general circumstances with Zhang Zhehan as well as because whalers reacted in a very organized fashion, indicating that they were tipped off about this ahead of time and thus the scam is likely involved. Additional Info: - The drama was not released in China due to regulations about the use of Korean actors, the female lead being Korean. [summary of the rather messy production history] A version of the show with a recast female lead and a new title was greenlit by the NRTA (#4 in the linked file) in February 2021; the version announced by LaLa TV is the original one. - The drama was filmed when Zhang Zhehan was contracted with Yu Zheng, who came out in support of the scam a few months ago. (see 07-16) - Japanese fans who looked into the production company found that it has faced a number of lawsuits recently, including one that closed on 08-09 with them having to pay 1.32 million RMB. As well, the two individuals who hold copyright for the show are both severely in debt.

→ Deeyeo posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ The Instagram posted eight photos of "Zhang Zhehan".

→ Gong Jun posted another video of himself camping with a collie, this one of him making a mixed drink. Caption: "My special blend is really delicious! #100 kinds of beauty of the motherland#" Gong Jun's studio reposted this with the added caption: "Camping, @ Gong Jun Simon unlocks a new menu to welcome the delicious crit😋"

→ Gong Jun Outdoor Office posted a video of Gong Jun with the collie.

→ 361° posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ GXG posted two photo ads featuring Gong Jun.

→ Tiffany & Co. posted a clip of Gong Jun from their event the previous weekend.

10-17 → Nothing of note.

10-18 → Ranyi Music's Weibo was suddenly wiped. The reason is not known at the time of this post.

→ The Instagram posted seven photos of "Zhang Zhehan" at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris and two with the Eiffel Tower in view, because the scam gang are still desperate to try to one-up Gong Jun. Fan Observation: - UNESCO offers tours for €15 per person. The other people in the group photo appear to be other members of the same tour. - It was noted that the tree leaves in the outside photo don't match the current season in Paris.

→ Chrison posted an interview with Gong Jun from the Tiffany event. [subbed video]

10-19 → Sohu Fashion posted an interview with Gong Jun from the Tiffany event. [subbed video]

→ Gong Jun Outdoor Office posted a home video-style video of Gong Jun in New York. Caption: "Dropped some fragments 🎮🌉" BGM is Summer Night Wind by Layton Wu.

→ Zhang Sanjian appeared on a random Malaysian YouTube show.

10-20 → Deeyeo posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

Addition 10-24: Net-A-Porter posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ 361° posted two photo ads [1] [2] featuring Gong Jun.

→ Tiffany & Co. posted a short video of Gong Jun from their event. Gong Jun reposted this with the added caption, "Join me in diving into the secret realm of the fantasy sea and appreciating the ocean treasures from @ Tiffany & Co."

→ Marie Claire posted an interview with Gong Jun from the Tiffany event. [subbed video]

→ Tangle Teezer posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

10-21 → Gong Jun attended an offline event for 361°.

→ Gong Jun's studio posted a video of Gong Jun from a pre-event photoshoot. Caption: "Neat, stylish and full of vitality. @ Gong Jun Simon writes in an unrestricted style and feels the heat of sports." BGM is Indie Energy by ElectroAnimals. This was reposted by 361°.

→ Gong Jun Outdoor Office posted a video of Gong Jun doing spray paint art at the offline event. Caption: "The birth of art!" BGM is The Good Times by Song Zuying.

→ Gong Jun's studio posted eleven photos of him from that day. Caption: "Go out energetically and walk freely. @ Gong Jun Simon awakens love and arrives with surprises as promised."

→ 361° posted five photos of Gong Jun from their offline event.

