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I recently stumbled across a video of writer Jon Ronson confronting a Twitter bot that was "stealing" Ronson's personality. The surreal (or is it hyperreal?) video and the subsequent article written by two of those interviewed in the video, Dan O'Hara and Luke Robert Mason, is a fascinating glimpse
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This week, internet access is a human right, new Caravaggios, Mali's historic sites are threatened, challenge to NY's 1971 loft law, Philly's Rodin Museum reopens, artist bequests and more.
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After "Statue Porn," my first post for Hyperallergic, was published earlier this year, some commenters responded by asking what a quality interaction with public art might look like. It's easy to spot silly or sexual interactions, but what are examples of people engaging with public art in a more se
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Joel James Devlin creates light-trail photographs of gorgeous natural landscapes, adding a touch of light that slithers along rivers, lakes, the sky.
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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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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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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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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 a 70-foot-tall, blue sea urchin at MoMA PS1 … and she’s Gotham’s new ecological savior!
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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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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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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.