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These Human Contraptions: Art or Design

Monday, March 30, 2009

Below are some rough ideas that surfaced during a discussion in my one and only design course this semester who’s function is to observe art and it’s relation to design, and vice-versa. Corrections and comments welcomed. Above All there is Function. If I had to (read had to) categorize something as being “art” or “design”, [...]

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Wrong Angles

Monday, March 9, 2009

Interesting article plus multimedia in the New York Times last month about a show of the Ceausescu Collection in Romania’s Bucharest’s National Museum of Contemporary Art.  The paintings were all hung at angles or low to the ground to so the show is not interpreted as a tribute. Romania Shrugs Off Reminder of Its Past [...]

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A Walk, a Waltz, and a Riot

Monday, January 12, 2009

A few clips of interest, mostly of themes I have been thinking about. I’m not gonna discuss them, I want to keep opinion and sentiment at bay. Walks in the West Bank The Palestinian author Raja Shehadeh looks back on years of walks in the hills of the West Bank. (A video article by the [...]

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Reenacting Isreali Protest as Education

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Just found out video artist Yael Bartana will be participating in the “Ours: Branding Democracy” exhibition at the Parsons/The New School. The Exhibition goes beyond the the gallery to include, panel discussions, presentations, charrettes with the students (open to public), and performances. I’ve read about Yael’s work and have seen some of here videos here [...]

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Masters in Design Criticism

Friday, May 30, 2008

Just by chance, we decided to drop in on an event that caught my eye yesterday. It was a reading at KGB bar in the East Village arranged by the new MFA in Design Criticism at SVA. The topic was food and 3 professors from the new department read their criticism from a podium near [...]

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Reborn Again

Friday, May 23, 2008

Maybe I’m late to report this craze, but a recent spam post tipped me off to “reborn dolls” listings on ebay – baby dolls made to look like hyper realistic babies. I Googled and found this site MBB Creative Doll that has the tag-line of: Art that Captures Life. I don’t really know how to [...]

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Bent Back in Town

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Bent Festival is back in NYC. This Friday through Sunday. Last year we caught Archangel Constantini (MX) bending it like a mad scientist. This year there is a whole new line up, including Aa (Big A Little a), who knew they were big on bending, either way they’re fun to watch. For all those who [...]

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