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Category Archives: Art
Mind The Gap
The Château la Coste is a renowned vineyard located near Aix-en-Provence in the south of France. Along with fine wines, the vineyard is also known for its art. The Renzo Piano-designed gallery is currently hosting an installation from everyone’s favorite … Continue reading
Christmas In Yemen
For his Christmas In Yemen project, the Berlin-based street artist Igor Dobrowolski combines cheery Christmas photos with images of the horrific humanitarian crisis in Yemen, to remind us that these children are living a real hell. One child dies every 10 minutes in Yemen, … Continue reading
World’s Smallest Bookshop
The world’s tiniest bookshop launched this week in Malmö Sweden. The diminutive bookstore, called Frankie & Benjys Böcker, was created by an anonymous street art collective appropriately named AnonyMouse. Their mouse-sized mini-bookshop joins the group’s previous projects, Il Topolino, a miniature restaurant, and Noix de Vie, a … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Theater, Tourism
Tagged Malmo, Street Art, Sweden
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Imagine Peace
The Imagine Peace Tower is a dramatic and moving memorial to John Lennon that was built by Yoko Ono on Viðey Island just off Reykjavik, Iceland. The monument consists of a round stone base with the words “Imagine Peace” inscribed in 24 … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Tourism
Tagged Iceland, John Lennon, Reykjavik, Winter Solstice, Yoko Ono
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To Dream Is Human
The legendary American designer Milton Glaser has created some of the most iconic poster art for New York City’s subway system. He recently released three impressive new works for the School of Visual Arts’s Underground Images campaign. The series is designed to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Public Transport, USA
Tagged design, Milton Glaser, New York City, poster art
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Library of the Future
h/t Tom Gauld
Escape Velocities
This week Arizona State University’s Center for Science and Imagination published Visions, Ventures, Escape Velocities: A Collection of Space Futures, a free digital book collection of fiction and nonfiction about space exploration. The free book, which was funded by NASA grants, is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, ebooks, Tech, USA, Writing
Tagged exoplanets, Mars, Science, Science fiction, space exploration
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The Matter of Jerusalem
During the last few days, Jerusalem has once again been at the top of the world news. The clever short film below, which was inspired by a new exhibition on medieval manuscripts at Oxford’s Bodleian Library, reminds us that the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Film, History, Libraries, Maps, Museums
Tagged Bodleian Library, Israel, Jerusalem, medieval manuscripts, Oxford
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Not Quite The New Yorker
The Not Yorker is an unofficial, unaffiliated site that collects and curates rejected New Yorker magazine cover illustrations. The project is the work of three Brooklyn-based illustrators still aiming for their own covers.
