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New plans for the development of 5 Pointz, new funds for Queens museums, the settlement of the National Arts club lawsuit, the demolition of an ancient pyramid in Peru, and more.
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To Err Is Human, to Appropriate Divine
CHICAGO — To steal, to remake, to remix, and to appropriate are all part of being a creative human being. We are inspired and influenced by the works of art we encounter. Imitation is arguably the best form of flattery, and thanks to the internet we can obtain images a whole lot easier. Copyrights b
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10 Street Artists Remix Contemporary Book Covers
Penguin UK has released ten editions of ten contemporary classics with covers all commissioned from street artists, using photographs documenting the literary-inspired work.
Art
#withoutwords: The Existential and Profound in Syria's Emerging Art Scene
LONDON — News from Syria suggests the pen, the paintbrush, the camera, and even needle and thread may be mightier than the sword after all. For what other reason would the government have broken the hands of a political cartoonist. But the fully recovered cartoonist, Ali Ferzat, is back at his desk,
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A Beautiful New Look for NYC's Beaches
Pentagram designer Paula Scher has created a beautiful new program of design for NYC's 14 miles of beaches that presents an optimistic, clean, and attractive vision of what urban beaches should be.
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Redesigning Death
For the amount of time that people have been dying, which is quite long really, our designs for death haven't changed as much as our designs for everything else.
Art
California's Triumphant Triennial
LOS ANGELES — In a world where art seems to consist primarily of hyper-conceptual art school verbiage, it’s a relief to go to a museum show and actually have something to see. The California-Pacific Triennial, now on view at the Orange County Museum of Art in Newport Beach, Calif., definitely offers
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Celebrities Failing at Art
With fame and fortune you can do just about anything, but maybe you shouldn't. Yet that hasn't stopped celebrities from trying their hands at contemporary art
Opinion
A Fusion of Facebook, Advertising, and Design Redefines the Creepy Birthday Hug
In what can be optimistically described as a case of something lost in cultural translation, Brazil's Outback Steakhouse franchise had their American-owned ad agency design an anthropomorphized chair that "hugs" you when you are wished a happy birthday via Facebook. Yes, This is The Way We Live Toda
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A View from the Easel
Artist studios in California, Florida, New York, Ohio, and Ontario.
Art
Normalizing Violence and Loving the State with the TSA
When the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) joined Instagram two weeks ago, the move prompted bemused and occasionally earnest reactions from the publications tasked with paying attention to these kinds of things.
Art
Cowboy Art Without the Irony
CALGARY — For ten days every July, a particular brand of cowboy hat-wearing, two-stepping, and beer-swilling mayhem descends upon the city of Calgary, Alberta. The Calgary Stampede, officially lauded as “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth” is ostensibly a rodeo, but its hallmarks include a thriving