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Category Archives: Art
Mehr Hundertwasser
As requested, more Hundertwasser. “The Straight Line Leads to The Downfall of Humanity” — Friedensreich Hundertwasser
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Notes From The (Moscow) Underground
Moscow’s imposing subway stations can sometimes look like underground art museums. Many station platforms are decked-out with impressive mosaics, murals, statuary and ornate chandeliers. Most Muscovites take the artwork for granted,but this summer the newly openned Dostoevskaya Station, which commemorates … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Tourism
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Architecture for Artists
I recently stumbled upon a travel photo of a fantastical building designed by the late, great Austrian artist, designer and environmentalist Friedensreich Hundertwasser and could not resist posting some shots of his astonishing structures.
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Photography, Tourism
Tagged Austria, Darmstadt, Germany, Hundertwasser, Netherlands, Wien
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“at Capri” or “Tango at St Mark’s”
“Mercat St.Josep II” (Barcelona) “Fisher’s Songhouse” “Catalunya V” “Tango at St. Mark’s” I’m pleased to share these wonderful paintings by celebrated New Jersey artist Michael Madigan. His current show at the Open Space Gallery in historic Frenchtown, … Continue reading
Building Art…Book by Book
Post by Massimo Pollini. Prague-based, Slovakian artist Matei Kren has created a number of enormous book sculptures at museums and galleries throughout Europe. In 2006, he installed the acclaimed work “ Book Cell Project ” at the Centro de Arte … Continue reading
Do You Wordle ?
Thanks to Jonathan Feinberg: Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, … Continue reading
Library Redux
A few European library favorites from our readers.
World Heritage Sites…update
Yesterday, the World Heritage Committee began its annual meeting to consider requests for the inscription of new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The session is being held at Brasilia, Brazil, and runs until August 3rd. During this year’s session,35 … Continue reading
The Chekhov of Cleveland, RIP
In the brave new world of the 21st century comic books have been re-branded as graphic novels and their creators are the subject of graduate school seminars and regular coverage in the New York Times Book Review. But back in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Freedom of Speech, USA, Writing
Tagged Cleveland, Graphic Novels, Harvey Pekar
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American Bronze
We were recently fortunate to spend some time with the exceptional American artist & sculptor Jonathan Hertzel. Take a look at his website and his brand new blog to see his exciting work in progress.
