Category Archives: Europe

When the Warming Comes…

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Pablo Genovés is a Madrid and Berlin-based multi-media artist who uses found vintage postcards, prints and other ephemera to create magical, and disturbing, digital collages of European museums, palaces, performance spaces and theaters inundated by a rising tide of flood … Continue reading →

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The Last Train to Urville

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Urville is the little known capital city of a seaside province of France. It has a population of almost 12 million citizens and is the largest city in Europe. Starting to wonder why you’ve never heard of Urville ? That’s because … Continue reading →

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A Valentine’s Day Kiss

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

As today is Valentine’s Day , I thought it would be an appropriate time to bring you the story of Auguste Rodin’s erotically charged masterpiece, The Kiss. The video below from the Tate museums,  explains how The Kiss was originally … Continue reading →

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Running Paris

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

The very clever folks at Le3 Paris created this terrific video of a running tiger on the streets of Paris at night. They claim that it was accomplished with absolutely no post-production trickery whatsoever. I don’t know if that’s entirely … Continue reading →

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All the Books in the World

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

This heartwarming short story by Croatian author/illustrator Darko Macan and Tihomir Celanovic will bring a tear to the eye of any bibliophile. All the books in the world, except for one:

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Mapping Charles Dickens

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

If you follow this blog you are well aware of the varied events, exhibitions and publications celebrating what would have been Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday. You can discover many of the happenings surrounding the Bicentenary by visiting the Museum of … Continue reading →

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London Eye …redux

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

I was intrigued when I heard that the London Eye had undergone a renovation and relaunch. I imagined all kinds of spectacular technological upgrades to the giant Thames-side ferris wheel. but I was let down when I discovered that all … Continue reading →

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On Eurobus

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Eurobus is a compilation of digital photographs shot by artist/photographer Taylor Holland while traveling around Paris by bicycle. The book, published by Matmos Press of Montreal, is dedicated to the anonymous artists who design the over-the-top graphics that cover all of … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Brian D. Butler
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Paris vs. New York

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Last year we pointed you to the delightful and entertaining blog Paris versus New York which was created by artist/graphic designer Vahram Muratyan. Now the whimsical chronicle of the idiosyncratic styles of the two great cities has become a lighthearted … Continue reading →

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