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+ | "The [[Beat Generation|Bohemianism of the 1950s]] is [...] hostile to [[civilization]]; it worships [[primitivism]], [[instinct]], energy, "blood." To the extent that it has intellectual interests at all, they run to mystical doctrines, [[irrationalist]] philosophies, and [[left-wing]] [[Wilhelm Reich|Reich]]ianism. The only art the new Bohemians have any use for is [[jazz]], mainly of the [[cool jazz|cool]] variety. Their predilection for bop language is a way of demonstrating solidarity with the primitive vitality and spontaneity they find in jazz and of expressing contempt for [[coherent]], rational discourse which, being a product of the mind, is in their view a form of death."--"[[The Know-Nothing Bohemians]]" (1958) by Norman Podhoretz | ||
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- | :[[1950]] - [[1951]] - [[1952]] - [[1953]] - [[1954]] - [[1955]] - [[1956]] - [[1957]] - [[1958]] - [[1959]] - [[1960]] | + | '''1958''' (MCMLVIII) is the 958th year of the 2nd millennium, the 58th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1950s decade. |
== Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
*[[Jack Kilby]] successfully demonstrated the first working [[integrated circuit]] | *[[Jack Kilby]] successfully demonstrated the first working [[integrated circuit]] | ||
- | *[[Three Flags]] by [[Jasper Johns]] | + | *[[Atomic Age]] and [[Jet Age]] |
- | *[[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]] founded in the United Kingdom | + | |
- | *[[Pop Art]] coined in the essay "[[The Arts and the Mass Media]]" by Lawrence Alloway | + | |
- | *[[Atomic age]] and [[Jet Age]] | + | |
- | **[[Atomium]] at the [[Expo 58]] | + | |
=== Music === | === Music === | ||
*[[Poème électronique]] by Edgard Varèse | *[[Poème électronique]] by Edgard Varèse | ||
*[[Chez Régine]] nightclub opens in Paris | *[[Chez Régine]] nightclub opens in Paris | ||
+ | *The [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]] was founded in the United Kingdom | ||
+ | ====Albums==== | ||
*''[[A Journey Into Stereo Sound]]'', a special effects record released on London Records | *''[[A Journey Into Stereo Sound]]'', a special effects record released on London Records | ||
+ | *''[[The Wide Weird World of Shorty Petterstein]]'', an album by Shorty Petterstein, a fictional character created by Henry Jacobs | ||
====Singles==== | ====Singles==== | ||
- | *[[Tequila (song)|Tequila]] by The Champs | + | *[[Tequila (The Champs song) |Tequila]] by The Champs |
*[[Summertime Blues]] by Eddie Cochran | *[[Summertime Blues]] by Eddie Cochran | ||
*[[Eso Es El Amor]] by Chakachas | *[[Eso Es El Amor]] by Chakachas | ||
- | *[[Rumble (song)|Rumble]] by Link Wray & His Ray Men | + | *[[Rumble (instrumental)|Rumble]] by Link Wray & His Ray Men |
*[[Willie and the Hand Jive]] by Johnny Otis | *[[Willie and the Hand Jive]] by Johnny Otis | ||
*[[The Stripper]] by David Rose | *[[The Stripper]] by David Rose | ||
*[[Johnny B. Goode]] by Chuck Berry | *[[Johnny B. Goode]] by Chuck Berry | ||
- | *[[Milestones (composition)|Milestones]] by Miles Davis | + | *[[Milestones (composition)|Milestones]] by Miles Davis |
- | + | *[[Chega de Saudade]] by Antonio Carlos Jobim | |
+ | *[[Patricia (Perez Prado song)|Patricia]] by Perez Prado | ||
+ | *[[Bim-Bom]] by João Gilberto | ||
+ | ====Albums==== | ||
+ | *''[[Canção do Amor Demais]]'' by Elizete Cardoso | ||
+ | *''[[Peace Piece]]'' by Bill Evans | ||
=== Literature === | === Literature === | ||
*''[[Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy]]'' by William Barrett | *''[[Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy]]'' by William Barrett | ||
*''[[Candy (Southern and Hoffenberg novel) |Candy ]]'' by Terry Southern | *''[[Candy (Southern and Hoffenberg novel) |Candy ]]'' by Terry Southern | ||
*''[[The Poetics of Space]]'' by Gaston Bachelard | *''[[The Poetics of Space]]'' by Gaston Bachelard | ||
- | *''[[Bunker Archeology: Texts and Photos]]'' by Paul Virilio | ||
*''[[What is cinema?]]'', first volume published by André Bazin | *''[[What is cinema?]]'', first volume published by André Bazin | ||
*''[[The Birthday Party (play)|The Birthday Party]]'' by Harold Pinter | *''[[The Birthday Party (play)|The Birthday Party]]'' by Harold Pinter | ||
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*''[[Le Beau Serge]]'' by Claude Chabrol | *''[[Le Beau Serge]]'' by Claude Chabrol | ||
*''[[Mon oncle]]'' by Jacques Tati | *''[[Mon oncle]]'' by Jacques Tati | ||
- | *''[[Touch of Evil]]'' by Orson Welles | + | *''[[Touch of Evil]]'' by Orson Welles |
+ | *''[[Free Radicals (film)|Free Radicals]]'' by Len Lye, date of beginning of production | ||
+ | ===Visual arts=== | ||
+ | *[[Three Flags]] by [[Jasper Johns]] | ||
