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Members of Helsinki's City Board have rejected the long-standing proposal to build a branch of the Guggenheim Museum on the city's waterfront. Eight of the board's fifteen members voted today against furthering the proposal to the City Council for consideration.
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If most people think of contemporary Baltimore as the land of John Waters, then maybe the Baltimore Museum of Art's growing presence on the contemporary art scene may help diversify people's perceptions beyond the drag queen Divine and campy gay bars. The museum announced details yesterday about the
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LOS ANGELES — If some reject the idea that culture can be engaged with through your smartphone, others are finding ways to do exactly that, particularly using Twitter.
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Thanks to Hyperallergic commenter Nick Fortunato, who left us a tip on our recent "Babes in Museum Land" post, we were directed to this story today of three French models stripping down in Paris' Musée d'Orsay for an Etam lingerie campaign.
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So we know that museums are filled with some of the world's greatest art, but what about the people who attend museums? Are they artworks unto themselves? Blogger Xavier Aaronson is out to prove just that with his blog Babes at the Museum. The site takes a cue from street fashion blogs likes The Sat
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It’s a testament to the time in which we live to be able to walk through the brilliant halls of a white-walled, glass ceilinged exhibition hall, quietly perusing couture from one of the masters of modern fashion, Valentino Garavani, all in front of a computer screen.
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Like the Memorial Day holiday weekend with which it bookends the summer, Labor Day is an opportunity for hard-working Americans to kick back, pop open a couple of beers and reflect upon what makes the good ol' U. S. of A. so great. Which is why the opening of the new installation of Edward Kienholz'
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As the storm approaches, here's a helpful list of what New York-area museums will be closed for the big storm on Saturday and Sunday we are receiving word that almost ALL New York museums will be closed on Saturday and Sunday. We highly advise people to not attempt to visit the city's museums during
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Since 8-bit everything is so in nowadays, it should be no surprise that the geeks (I admit, I can be one) are combing over vintage (and more recent) video games to find glimpses of art and other visual treats. Here are some screenshots that would make the art set look twice when they partake in vide
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You know the recession is getting bad when you read things like this: "Rotterdam's Wereldmuseum plans to sell its African and American treasures to cover funding shortfalls … " [Reuters [http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/17/us-finearts-netherlands-museums-idUSTRE77G38220110817]]
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I admit to being a voyeur when I travel to museums. I love to watch people looking at art, trying to figure out what they are seeing, responding to or connecting with when confronted with the objects and ideas in art museums.
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If you had any question that the Metropolitan Museum was the reigning champion of museum attendance in the US, then their latest figures (5.68 million in FY 2011) should dispel any doubts.