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Alain Arias-Misson
Alain Arias-Misson (born 1936 Summer Olympics, 1936 in Brussels, Belgium) is an American-Belgian poet, writer, critic and Visual arts, visual artist whose multimedia literary works range from typewriter poetry, sound poetry, Concrete poetry, concrete and visual poetry to stories and experimental novels. He is particularly known for his three-dimensional poem objects and the so-called ''public poems'' - happenings with performers who carry life-sized letters through the streets of various cities. Life Born in Brussels to a Belgian father and an American mother, Arias-Misson was influenced by European and American cultures from an early age. In 1940 the family fled the Nazism, Nazis to New York City, where he grew up. After school, Arias-Misson attended Harvard University, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1959 with a degree in classical Greek literature, philosophy and contemporary French literature . During his studies he developed an interest in experimental poetry . After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona on the 29th IOC Session on 26 April 1931. The 1936 Games marked the second and most recent time the International Olympic Committee gathered to vote in a city bidding to host those Games. Later rule modifications forbade cities hosting the bid vote from being awarded the games. To outdo the 1932 Summer Olympics, 1932 Los Angeles Games, Adolf Hitler had Olympiastadion (Berlin), a new 100,000-seat track and field stadium built, as well as six gymnasiums and other smaller arenas. The Games were the first to be Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow, televised, with radio broadcasts reaching 41 countries.Rader, Benjamin G. "American Sports: From the Age of Folk Games to the Age of Televised Sports", 5th ed. Filmmaker Leni Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
