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The Goofy Physical Ways We Interact With Digital Technology
There's a post (that I can no longer find, unfortunately) on the hilarious Tumblr Sexpigeon (SFW, I promise) that features a man on the street, slouching over his smartphone, face angled far down, features invisible. The caption, something to the effect of: "What a brave new world for posture we liv
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3D Design and Printing, All Within Your Browser
LOS ANGELES — As 3D printing creeps into more and more projects, making product production more accessible, I've always wondered how we can make product design more accessible. How can the average person take advantage of the plethora of resources out there for creating new objects? While open-sourc
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How Zen Catalyzed Conceptual Art
So, let's just go for it. What the hell happened in art history after the 1950s when the real, discrete art movements started to break down? That’s right — we’re taking the bull by the horns here, tackling the big questions.
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Weaving History and Politics Together
CHICAGO — There are some situations in life where bigger really is better (readers can fill in the blank on their own), but art isn’t necessarily one of them. Much as I love German uber-expressionist Anselm Kiefer’s “Nigredo,” or the playful idiocy of Jeff Koons’ giant puppy, I wonder whether the ef
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The Unpleasant Smell of Lost Opportunities, or How One Museum Show Became a Luxury Boutique
Camille Paglia, who famously polarized artists and intellectuals throughout the 1990s, is back. In her new book, Glittering Images, her mission is to bring closure to an era she feels is full of art-world stunts and isolating pretension, in exchange for a return to art-world appreciation among a gen
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Study Finds Nonprofits Generally Suck at Fundraising
Nonprofits across the US are stuck in a cycle that hinders their ability to raise money, a new report says. Commissioned by the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund and conducted by CompassPoint, the study examines fundraising issues at nonprofits nationwide, and the results aren't pretty.
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Brazilian Government Gives Workers $25 a Month for Culture
If the NEA needed any more reasons to look inadequate, Brazil just offered one: the government has decided to give Brazilian workers a stipend of $25 a month just for "cultural expenses" — that's anything from books and movies to tickets to art museums.
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Miami’s Artists Tossed in a Surreal, Pataphysical Jumble
MIAMI — Oliver Sanchez should be an easy name for any perceptive Miami art enthusiast to pull from their mental archive. A widely respected sculpture fabricator who has worked with artists including Daniel Arsham, Bhakti Baxter, Piotr Uklanski, and Peter Coffin, to name a few, Sanchez is also a curi
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We Got Facebook Censored
I suppose it was only a matter of time, but yesterday, it finally happened: Hyperallergic was Facebook censored.
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Three Arrests Made in Major Holland Art Heist
In October, seven works of art worth tens of millions of dollars, by artists ranging from Picasso to Matisse, Gauguin, and Lucian Freud, were stolen from the Kunsthal Rotterdam in Holland at 3 am. Three people have now been arrested in connection with the heist.
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For Those Without History, a Memorial Museum in Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile — Walk down a flight of stairs and open the door. The door closes behind you and you find yourself in a dark room. You disappear; you can’t leave the space and don’t have a point of reference. A few minutes later, 500 silhouettes of the heads of 500 different people throw a diffuse w