1.) I've been out of town and offline for a week, so I missed the news that Jörg Immendorff has died. I haven't had a chance yet to read what's been written.
2.) Rochus points out that NDR has put Fatih Akin's Gegen die Wand online in its entirety. It's in a streaming format, so we'll see how much patience I have with my connection... (NB: this version's available in German and Turkish.)
Just in time to head out to the BFA show, I've finished all of my grading. It's always such a relief to know that the semester was successfully concluded (for most, at least). So many good conversations in class--this was a pretty good semester, all told. But did I mention that I'm glad we're done now? It'll be nice to see the seniors' work without any other school stuff on my mind.
And also, weather permitting, tomorrow will be the first hike of the season. Woohoo.
I just spent ten minutes trying to remember the title and author of a reading I wanted to give to a student. This is a significant moment only because what I was trying to remember was M. Fried, "Art and Objecthood." For ten whole minutes, I had forgotten that citation. Marvelous. Will it ever happen again, do you suppose?
Do not want.