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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=== | ||
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| *''[[Man with a Movie Camera]]'' by Dziga Vertov | *''[[Man with a Movie Camera]]'' by Dziga Vertov | ||
| *''[[Un chien andalou]]'' by Luis Buñuel | *''[[Un chien andalou]]'' by Luis Buñuel | ||
| - | *''[[New Babylon]]'' | + | *''[[The New Babylon]]'' by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg |
| *''[[Melody of the World]]'' by Walter Ruttmann | *''[[Melody of the World]]'' by Walter Ruttmann | ||
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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 | ||
| ====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 no. 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) | *[[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], African-American activist (d. 1968) | ||
| - | *[[Régine Zylberberg]], Belgian entertainer (1929 - ) | + | *[[Jacques Brel]], Belgian singer-songwriter (d. 1978) |
| *[[Jean Baudrillard]], French philosopher (d. 2007) | *[[Jean Baudrillard]], French philosopher (d. 2007) | ||
| - | *[[Frank Gehry]], American architect (1929 - ) | ||
| - | *[[Jürgen Habermas]], German philosopher (1929 - ) | ||
| *[[Sergio Leone]], Italian film director (d. 1989) | *[[Sergio Leone]], Italian film director (d. 1989) | ||
| *[[René Laloux]], French film animator (d. 2004) | *[[René Laloux]], French film animator (d. 2004) | ||
| *[[José Ramón Larraz]], Spanish film director (d. 2013) | *[[José Ramón Larraz]], Spanish film director (d. 2013) | ||
| - | *[[Jacques Brel]], Belgian singer-songwriter (d. 1978) | + | *[[Herschell Gordon Lewis]], American filmmaker (d. 2016) |
| - | *[[Herschell Gordon Lewis]], American filmmaker | + | *[[Régine Zylberberg]], Belgian entertainer |
| + | *[[Frank Gehry]], American architect | ||
| + | *[[Jürgen Habermas]], German philosopher | ||
| ==Deaths == | ==Deaths == | ||
| *[[Jacques Rigaut]] | *[[Jacques Rigaut]] | ||
| {{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
Trends and events
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
Literature
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
Fiction
- Berlin Alexanderplatz by Alfred Döblin
Design
- Airliner no. 4, Norman Bel Geddes with Otto Koller
Architecture
- The Barcelona Pavilion by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Photography
- Aux Abattoirs de la Villette by Eli Lotar
- "The Big Toe" series by Jacques-André Boiffard
Births
- 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
- Frank Gehry, American architect
- Jürgen Habermas, German philosopher
Deaths
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