Enwezor describes Paul Klee's wonderful small painting entitled «The Angel of History» or «Angelus Novus,» painted in 1920, of an angel with his open mouth, spread wings, fragile, tiptoeing feet, and haunting eyes looking at the viewer that Benjamin himself saw as a symbol for a state of despair, the horror of history, and the bleak future of civilization. (brooklynrail.org)
The CEO of Amazon has laid out his vision for the future of our civilization, and space is at its core. (cnbc.com)
But should not we be sobered by the recognition that throughout the centuries men have felt that their own time was somehow unique, that they were living though the greatest crisis of all, that the future of civilization depended on how they responded to great challenges of the ages? (religion-online.org)