There’s a phrase of James Joyce. “Who gave you that numb?” Every… — The Museum as Large-Room Pinball Machine, Marshall McLuhan, Harley Parker, and Museum Professionals, 1967, full transcript of a seminar at the City Museum of New York, October, 1967 , edited by William Buxton, U. of Alberta Press, 2026, p 169

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There’s a phrase of James Joyce. “Who gave you that numb?” Every name is a numb because it ends tension. When you have labelled something, perception flickers out. You have classified it and that’s the end of perception.

The Museum as Large-Room Pinball Machine, Marshall McLuhan, Harley Parker, and Museum Professionals, 1967, full transcript of a seminar at the City Museum of New York, October, 1967 , edited by William Buxton, U. of Alberta Press, 2026, p 169

Quote #3177

Year: 1967

Chapters: Joyce, James | Names, Naming | Perception

↪ Also at #5335, #4910