Information Law Possum (discontinued)

My blog has been a literally mute witness of my relocation over the past two weeks, during which I also missed a great deal of what was happening in the blogosphere, last but not least John Palfrey’s post about Urs Gasser. Yet, moving has the advantage that you get the chance to learn something new, that is, not only how to assemble an Ikea bookshelf:

The north interior wall of Harkness Commons is decorated by a huge mural, made of brown or beige rectangular tiles with big signs painted on them. The artwork is remarkably similar to a ceramic frieze that streches across the wall of the lobby of the University of St. Gallen’s main building. That frieze is by Joan Miró, dates from the sixties, and is part of that building’s artistic concept. The frieze is special in that you can’t see the whole work from any spot in the hall.

Now, clearing out all kinds of stuff, I found a small old guide of the artworks at the University of St. Gallen, from which I learned two things: First, Miró didn’t create the frieze alone, but in close collaboration with Catalan ceramicist Josep Llorens Artigas. Second, the guide says that another ceramic rural by Miró, dating from 1960, is to be found at Harvard University–it must be the one at the Hark.

Coming back to the title of my post, the two men have in common that they both a) appear to like collaborative work, and b) have worked at Harvard and at the University of St. Gallen.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 15th, 2006 at 5:05 am and is filed under Miscellaneous.