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1918 ❤️🖤💚 Yosef Ben-Jochannan was an Afrocentric historian whose work focused mainly on the black presence in Ancient Egypt. He contends in his writings that the pharaohs came out of the heart of Africa and that the original Jews were from Ethiopia and were black Africans, and the white Jews adopted the faith and customs later. He has been accused of distorting history, and since his work contradicts the prevailing view of Egyptian and African history, it is controversial. Ben-Jochannan was born an only child to an Ethiopian father and an Afro-Puerto Rican Jewish mother in a Falasha community in Ethiopia. He attended schools in Brazil, Spain, Puerto Rico, and Cuba and earned degrees in engineering and anthropology. He continued his education at the University of Havana, Cuba, where he earned a Master’s degree in architectural engineering. He earned a doctoral degree in cultural anthropology from the same school. Finally, he attended the University of Barcelona, where he earned another doctoral degree in Moorish history. Ben-Jochannan immigrated to the United States in the early 1940s. He was appointed chairman of the African Studies Committee at UNESCO headquarters in 1945. He served in that position until 1970. Ben-Jochannan began teaching Egyptology at Malcolm King College in 1950, and then he taught at City College in New York. He was an adjunct professor at Cornell University from 1976 to 1987. He has also taught at Columbia University, Al-Azan University, and Rutgers. He led an archaeological dig in the Nubia region of Egypt in the 1990s and also led an annual trip of black people to Egypt. Ben-Jochannan is a prolific author, penning 49 books, such as Black Man of the Nile and African Origins of Western Religions. The subject of most of his books is ancient Nile Valley civilizations. He also wrote and co-wrote elementary and secondary school texts in the 1960s. He is the chair of the publishing house Alkebu-Lan Foundation and its subsidiary, Alkebu-Lan Books and Education Materials Associates. Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan died in Harlem, New York, on March 19, 2015, at the age of 96.

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Qatar slams Israeli plan to confiscate Palestinian land in occupied East Jerusalem

The Qatari Foreign Ministry has denounced Israel’s decision to expropriate Palestinian-owned land in and around Silwan to erect a cable car from the area to Abu Tor in West Jerusalem, going through the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem.

Qatar “considers this decision a flagrant violation of the principles and provisions of international law and the relevant UNESCO resolutions”, it said in a statement posted on X.

The ministry also called on the UN Security Council to take action to stop Israel from “changing the historical and legal status of Jerusalem”, adding that this step hinders the achievement of a two-state solution.

Daniel Seidemann, an expert on settlements in Jerusalem, said on X earlier: “The cable car is 1.4 kilometres [0.87 miles] in length and will whir above Palestinian homes in Silwan, adjacent to the Church of St. Peter Gallicantu on Mount Zion. Its terminal is located at settler headquarters near the Old City’s Dung Gate, less than 170 metres [185 yards] away from the Al Aqsa Mosque.”

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DHR 779 taking water por Peter Velthoen Por Flickr: near Ghoom, The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway DHR 779 Himalayan Bird West Point "Railway Engine Watering Point" Darjeeling West Bengal India 17 Dember 2005 The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the DHR or the Toy Train, is a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railway that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. Built between 1879 and 1881, it is about 88 km (55 mi) long. It climbs from about 100 m (328 ft) above sea level at New Jalpaiguri to about 2,200 m (7,218 ft) at Darjeeling, using six zig zags and five loops to gain altitude. Six diesel locomotives handle most of the scheduled service, with daily tourist trains from Darjeeling to Ghum – India's highest railway station – and the steam-hauled Red Panda service from Darjeeling to Kurseong. Steam-enthusiast specials are hauled by vintage British-built B-Class steam locomotives. The railway's headquarters are at Kurseong. On 5 December 1999, UNESCO declared the DHR a World Heritage Site. Two more railway lines were later added, and the site became known as one of the mountain railways of India. (Wikipedia)

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Mingyu at the UNESCO HEADQUARTERS in Paris today.

He looks so endearing…

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UNESCO headquarters in Paris.

Following yesterday’s post on one of Vhils wall entering the permanent collection of the Unesco.

Here’s a picture of the Unesco room where its 194 member states and 12 associate members meet biannually to set the agency's programs and budget. Also two of the permanent art pieces: the Tolerance Square* by Dani Karavan with the Unesco Building in the background and the Meditation Space by Tadao Ando**. Not pictured the multiple amazing paintings, sculptures, etc at every corners.

Since its establishment in 1945 in Paris, UNESCO [United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture] has set up a considerable and diverse collection of works of art, such as those by Picasso, Miró, Arp, Appel, Afro, Matta, Calder, Chillida, Giacometti, Moore, Tamayo, Soto, Vasarely, Cruz-Diez and many others, counting today more than 500 works. Over the years, this collection has grown continually thanks to the generosity of the Member States who wished to enhance and embellish the Organizations' Headquarters whilst respecting the capacities and constraints of its architectural framework.

