techno-joy:

Neverwhere featuring Benedict Cumberbatch to start airing in March

“Neverwhere stars James McAvoy (X-Men- First Class) as Richard Mayhew and Natalie Dormer as Door. Benedict Cumberbatch plays the Angel Islington alongside David Harewood (Homeland) as the Marquis de Carabas, Sophie Oxonedo as Hunter, Christopher Lee as the Earl of Earls Court, Bernard Cribbens as Old Bailey, and Anthony Head as Mr Croup.”

uareurworstenemy:

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(Source: fun-a-la-marocaine)

Rothko Chapel, 1964-1967

The Rothko Chapel is a non-denominational chapel in Houston, Texas founded by John and Dominique de Menil and opened in 1971. The interior serves not only as a chapel, but also as a major work of modern art. On its walls are fourteen black but color hued paintings by Mark Rothko. The shape of the building, an octagon inscribed in a Greek cross, and the design of the chapel was largely influenced by the artist.
Susan J. Barnes states “The Rothko Chapel…became the world’s first broadly ecumenical center, a holy place open to all religions and belonging to none. It became a center for international cultural, religious, and philosophical exchanges, for colloquia and performances. And it became a place of private prayer for individuals of all faiths”.
Fourteen of Rothko’s paintings are displayed in the chapel. Three walls display triptychs, while the other five walls display single paintings. Beginning in 1964, Rothko began painting a series of black paintings, which incorporated other dark hues and texture effects. A typical question raised by visitors viewing the massive black canvases which adorn the walls of the chapel includes some variant of: “Where are the paintings?” The hue of the paintings vary on the lightning of the moment of the day. (x)

lostsplendor:

Gold Serpentine Armbands, Greece ca. 200 B.C (via The Metropolitan Museum of Art)