Sixty years after his radio debut, Cimrman’s joke is still about us
A fictional genius introduced to Czech radio in 1966 became a lasting part of the country’s theatrical language. The joke depends on taking the evidence very seriously.
Culture
An oral history begins with listening—and continues with checking
Recorded testimony preserves an individual experience. Historians place it beside documents and other accounts to understand the wider event.
A sculpture changes when the room around it changes
Lighting, distance and the route through a gallery influence how a three-dimensional work is encountered. An exhibition is also an arrangement of viewpoints.