“Order is a necessary condition for making a structure function. A physical mechanism, be it a team of laborers, the body of an animal, or a machine, can work only if it is in physical order.” IfsBodyOrderAnimalTeamConditionsMachinesFunctionStructureMechanismLaborers Book:Entropy and Art: An Essay on Disorder and Order Source: Entropy and Art: An Essay on Disorder and Order
“the art world has always been an unrelenting taste machine, but now flavors of the month have morphed into flavors of the minute. Again, all a reflection of a wider cultural condition. I mean, the art world is slow compared with the music and movie businesses.” WorldMeanArtMinutesConditionsMonthsTasteReflectionMachinesFlavorArt WorldMovie BusinessUnrelentingFlavor Of The Month Author:Barbara Kruger
“When we think that the machine will harm man, then it is perhaps because we are not yet capable of judging the rapid changes it has brought about. We hardly feel at home in this landscape of mines and power stations. We have just moved into this new home that we have not even finished yet. Everything around us has changed so fast - personal relations, working conditions, habits. Even our state of mind is in turmoil.” ThinkingMenFeelsMindStatesHomeConditionsChangedMinesJudgingHabitCapableMachinesRelationMovedFinishedHarmLandscapeAviationStationsState Of MindPredictionsRapidsTurmoilNew HomeWorking ConditionsRapid Change Author:Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“Space-ships and time machines are no escape from the human condition.” HumansSpaceConditionsMachinesShipsHuman ConditionTime MachineDesdemona Author:Arthur Koestler