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Just a Few More Years Till We Have Liquid Metal
Sand art is about to take on a whole new meaning. MIT has recently announced "smart sand."
AX Mina
AX Mina is an artist and culture writer exploring contemporary spirituality, technology and other sundry topics. She co-produces Five and Nine, a podcast about magic, work, and economic justice, and serves on the board of the Rabkin Foundation.
Opinion
Cai Guo-Qiang's Explosive West Coast Debut
LOS ANGELES — We were all gathered outside the Museum of Contemporary Art's Geffen Contemporary space near the Arts District, waiting patiently for the show to start. We'd lined up around the block, and I quietly wondered when things would get going and suddenly it seemed like a giant fireball was h
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Advice: How to Lift Yourself Out of a Creative Rut
We all experience creative ruts but how do we get out of them?
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Artist Sleeps Outside Till the Grass Grows
LOS ANGELES — I first noticed a few pictures of a curious performance piece on Sina Weibo and then Ai Weiwei also posted about it on his Twitter account. Since March 24, He Yunchang, also known as A Chang, has been sleeping outside in the Beijing artist village of Caochangdi (whose name literally me
Opinion
Screenshots of Quiet Desperation
LOS ANGELES — Henry David Thoreau said it best, "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." Little did he realize he was predicting the advent of social media. Screenshots of Despair, a new tumblelog, taps into these moments of despair.
Opinion
A Three-Month College Sitcom on Facebook
LOS ANGELES —London/LA-based artist Ed Fornieles has created a new Facebook-based project, Dorm Daze, with 35 characters who acted out a fictitious three months of college, with a series of dramas, like a college basketball star and math geek involved in a drug ring and the unrequited love of two fr
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A New Curatorial Intensive to Launch in Beijing
LOS ANGELES — Independent Curators International is setting up shop in Beijing. Working with the prestigious Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, ICI's first curatorial intensive in China will be focused on the subject of The Museum of the Future?: Curating Institutions.
Art
Surveying Arts Residencies Today: How to Make It Happen (Part 3)
Almost everyone I spoke with — and by "almost everyone," I mean "everyone" — agrees that arts residencies are a great leap forward for one's art career.
Art
Surveying Arts Residencies Today: How Residencies Can Help (Part 2)
If you're like most artists I know, you may not have done a residency, or you're wondering if it's even necessary to do one at all anymore. Here are some thoughts.
Opinion
8-Bit Google Maps and 1-Bit iPhone Photos
The recent 8-bit Google Map April Fools joke and 1-bit iPhone camera app are the latest in our love of retro trends.
Opinion
Mapping the Winds
LOS ANGELES — It's undeniable that the weather affects us, everyday. But understanding the patterns, the amazing global cause-and-effect, is difficult for anyone to wrap their head around.
Art
Surveying Arts Residencies Today: Do They Still Matter? (Part 1)
LOS ANGELES — When I first moved to New York and began my career in the art world, I asked a number of successful artists for advice on my career. I had just begun showing in galleries and wanted to know their number one tip.