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Those White Plastic Chairs - The Monobloc and the Context-Free Object - Ethan Zuckerman

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Ian Frazier, writing about the return of seals to the waters that surround New York City, offers this poetic observation about a white plastic chair: On a higher part of the beach, a single patio chair of molded white plastic commanded a wide view. Someone might have put it there to enjoy a beer in,… Read More »Those White Plastic Chairs – The Monobloc and the Context-Free Object

Home » Blog » Greatest Hits » Those White Plastic Chairs – The Monobloc and the Context-Free Object Those White Plastic Chairs – The Monobloc and the Context-Free Object April 6, 2011 January 15, 2021 Ian Frazier , writing about the return of seals to the waters that surround New York City , offers this poetic observation about a white plastic chair: On a higher part of the beach, a single patio chair of molded white plastic commanded a wide view. Someone might have put it there to enjoy a beer in, or for winter sunbathing. Then again, it might have been flotsam. I have seen this i

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