Tag: art
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Bolero Juilliard
Students from Juilliard quarantined at home like the rest of us, are unable to be with their colleagues or classmates, and isolated from the collective space where they practice their art. But distance and isolation cannot dampen their spirit. As with others, they put a Zoom video together but, this being Juilliard, they took it…
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US Immigration, visualized
Historical immigration to the U.S. shown as a set of tree rings.
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Humanity Star
Rocket Labs, a spaceflight startup based in Los Angeles, secretly stowed away a “disco ball” satellite that has no other purpose than, “to encourage everyone to look up and consider our place in the universe.” The satellite is a “geodesic sphere made from carbon fibre with 65 highly reflective panels. It spins rapidly, reflecting the…
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Blockchain Graffiti
Two pieces of art that cleverly co-opt corporate trademarks to promote an alternative. From @cryptograffiti
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I was only trying to help…
Stories surfaced of a botched restoration of baby Jesus’ head at a Canadian church. The local artist volunteered to provide her services, saving the church the $10,000 quoted for a professional restoration. She was honored to be chosen but was clearly out of her league and openly admitted her experience was thin. She had learned…
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Lighthouse Found
There is a tradition of public mischief and random acts of art in the Bay Area. From The Cacophony Society, to The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the Billboard Liberation Front all the way back to Coyle & Sharpe, the people of San Francisco have delighted themselves by poking at authority with a wink and a smile.…
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Walking Backwards
Do you ever feel like you’re moving through a fog, going backwards? The clip from Tokyo Reverse is a highlight reel from a 9 hour video of someone who did just that, walk through the streets of Tokyo, in reverse. Ludovic Zuili, the man in the video, was filmed walking backwards and then the footage…
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Lucid Stead
Beautiful installation on an old homestead in Joshua Tree. Check out the video of the how & why.