#1 Mouseion

Nick Ervinck. Mouseion
Published by Nick Ervinck
Texts by Nick Ervinck, Doo Eun Choi, Sabine Himmelsbach, Marek Wolynski, Marjan Dooms and Jon Wood
Book : Hardback
Pages : 140
Size : , 21,5x19,6 mm
Date : 2022
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This modern incarnation of the MOUSEION—the home of scholarly works in classical times, dedicated to the nine Muses—is the setting for a dialogue between traditional forms of art and architecture and me. As daughters of Mnemosyne, goddess of memory, the Muses preserved ancient knowledge and inspired new ideas, forms and worldviews. Just like the original, this MOUSEION presents a unique assemblage of art and science. And just as the Temple of the Muses in Alexandria, with its famous library, sought to understand the contemporary world, the collection of artworks in my virtual MOUSEION call into question specific aspects of our own recent past.