+ | *The term [[Pop art]] was coined in the essay "[[The Arts and the Mass Media]]" by Lawrence Alloway | ||
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+ | ===Architecture=== | ||
+ | *[[Atomium]] at the [[Expo 58]] | ||
+ | ===Photography=== | ||
+ | * ''[[The Americans (photography)|The Americans]]'' by [[Robert Frank]] | ||
== Births == | == Births == | ||
+ | *[[April 3]] - [[Francesca Woodman]], American photographer (b. 1981) | ||
*[[Ron Mueck]], artist | *[[Ron Mueck]], artist | ||
*[[Adrian Sherwood]], musician | *[[Adrian Sherwood]], musician | ||
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*[[Thomas Ruff]], artist | *[[Thomas Ruff]], artist | ||
*[[Tim Burton]], filmmaker | *[[Tim Burton]], filmmaker | ||
- | *[[Prince (artist)|Prince]], musician | + | *[[Prince (artist)|Prince]], musician (d. 2016). |
*[[Mirka Lugosi]], artist | *[[Mirka Lugosi]], artist | ||
==Deaths == | ==Deaths == | ||
- | + | * [[Edward Weston]], American photographer (b. [[1886]]) | |
- | + | * [[Jean Crotti]], Swiss artist (b. [[1878]]) | |
+ | * [[Georges Rouault]], French painter (b. [[1871]]) | ||
+ | * [[Alfred Noyes]], English poet (b. [[1880]]) | ||
+ | * [[Maurice de Vlaminck]], French painter (b. [[1876]]) | ||
+ | * [[Paul Outerbridge]] American photographer (b. [[1896]]) | ||
+ | * [[G. E. Moore]], British philosopher of (''Principia Ethica'') (b. [[1873]]) | ||
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"The Bohemianism of the 1950s is [...] hostile to civilization; it worships primitivism, instinct, energy, "blood." To the extent that it has intellectual interests at all, they run to mystical doctrines, irrationalist philosophies, and left-wing Reichianism. The only art the new Bohemians have any use for is jazz, mainly of the cool variety. Their predilection for bop language is a way of demonstrating solidarity with the primitive vitality and spontaneity they find in jazz and of expressing contempt for coherent, rational discourse which, being a product of the mind, is in their view a form of death."--"The Know-Nothing Bohemians" (1958) by Norman Podhoretz |
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1958 (MCMLVIII) is the 958th year of the 2nd millennium, the 58th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1950s decade.
Contents |
Art and culture
- Jack Kilby successfully demonstrated the first working integrated circuit
- Atomic Age and Jet Age
Music
- Poème électronique by Edgard Varèse
- Chez Régine nightclub opens in Paris
- The BBC Radiophonic Workshop was founded in the United Kingdom
Albums
- A Journey Into Stereo Sound, a special effects record released on London Records
- The Wide Weird World of Shorty Petterstein, an album by Shorty Petterstein, a fictional character created by Henry Jacobs
Singles
- Tequila by The Champs
- Summertime Blues by Eddie Cochran
- Eso Es El Amor by Chakachas
- Rumble by Link Wray & His Ray Men
- Willie and the Hand Jive by Johnny Otis
- The Stripper by David Rose
- Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
- Milestones by Miles Davis
- Chega de Saudade by Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Patricia by Perez Prado
- Bim-Bom by João Gilberto
Albums
- Canção do Amor Demais by Elizete Cardoso
- Peace Piece by Bill Evans
Literature
- Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy by William Barrett
- Candy by Terry Southern
- The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard
- What is cinema?, first volume published by André Bazin
- The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter
- A Coney Island of the Mind by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Film
- French Nouvelle Vague film
- Le Beau Serge by Claude Chabrol
- Mon oncle by Jacques Tati
- Touch of Evil by Orson Welles
- Free Radicals by Len Lye, date of beginning of production
Visual arts
- Three Flags by Jasper Johns
- The term Pop art was coined in the essay "The Arts and the Mass Media" by Lawrence Alloway
Architecture
Photography
Births
- April 3 - Francesca Woodman, American photographer (b. 1981)
- Ron Mueck, artist
- Adrian Sherwood, musician
- Grandmaster Flash, musician
- Michel Houellebecq, writer
- Keith Haring, American artist (d. 1990).
- Luc Tuymans, visual artist
- Michael Jackson, American singer–songwriter and pop icon (d. 2009).
- Thomas Ruff, artist
- Tim Burton, filmmaker
- Prince, musician (d. 2016).
- Mirka Lugosi, artist
Deaths
- Edward Weston, American photographer (b. 1886)
- Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (b. 1878)
- Georges Rouault, French painter (b. 1871)
- Alfred Noyes, English poet (b. 1880)
- Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter (b. 1876)
- Paul Outerbridge American photographer (b. 1896)
- G. E. Moore, British philosopher of (Principia Ethica) (b. 1873)