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Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Books & Magazines
10:48 pm

“Beyond Graffiti” Article in ARTnews

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In the January issue of ARTnews, writer Carolina A. Miranda notes, Say the words “street art” and chances are people will conjure up images that borrow heavily from graphic pictures inspired by comic-book art or Constructivism: Shepard Fairey’s omnipresent “Obey…

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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

architecture
11:59 pm

Essay | The Town That Corbusier Built

The Open Hand at Le Corbusier's Capitol, Chandigarh, India. Photos: Ashish Nangia

Respect for the design of Chandigarh, India, is growing, even as the modernist city is showing wear. But who will care, if access to its most impressive monuments is restricted? Ashish Nangia addresses the above questions in “The Town That…

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Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Design
8:36 pm

Bill Gardner’s 2010 Logo Design Trends

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Anyone interested in graphic identities and logo design should check out Bill Gardner’s 2010 report as quickly as possible. Every year, Gardner assesses trends and gives a comprehensive run down of the current modes popular in the field. What’s happening…

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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Uncategorized
1:56 pm

We Are Your Studio on Macrame

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Last week, We Are Your Studio posted a solid run down of contemporary artists employing the traditional technique of macrame (“Folk Futures: A Stitch in Time”). Artists Joana Vasconcelos, Ernesto Neto, Tomas Saraceno and Josh Blackwell are included, fitting into…

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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Books & Magazines
6:41 pm

It’s Nice That Issue #3

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It’s Nice That rolls out its third foray into print today, pulling material from the website published from October 2009 to March 2010 and adding a bevvy of interviews and features. Included are chats with furniture designer Tom Dixon, graphic…

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Monday, March 29th, 2010

Art
4:25 pm

Roberta Smith on Post-Abstract Representational Painters

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In case you missed Sunday’s New York Times, Roberta Smith’s “It’s Not Dry Yet” shouldn’t be missed. Smith takes readers through a quick history of painting since impressionism, placing emphasis on the narrowing of painterly concerns through abstraction. She argues…

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Friday, February 12th, 2010

Books & Magazines
10:31 pm

The Bad Boys of Art

curated mag - The Bad Boys of Art

With new exhibitions from Hirst, the Gelitin Collective, Leonardo Drew, and more on view in New York, Roberta Smith takes time out to ask “what makes an art bad boy?” Her run down of the collected shows is well worth…

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Thursday, February 11th, 2010

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