Art
The Met and Hyperallergic Present "In Our 'Extreme Present' Time with Shumon Basar"
Our fall collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Department of Modern and Contemporary Art continues on Friday, November 13.
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Mapping the Gender Imbalance in City Street Names
This August, activist group Osez le Féminisme (Dare to be Feminist) installed guerrilla signs in Paris to rename streets and parks after women like singer Nina Simone, sailor Florence Arthaud, and author Simone de Beauvoir.
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Visit Liza Lou's "Color Field," a 1,100 Square-Foot Installation at the Neuberger Museum of Art
It took a village — over 500 people beading, sorting, and arranging under Liza Lou’s watchful eyes and plan — to install "Color Field," Lou's new 1,100-square-foot work, on view at the Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase, New York.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6Nzc3NzAsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsIm
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Mossy Virtual Reality Helmets Let You See the Forest as Animals Do
Compared to certain animals, humans have pretty limited vision.
Books
Hopscotching Through Patti Smith’s Mind
Smith’s new memoir “records time backwards and forwards” as she skips from moment to moment across the past forty years of her life.
Art
The Sexist Politics of the Smithsonian’s Cosby Exhibition
WASHINGTON, DC — Upon entering the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, I made my way through the lobby and down a flight of stairs.
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Sum of the Arts
Number of sculptures the Rodin Museum in Paris is allowed to cast from each original Rodin mold = 12
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Visit the MICA Graduate Open House on Nov 14
Graduate study at MICA (the Maryland Institute College of Art) offers a rigorous and concentrated experience for highly motivated artists and designers seeking to develop a strong personal vision and voice, disciplined studio practice, and the skills and connections for professional success.[http://
In Brief
A Reason to Headbang: Finland Makes National Emojis
The country has developed more than 30 emojis that function as advertisements for all the things that make Finland unique.
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Journeying Through Landscapes Without Memory
BRIGHTON, UK — Shona Illingworth demonstrates truths about the way we remember — and, more crucially, the way we forget.
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Here Comes the Sun in NASA's New Mind-Blowing Footage
Now, thanks to NASA, you can stare at the sun for as long as you like.
Books
The Beat Artist Who Rescued Paper Planes from the Streets of NYC
Prolific 20th-century polymath Harry Smith picked up every paper airplane he saw on the streets of Manhattan from 1961 to 1983.