LandWorks Sardinia
LandWorks Sardinia: “For this year’s international landscape workshop, 80 participants led by landscape architecture experts worked among the ruins and abandoned spaces of a military base on Caprera Island.” (Via
On penmanship
On penmanship: “How we think depends in part on how we write. Pen and ink impose constraints, making for greater precision, creativity, and clarity of thought… more»“ (Via Arts &
With donation, Wolfsonian expands to Miami’s downtown
With donation, Wolfsonian expands to Miami’s downtown: “The collection (and footprint) of the Wolfsonian—Florida International University is growing with a new donation from founder Mitchell ‘Micky’ Wolfson Jr.” (Via MiamiHerald.com:
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From Bard to big data
From Bard to big data: “Why Franco Moretti’s ‘literary lab’ believes that reading with computers is the future” (Via Section – Life & Arts.)
The Art Of Investing: The Rewards Aren't Always Financial
The Art Of Investing: The Rewards Aren’t Always Financial: “The Internet makes collecting and even investing in art much more accessible to ordinary people. As part of his adventures in
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Want To Become A Less Rigid Thinker? Read Novels
Want To Become A Less Rigid Thinker? Read Novels: ” ‘Are you uncomfortable with ambiguity? It’s a common condition, but a highly problematic one. The compulsion to quell that unease
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Red is the colour of sex – and the colour of money when it comes to selling art
Red is the colour of sex – and the colour of money when it comes to selling art: “Red stirs the blood and it seems the more red a painting
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Contemporary art: The artistic solution
With statistics provided by The ArtsNewpaper, the Venice Biennale, like other major international art events are predominately white and Euro-American. Is it fair to point out the obvious? Are there
Detroit Museum Not The First To Consider Selling Out
Detroit Museum Not The First To Consider Selling Out: “The financially troubled city of Detroit is eyeing the sale of its prized artworks, which include paintings by van Gogh. In
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Filming Roden Crater
Filming Roden Crater: The video below, part of James Turrell: A Retrospective, captures some of the experience of the artist’s work-in-progress: the transformation of an extinct volcano, Roden Crater, into