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| - | [[Image:The-bouba-kiki-effect.png|thumb|right|200px|The [[Bouba/kiki effect]] (1929)]]{{Template}} | + | [[Image:The-bouba-kiki-effect.png|thumb|right|200px|The [[Bouba/kiki effect]] (1929)]]{{Template}} |
| + | '''1929''' is the 929th year of the 2nd millennium, the 29th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1920s decade. | ||
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| + | This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the [[Roaring Twenties]] after the [[Wall Street Crash of 1929]] ushered in a worldwide [[Great Depression]]. The British high court ruled that Canadian women are persons in the ''[[Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General)]]'' case. The [[1st Academy Awards]] for film were held in Los Angeles, while the [[Museum of Modern Art]] opened in New York City. In the Soviet Union, [[Joseph Stalin]] expelled [[Leon Trotsky]] and adopted a policy of [[collectivization]]. | ||
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| ===Trends and events=== | ===Trends and events=== | ||
| *[[James Joyce meets Sergei Eisenstein]] | *[[James Joyce meets Sergei Eisenstein]] | ||
| *[[The Great Depression]] | *[[The Great Depression]] | ||
| + | *[[Cassirer–Heidegger debate ]] | ||
| ===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
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| *First issue of ''[[Documents (magazine)|DOCUMENTS]]'' | *First issue of ''[[Documents (magazine)|DOCUMENTS]]'' | ||
| *First issue of ''[[Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales]]'' by Marc Bloch and Lucien Febvre | *First issue of ''[[Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales]]'' by Marc Bloch and Lucien Febvre | ||
| - | *[[The Big Toe]], a text by Georges Bataille accompanied by three photos by Jacques-André Boiffard | + | *"[[The Big Toe]]", a text by Georges Bataille accompanied by three photos by Jacques-André Boiffard |
| *"[[Les mots et les images]]", a visual essay by René Magritte | *"[[Les mots et les images]]", a visual essay by René Magritte | ||
| + | *''[[What Is Metaphysics?]]'' by Martin Heidegger | ||
| + | *"[[Pornography and Obscenity]]" by D. H. Lawrence | ||
| + | *''[[The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia]]'' by Bronisław Malinowski | ||
| + | *''[[An Anthology of Invective and Abuse ]]'' by Hugh Kingsmill | ||
| ====Fiction==== | ====Fiction==== | ||
| *''[[Berlin Alexanderplatz]]'' by Alfred Döblin | *''[[Berlin Alexanderplatz]]'' by Alfred Döblin | ||
| - | ===Visual culture=== | + | ===Design=== |
| - | *[[Airliner no. 4]], [[Norman Bel Geddes]] with [[Otto Koller]] | + | *[[Airliner Number 4]], Norman Bel Geddes with Otto Koller |
| + | ===Architecture=== | ||
| *The [[Barcelona Pavilion]] by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe | *The [[Barcelona Pavilion]] by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe | ||
| - | *[[Les abattoirs de La Villette]] by [[Eli Lotar]] | + | ===Photography=== |
| + | *[[Aux Abattoirs de la Villette]] by Eli Lotar | ||
| + | *"[[The Big Toe]]" series by Jacques-André Boiffard | ||
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| - | *[[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], African-American activist (d. 1968) | + | |
| - | *[[Régine Zylberberg]], Belgian entertainer (1929 - ) | + | * [[January 28]] - [[Claes Oldenburg]], Swedish-born artist (d. 2022) |
| - | *[[Jean Baudrillard]], French philosopher (d. 2007) | + | * [[February 5]] - [[Hal Blaine]], American drummer and session musician (d. 2019) |
| - | *[[Frank Gehry]], American architect (1929 - ) | + | * [[April 1]] – [[Milan Kundera]], Czech writer (d. [[2023]]) |
| - | *[[Jürgen Habermas]], German philosopher (1929 - ) | + | * [[April 11]] - [[Henri Garcin]], Belgian actor (d. 2022) |
| - | *[[Sergio Leone]], Italian film director (d. 1989) | + | * [[April 15]] – [[Richard Rush (director) |Richard Rush]], American film director (''[[Psych-Out]]'') (d. 2021) |
| - | *[[René Laloux]], French film animator (d. 2004) | + | * [[April 23]] – [[George Steiner]], French-American literary critic and essayist (d. 2020) |
| - | *[[José Ramón Larraz]], Spanish film director (d. 2013) | + | * [[May 13]] - [[Creed Taylor]], American record producer (d. 2022) |
| - | *[[Jacques Brel]], Belgian singer-songwriter (d. 1978) | + | * [[October 21]] - [[Ursula K. Le Guin]], American author (d. 2018) |
| - | *[[Herschell Gordon Lewis]], American filmmaker | + | * [[November 1]] - [[Jacques Carelman]], French painter, illustrator and designer ''([[A Catalogue of Unfindable Objects]])'' (d. 2012) |
| + | *[[November 11]] - [[Hans Magnus Enzensberger]], German writer (d. 2022) | ||
