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A Step Beyond Looking at Art: MoMA's New iPad App
MoMA's new Art Lab iPad app helps you look beyond simply looking at work, you can learn about it by engaging in creation.
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Social Media Lo-Fi Animation Tricks
I don't think there's a social media channel that hasn't endorsed brands, but now Pinterest is the latest to French kiss a brand and it's Uniqlo.
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GIF Free or Die Hard at The New York Times
The New York Times Arts section celebrated Independence Day with an ode to the Statue of Liberty by dance critic Alastair Macaulay. Being a lyrical article the photo editors must have wanted to create an equally lyrical visual effect. So they decided to make three animated GIFs.
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Free at Last from Adidas' Shackle Shoes
Earlier this year on their Facebook page, Adidas offered a sneak-peak of their newest shoe, the $350 JS Roundhouse Mid, designed by Jeremy Scott. The shoes were nothing special except for one design element I had never seen on a shoe before, shackles.
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Wendy is Coming … Look Busy!
Wendy is a 70-foot-tall, blue sea urchin at MoMA PS1 … and she’s Gotham’s new ecological savior!
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Gallery Girls: Cutting Throats, Getting Paid
The advertisement for the new Bravo TV show Gallery Girls is titled “The Cutthroat World of Gallery Girls.” The two-minute preview promises the approved dose of unapologetic reality TV narcissism. Lucky us.
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Required Reading
This week, beautiful internet design, Victorian-era death photos, religious zealotry in Tunisia impacts the arts, Paul Schimmel defenders take to the blogs, reviews of Damien Hirst and Edvard Munch in London, painting in Chelsea and more.
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Required Reading
This week, beautiful internet design, Victorian-era death photos, religious zealotry in Tunisia impacts the arts, Paul Schimmel defenders take to the blogs, reviews of Damien Hirst and Edvard Munch in London, painting in Chelsea and more.
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Keith Haring Products Redefine the Ability to Find Pleasure in Art
Last week I got an email advertising a collaboration between Shepard Fairey's apparel company OBEY and the Keith Haring Foundation, resulting in T-shirts, tank tops and baseball hats — including one with an unsettling combination of Haring's three-eyed face and Fairey's OBEY graphic — sold at mall h
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The Secret to Creativity Caught in the Ocean
Mickey Smith's Dark Side of the Lens is a gorgeous meditation of creative life as told through life on the sea.
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Printing Those Instagram Digitals
LOS ANGELES — Ever since Instagram sold for a cool billion and opened up to Android, its service has only grown in popularity.
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Designing an Exhibition? Take a Page from Apple
LOS ANGELES — Entering an Apple Store is a predictably seductive experience. The crisp, minimalist setup resembles an art gallery, but the lively crowds of people and curious clicks suggest the magic works. It's a far cry from most electronics stores.