#fair – @nickkahler on Tumblr

Parker had never before felt the least motion of wonder in himself. Until he saw the man at the fair, it did not enter his head that there was anything out of the ordinary about the fact that he existed. Even then it did not enter his head, but a peculiar unease settled in him. It was as if a blind boy had been turned so gently in a different direction that he did not know his destination had been changed.

Flannery O’Connor, “Parker’s Back,” 1965

#parker #back #tattoo #flannery o'connor #quote #lit #literature #motion #wonder #feeling #man #fair #ordinary #existence #head #concept #extraordinary #settle #peculiar #blind #boy #gentle #direction #destination

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Calvin Marcus, Project for the LISTE Art Fair, 2015 (via polychroniadis)

#calvin marcus #project #liste #art #fair #box #shed #roof #architecture #color #purple #green #light #mystery #vision

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OMA, Exposition Universelle, Paris, France, 1983-9 (via archidose)

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Pavilions of the Third Reich and Soviet Union at Expo 1937, Paris, France, 1937

#pavilion #third reich #germany #soviet union #expo 1937 #exposition #fountain #eiffel tower #tower #paris #france #skyscraper #axis #fair #world's fair #black and white #urban design

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The eyes of the Fair are on the future — not in the sense of peering toward the unknown nor attempting to foretell the events of tomorrow and the shape of things to come, but in the sense of presenting a new and clearer view of today in preparation for tomorrow; a view of the forces and ideas that prevail as well as the machines. To its visitors the Fair will say: 'Here are the materials, ideas, and forces at work in our world. These are the tools with which the World of Tomorrow must be made. They are all interesting and much effort has been expended to lay them before you in an interesting way. Familiarity with today is the best preparation for the future.'

New York World's Fair Corporation, Exposition Description for the "Dawn of a New Day: The World of Tomorrow," c. 1939

#new york world's fair #world's fair #fair #exhibition #dawn of the new day #new #novelty #modernism #material #idea #force #world #future

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William Kissiloff, Aerial of the Canadian Pulp and Paper / Christmas Tree Pavilion at Expo 67, Montreal, Canada, 1967 (via samjacob; BLDGBLOG)

'44 stylized tree tops created the unique roof, the tallest tree reaching 8 stories. Out front guests were greeted by a stylized sculpture of a roll of paper being unwound. The sculpture had the attached meaning of: "(paper) the principal tool Man uses to record his thoughts". The trees were constructed with tongue and groove Douglas fir plywood (19 mm) over a steel frame. All of the trees had the same 4.9 m² base, but the height varied from 5 to 18 m. The plywood was coated with various shades of green epoxy paints. Over 9,300 m² of plywood was used to build the roof.'

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SO-IL, Frieze Art Fair, Randall’s Island, NY, 2012 (via archrecord)

#SO-IL #architecture #pavilion #art #fair #randall's island #new york city #strip

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Map for the Golden Gate International Exposition, Treasure Island in San Francisco, CA, 1939-40

#map #drawing #plan #architecture #world's fair #fair #treasure #island #san francisco #california