| + | * [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], African-American activist (d. 1968) | ||
| + | * [[Jacques Brel]], Belgian singer-songwriter (d. 1978) | ||
| + | * [[Jean Baudrillard]], French philosopher (d. 2007) | ||
| + | * [[Sergio Leone]], Italian film director (d. 1989) | ||
| + | * [[René Laloux]], French film animator (d. 2004) | ||
| + | * [[José Ramón Larraz]], Spanish film director (d. 2013) | ||
| + | * [[Herschell Gordon Lewis]], American filmmaker (d. 2016) | ||
| + | * [[Régine Zylberberg]], Belgian entertainer (d. 2022) | ||
| + | * [[Frank Gehry]], American architect | ||
| + | * [[Jürgen Habermas]], German philosopher | ||
| ==Deaths == | ==Deaths == | ||
| + | *[[Alfred Richard Allinson]], English translator (b. 1852) | ||
| *[[Jacques Rigaut]] | *[[Jacques Rigaut]] | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[1929 (publication)]] | ||
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| {{GFDL}} | {{GFDL}} | ||
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1929 is the 929th year of the 2nd millennium, the 29th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1920s decade.
This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. The British high court ruled that Canadian women are persons in the Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General) case. The 1st Academy Awards for film were held in Los Angeles, while the Museum of Modern Art opened in New York City. In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin expelled Leon Trotsky and adopted a policy of collectivization.
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Art and culture
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Trends and events
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Film
- Man with a Movie Camera by Dziga Vertov
- Un chien andalou by Luis Buñuel
- The New Babylon by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg
- Melody of the World by Walter Ruttmann
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Literature
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Non-fiction
- "Surrealism: The Last Snapshot of the European Intelligentsia" by Walter Benjamin
- First issue of DOCUMENTS
- First issue of Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales by Marc Bloch and Lucien Febvre
- "The Big Toe", a text by Georges Bataille accompanied by three photos by Jacques-André Boiffard
- "Les mots et les images", a visual essay by René Magritte
- What Is Metaphysics? by Martin Heidegger
- "Pornography and Obscenity" by D. H. Lawrence
- The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia by Bronisław Malinowski
- An Anthology of Invective and Abuse by Hugh Kingsmill
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Fiction
- Berlin Alexanderplatz by Alfred Döblin
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Design
- Airliner Number 4, Norman Bel Geddes with Otto Koller
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Architecture
- The Barcelona Pavilion by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
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Photography
- Aux Abattoirs de la Villette by Eli Lotar
- "The Big Toe" series by Jacques-André Boiffard
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Births
- January 28 - Claes Oldenburg, Swedish-born artist (d. 2022)
- February 5 - Hal Blaine, American drummer and session musician (d. 2019)
- April 1 – Milan Kundera, Czech writer (d. 2023)
- April 11 - Henri Garcin, Belgian actor (d. 2022)
- April 15 – Richard Rush, American film director (Psych-Out) (d. 2021)
- April 23 – George Steiner, French-American literary critic and essayist (d. 2020)
- May 13 - Creed Taylor, American record producer (d. 2022)
- October 21 - Ursula K. Le Guin, American author (d. 2018)
- November 1 - Jacques Carelman, French painter, illustrator and designer (A Catalogue of Unfindable Objects) (d. 2012)
- November 11 - Hans Magnus Enzensberger, German writer (d. 2022)
- Martin Luther King, Jr., African-American activist (d. 1968)
- Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter (d. 1978)
- Jean Baudrillard, French philosopher (d. 2007)
- Sergio Leone, Italian film director (d. 1989)
- René Laloux, French film animator (d. 2004)
- José Ramón Larraz, Spanish film director (d. 2013)
- Herschell Gordon Lewis, American filmmaker (d. 2016)
- Régine Zylberberg, Belgian entertainer (d. 2022)
- Frank Gehry, American architect
- Jürgen Habermas, German philosopher
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Deaths
- Alfred Richard Allinson, English translator (b. 1852)
- Jacques Rigaut
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See also
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