* On the white concrete wall the preamble to UNESCO's Constitution is engraved in UNESCO's six official languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) as well as in Hebrew. The first inscription is in Hebrew and in Arabic.

** This architectural structure was commissioned to symbolize peace and commemorate the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the UNESCO's Constitution. Beyond the simplicity and refinement characteristic of his architecture, Tadao Ando here creates a symbolic work by using the irradiated granite coming from Hiroshima. Through this, he invites the visitor to reflect on the horror of Hiroshima and hence to meditate upon the destructive power of human kind. It was the architect first architectural creation in France. {I then since visited La Bourse du Commerce and recognized right away his work as I enter the newly renovated room for the Pinault Collection}

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Thandiwe Muriu

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CAMO, 2013 - ongoing

Thandiwe Muriu is a self-taught fashion and beauty, leading Kenyan photographer who uses the medium to tell the story of “her Africa”, full of colours and energy [w a joyful use of everyday objects inspired from her childhood memories)

Muriu’s work (top image), part of her editorial series CAMO (2015), was selected as the cover image of the 13th Intergovernmental Committee of the 2005 Convention, at UNESCO headquarters | 11 – 14 February 2020

https://potd.pdnonline.com/2019/02/22/55392/#gallery-2

https://en.unesco.org/creativity/news/artistic-creative-visionary-thandiwe-muriu-photographs

https://thandiwemuriu.com/camo/

https://www.instagram.com/thandiwe_muriu/?hl=en

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[231113] Visit to the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris

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Hapi Dr. Ben day🤎🤎🤎

Yosef Alfredo Antonio Ben-Jochannan, or better known as "Dr. Ben",

born December 31,1918.

An American Master Teacher, writer and historian.

Ben-Jochannan was the only child of an Afro Puerto Rican Jewish mother named Julia Matta and an Ethiopian father named Kriston Ben-Jochannan, in a Falasha community in Ethiopia. Known as Dr. Ben, he was educated in Puerto Rico, Brazil, Cuba, and Spain, earning degrees in engineering and anthropology. In 1938, Ben-Jochannan earned a BS in Civil Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico and a Master's degree in Architectural Engineering from the University of Havana, Cuba in 1939. He received doctoral degrees in Cultural Anthropology and Moorish History from the University of Havana and the University of Barcelona, Spain. Ben-Jochannan immigrated to the United States in the early 1940s. He worked as a draftsman and continued his studies.

In 1945, he was appointed chairman of the African Studies Committee at the headquarters of the newly founded UNESCO, a position from which he stepped down in 1970. During that time he taught Egyptology at Malcolm King College, then at City College in New York City. From 1976 to 1987, he was an adjunct professor at Cornell University. Ben-Jochannan is the author of 49 books, primarily on ancient Nile Valley civilizations and their impact on Western cultures. In his writings, he argues that the original Jews were from Ethiopia and were Black Africans, while the white Jews later adopted the Jewish faith and its customs, statement that have been widely criticized.

In 1993, Wellesley College European classics professor Mary Lefkowitz publicly confronted Ben-Jochannan about his teachings. Ben-Jochannan taught that Aristotle visited the Library of Alexandria. During the question and answer session following the lecture, Lefkowitz asked Ben-Jochannan, "How would that have been possible, when the library was not built until after his death?" Ben-Jochannan replied that the dates were uncertain. Lefkowitz wrote that Ben-Jochannan proceeded to tell those present that "they could and should believe what black instructors told them" and "that although they might think that Jews were all 'hook-nosed and sallow faced,' there were other Jews who looked like himself. He also appeared on Gil Noble's WABC-TV weekly public affairs series Like It Is.

In 2002, Ben-Jochannan donated his personal library of more than 35,000 volumes, manuscripts and ancient scrolls to the Nation of Islam.

In the years before his death, Ben-Jochannan lived in Harlem, New York City in the Lenox Terrace Co-ops.

Ben-Jochannan died on March 19, 2015, at the age of 96, at the Bay Park Nursing Home in the Bronx.

"When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground." -Afrikan Proverb

Knowledge in link below -

"Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan ‎–

Blackman, Wake Up! (1972)"

https://youtu.be/s1eke0mRbqw