From the category archives:
If you have ever wondered what youth is capable of when they apply hard work and talent towards a common goal, then you need to watch this video. It’s incredibly energizing to watch this Venezuelan youth orchestra play. It looks and feels joyful.
At what cost are starving our own nation’s children of liberal arts [...]
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Wangechi Mutu will get a solo exhibit at the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin as her prize(click through to see a sample of her work):
Mutu is known for exploring society’s stereotypes of female beauty and exoticism by creating writhing portraits of women whose eyes and lips have often been cut from fashion magazines. She was chosen [...]
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Did any of you know that they had made a documentary about Stephen Merritt of The Magnetic Fields?
Yeah, me neither – but it looks like it will be a great character study about a wonderful songwriter. I’ll definitely be plunking down the cash to see this when it comes around. Unfortunately, for us in [...]
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“Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” is the name of a retail store/gallery/brand in Philadelphia that sells micro-produced goods in a manner inspired by the great Walter Benjamin essay, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. There’s a decent interview with the owner of the shop over on printeresting, wherein he [...]
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Not to be left completely in the dust behind by Portland’s great street car line, Seattle is adding a second street car to the Seattle Streetcar Network. The Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs is searching for an artist to help them add art to the line. If you apply and get the job, you’ll [...]
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Shigeru Ban focuses on architecture that is created from re-used material such as shipping containers and paper tubes.
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Last week, the Rembrandt painting Portrait of a man with arms akimbo went for $33.2 million dollars at a Christie’s auction. The painting was sold to Vegas casino owner Steve Wynn, who had an anonymous bidder call in by telephone to make the purchase.
I wonder if Rembrandt ever could have fathomed that his paintings [...]
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I must say, I really like how Google and Bing both work a bit of serendipity into their search engines these days. It helps to go to the site and see a dash of playfulness and personality and adds a human touch, a feeling that there is some editor working on pleasantly surprising the users [...]
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A beautiful new commercial spot for the National Geographic channel.
Warning: This WILL make you feel cooped up and desirous of travel.
Enjoy.
Question: Where do you want to travel to next and why? Answer in the comments.
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