January 2011
16 posts
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Kickstarter - Smarthistory — Art. History.... →
If you haven’t checked out Smarthistory.org, you should. Even better, help support them by making a financial pledge at Kickstarter.
Smarthistory is a pretty cool project and may very well become the future of art history tomes, if not a great supplement.
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BBC News - Egypt unrest →
Great live coverage of the events unfolding in Egypt.
Personally, I support the Egyptian people and wish my government and other western governments would also support the will of the Egyptian people.
Is this the man who broke Emily Carr's heart? →
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“The Darwin Center has a barcode system that lets you “collect” topics that you...”
– Museums Now: Following the Visitor Home (via newcurator)
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“A dollar invested through the NEA is matched by $7 of additional investment and...”
– Jamie Bennet, NEA director of Public Affairs, as quoted by CultureGrrl
Zero for NEA, NEH, PBS? Colin Powell Prefers Military Cuts - CultureGrrl
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BBC News - Money spent on UK film production 'up... →
Just another reminder that film amongst other arts and entertainment is a major economic stimulus.
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On Display In Portland: The Art Of Beautiful... →
“she (Amy Chua) is not really rebelling against American-style parenting; she is...”
– David Brooks
Amy Chua Is a Wimp - NYTimes.com
BBC News - 'Grow a beard for Belgium' appeal by... →
cool
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Wanna Fly Through Eli Broad’s Planned LA Museum? -... →
CultureGrrl provides text and a digital flythrough of hte design for the New Broad Museum. Worst design ever? No, but its up there. It is so sterile and uninteresting. However, I do like the idea of a very large and flexible gallery space. I would imagine the space will serve contemporary art very well by being able to conform better to the needs of the works. Hopefully the curators will be...
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Philadelphia Museum Sells Objects To Get A... →
Another case involving a museum selling its goodies. Selling goodies, good or bad? In this case, I would lean towards good since the funds were used to improve the environment for the rest of the collection and for visitors.
However, I wonder if maybe there would have been a better way to raise the funds without selling the goodies. I wonder what would happen if museums actually put a price...
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Bathrooms - Pretty in Pink, Again - NYTimes.com →
This reminds me of the house my grandparents bought to retire to. The guest room is minty green. Classy.
Also, I think the dark pink contemporary bathroom on the first page of this article looks awesome.