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Category Archives: Art
Hanging On
Finnish conceptual artist Kaarina Kaikkonen creates her flowing, site-specific projects entirely from recycled clothes. Intially she worked only in men’s shirst, ties and jackets, but she has now expanded her work to incorpoated all types of clothing. The garments are … Continue reading
Play Literary Geography
Created in 1933 by cartographer Paul M. Paine, The Booklovers Map of America Showing Certain Landmarks of Literary Geography is a charming guide to many of our favorite literary places. Working during the 1920s and 1930s, Paine designed or co-designed … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, History, Maps, USA, Writing
Tagged Geography, Literature, Map, Paul M. Paine
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Amsterdam DNA
The Amsterdam City Museum has partnered with PlusOne agency to develop a fascinating series of 3D videos for their department called Amsterdam DNA—a show that provides a journey through Amsterdam’s storied history. The short film below is the introduction to … Continue reading
Is it Das Slinky ?
The Slinky Springs Bridge in Oberhausen, Germany was completed in the summer of 2011. Based on designs by Frankfurt artist Tobias Rehberger, the funky bridge drew its inspiration from the iconic Slinky children’s toy. Rehberger captured the wild, fun qualities … Continue reading
Flawed Symmetry of Prediction
Artist/photographer Jeff Frost shot over 40,000 high resolution still images with a DSLR camera for this mindblowing film. Frost roamed the deserts of Utah and California searching for abandoned buildings with just the right decoration. No CGI effects were used … Continue reading
Song Map
The Song Map is a “road map made-up of song titles: from Highway to Hell to Penny Lane, Itchycoo Park to Heartbreak Hotel.” The cleverly imagined map, which looks suspiciously like a London map, is the creation of the very inventive design … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Maps, Music
Tagged Heartbreak Hotel, Highway to Hell (song), Itchycoo Park, London, Penny Lane, Song Map
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In March, Read Books You’ve Always Meant To Read
In 1935, President Roosevelt initiated the Works Progress Administration to both create jobs and to encourage community spirit. The much respected New Deal agency recruited millions of Americans from all walks of life and launched thousands of valuable public service … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, History, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged Franklin D. Roosevelt, Works Progress Administration, WPA
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Mapping Moby Dick
The Voyage of the Pequod is one in a marvelous series of twelve literary maps based on American and British classics produced by the Harris-Seybold Company of Cleveland, Ohio between 1953 and 1964. The Map of Moby Dick was created … Continue reading
NYC: The Water Tank Project
An impressive roster of New York City artists have signed-on to participate in a consciousness-raising project dubbed The Water Tank Project. Designed to draw public attention to the urgent need for water conservation and the myriad threats to the world’s … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, USA
Tagged Mexico City, Mumbai, New York City, Rio de Janeiro
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Found Libraries
Even though there are still more than 13,000 public payphones on New York City sidewalks, they are seen by most residents as dead technology, if they are noticed at all. But NY architect and civil society activist John Locke, the … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Books, Libraries, USA
Tagged New York, New York City, Payphone
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