Goings on.
The clock is ticking for young artists hoping to draw up an emblem for the next paying tourist to visit the International Space Station (ISS). American computer game developer Richard Garriott, a multimillionaire training to launch toward the space station this fall, is looking for an original design that could serve as a student mission [...]
On Sunday three robbers walked into Zurich’s E.G. Burhle Collection and stole four 19th century masterpieces worth a combined $163 million. Their plunder — a Degas, van Gogh, Cézanne and a Monet — is the second multi-million dollar art theft in Switzerland in less than a week; last Wednesday night in Pfäffikon, two thieves made off with two Picassos worth $4.4 million.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History turned down Stephen Colbert’s efforts to have his image displayed. But the National Portrait Gallery, famous for its portraits of the presidents but also home to unique portrayals of athletes, hip-hop artists and Hollywood stars, welcomed the idea. The line outside the bathroom at the National Portrait Gallery [...]
The “Pantone color of the year” has been announced for 2008. 2007 was “Chilli Pepper red“. I don’t know but 2007 didn’t seem like a spicy red to me. Maybe more like a disturbing gray. What would you say your year was colored with?
The Harold Golen Gallery in Miami isn’t feeling to cool right now. If you’re in the Miami area, check out their exhibition “A journey into the Neo-Psychedelic Art Movement” featuring Skot Olsen. It’s running until January 5th, and I’m sure they could use some support. Hundreds of amazing and beautiful lowbrow paintings and artwork were [...]
Seattle may not have the best weather 365 days a year, but if by chance you are visiting on one of the beautiful sun-filled days, you can’t miss the new Olympic Sculpture Park. An extension of the Seattle Art Museum, the park officially opened to the public January 20, 2007. Located on the scenic Seattle [...]
The anticipation finally ended in Black Rock City as the 40-foot wooden figure know as ‘The Man’ went up in flames late Saturday evening to mark the culmination of the 22nd annual Burning Man counter-culture arts festival in the Black Rock Desert. Many of this years attendees were concerned they would not get to see [...]
Ships, a collection from Google Satellite by Jenny Odell
Photography by Oleg Dou, via El Dado del Arte
Generative art by Franz Thues and Dirk König, via Alex Wain
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