MachineMachine /stream - tagged with german http://machinemachine.net/stream/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sweetcron text@machinemachine.net The alternate 'Testament of Doctor Mabuse' - Fritz Lang's German and French versions http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/136118 Having recently learned that Fritz Lang filmed an entirely different, French language, version of The Testament of Doctor Mabuse alongside the 'original' German version, I set out to find it. The only way to get hold of it seems to be via the Criterion DVD, but this is a Region 1 (NTSC) release only. Where else can I get a copy of the alternate Mabuse? Preferably as either a download or as a Region 2 (PAL) release I would rather have the Criterion release, of course, because it is the definitive package of the film(s) - but… ]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:55:35 -0700 http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/136118 Schwitters, Kurt (1887-1948) - 1942-43 Collage http://www.flickr.com/photos/32357038@N08/3614926561/

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Schwitters, Kurt (1887-1948) - 1942-43 Collage

Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters was a German artist.
He worked in several genres and media, including Dada, Constructivism, Surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, graphic design, typography and what came to be known as installation art. He is most famous for his collages, called Merz Pictures.

After studying art at the Dresden Academy alongside Otto Dix and George Grosz, (although Schwitters seems to have been unaware of their work, Schwitters returned to… ]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:55:00 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/photos/32357038@N08/3614926561/