Panel text reads:
The New York Times review of Mary Emma Harris’ book mention those who were either “brave or foolish” to take part
Not brave, but oh, so foolish.
Discoveries of any great moment in mathematics and other disciplines, once they are discovered, are seen to be extremely simple and obvious, and make everybody, including their discoverer, appear foolish for not have discovered before.
It is all too often forgotten that the ancient symbol for the prenascence of the world is a fool, and that foolishness, being a divine state, is not a condition to be either proud or ashamed of.
“Laws of Form” by G. Spencer Brown
The New York Times review of Mary Emma Harris’ book mention those who were either “brave or foolish” to take part
Not brave, but oh, so foolish.
Discoveries of any great moment in mathematics and other disciplines, once they are discovered, are seen to be extremely simple and obvious, and make everybody, including their discoverer, appear foolish for not have discovered before.
It is all too often forgotten that the ancient symbol for the prenascence of the world is a fool, and that foolishness, being a divine state, is not a condition to be either proud or ashamed of.
“Laws of Form” by G. Spencer Brown
Artwork: 1995.57.1
Not Brave, but oh, so foolish
This work was created for the 1995 exhibition Remembering Black Mountain College curated by Mary Emma Harris in conjunction with Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and the BMC alumni reunion organized by Mary Holden Thompson, founding director of BMCM+AC.
24 x 18 inches
In copyright
Gift of Hazel Larsen Archer
Hazel Larsen Archer, Not Brave, but oh, so foolish, 1995. Photographs and ink on foam board. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of the artist.
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