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Friday, July 29th, 2011

Oramics to Electronica: Revealing Histories of Electronic Music

Now open at the Science Museum in London, Oramics to Electronica: Revealing Histories of Electronic Music focuses on the work of Daphne Oram, who helped establish the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and invented the Orgaznomics Machine. Her invention was central to…

Video | Royal Marionette Puppets

On view at the DIA through January 1, 2012, “Royal Marionettes” pulls from the institutions Paul McPharlin Puppetry Collection and celebrates the tradition of marionette theater.

Reconfiguring an African Icon: Odes to the Mask by Modern and Contemporary Artists from Three Continents

Currently installed at the MET, Reconfiguring an African Icon brings together in dynamic fashion two segments of the museum’s full collection – modern and Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. The exhibition brings together contemporary masks and works that prove an…

‘Amazing American Circus Poster’ At Cincinnati Art Museum

The latest exhibition at the Cincinnati Art Museum is right up my streets and celebrates the Amazing American Circus Poster. 80 posters are included, each a vibrant example of golden age of American circus culture (1878 to 1939). Cincinnati-based Strobridge…

His and Hers

“His & Hers explores the relationship between gender and fashion over the past 250 years. Clothing can act as an immediate signifier of gender – however, while making distinctions between “masculine” and “feminine” styles of clothing may seem natural, gendering…

Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment

On view at the Museum of the City of New York through May 5, 2011, Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing. Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment traces the evolution of the Apollo—from…

“Braun/Hogenberg, Cities of the World” Book

Taschen has reproduced all 363 color plates from Braun and Hogenberg’s survey of town maps, city views, and plans of Europe, Africa, Asia and Central America. Additionally, selected extracts from the original text are included with in-depth commentary provided by…

“Dandy” Exhibition

The Nordiska museet in Stockholm has on view, through May 11, 2011, on of the most delightful exhibitions of menswear (perhaps) ever assembled. The installation asks – What is a dandy? What does he look like? Some say a dandy…

Tangible Things Exhibition at Harvard University

Opening on January 24, 2011, Tangible Things draws together 200 objects pulled from backrooms, basements, and z-closets of Harvard’s varied museums. Tangible Things highlights and questions the modern Western intellectual categories that distinguish art from artifact, specimen from tool, and…

Gothic Ivories Project

Some quick museum news for today, www.gothicivories.courtauld.ac.uk is now online. The site makes available the first 700 objects from a database that already numbers more than 3,000 ivories. A detailed entry has been written for each piece and the vast…

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Friday, July 29th, 2011

Oramics to Electronica: Revealing Histories of Electronic Music

Monday, July 25th, 2011

Video | Royal Marionette Puppets

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

Reconfiguring an African Icon: Odes to the Mask by Modern and Contemporary Artists from Three Continents

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

‘Amazing American Circus Poster’ At Cincinnati Art Museum

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

His and Hers

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment

Friday, April 1st, 2011

“Braun/Hogenberg, Cities of the World” Book

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

“Dandy” Exhibition

Monday, January 10th, 2011

Tangible Things Exhibition at Harvard University

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Gothic Ivories Project