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by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Dec 12, 2012
12.12.12. The end of the world, as we thought about what we know about it. Meditations on Apocalypse I contemplate the nature of the end of things, 12.12, 12. 21, whatever — and what is that, to the notation of the end. Apocalypse, etymologically [like Calypso]... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Cool People, Motion Pictures | Sep 19, 2012
Meeting M I L L A Market Restaurant | Paris THE STREAM FLOWS — BUT WHICH WAY, THE CURRENT? I was thinking about the idea of current flow — watching leaves in a river, idling — breeze and river flow moving the leaves along. And in that state, what is... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Concepts | Aug 16, 2012
The Rubin Museum | NYC | Geometric patterning of a Bodhisattva print GIRVIN | the digital assembly of 108 paintings of divinity — the mala, the spiritual thread of prayer. Below is a photograph of the 16×20″ poster of nearly all the paintings of the... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Retail, Trends | Jun 22, 2012
Papiota, “spool” — Bucuresti, Romania Cut & sew. And drink & eat. Bobbins and bottles: What of creating environments that combine working experiences that conjoin site realism, entertainment and food? Papiota: the sewing café/shop Bucharest,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General, Places | Nov 21, 2011
LOOK UP, LOOK OUT | PRINCIPLES OF ABOVENESS | GALLERY III THE STATE OF WOWNESS* IN THE NATURE OF SEEING, THERE ARE DIRECTIONS – THE VECTORING OF PLACE AND SITE, SIGHT SEEN AND UNSEEN. BUT IT DOES COME DOWN TO THE LOOKING – AND THE LISTENING IN THE LOOK. AS... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Oct 21, 2011
Everything changes; everything is on fire. Nothing is the same as it was; everything is the same as it shall be. In the mist of experience, it’s all changing — still standards flow, and patterning emerges. While everything is in flux, everything goes as it... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, General | Mar 30, 2011
Shimenawa * 注連縄 Girvin The talisman of positive reinforcement and advancement: symbolic strategy, design and the meaning of words. Sometimes, there’s more to an expression that we might at first comprehend. Thoth, the trickster, God of writing Kom Ombo Temple |... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People, Places | Jun 19, 2010
Working in NYC | Four explorations in 24 hours I was getting tired, the long drive out to Mountainville, and the long(er) drive back to the city. Handy Magellan in car navigation was helpful, making our way back to the Bronx, still: traffic snarled. In fact, I... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Jun 15, 2010
Tim Girvin + Jonathan Girvin. The Met Roof | Cantor Garden (Photo by Dawn Clark) Working in NYC | Four explorations in 24 hours. In any trip, anywhere, the idea of a break — even packed-in on a tight agenda, can be meaningful — it’s an expansion on... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Cool People | May 14, 2010
And me. A week back someone said, “why are you always writing about Steve Jobs, I mean, really — what’s the connection?” Calligraphy The connection goes back to Stanford. And the Stanford Conference on Design. Back then, I would go to these... Read More
