February 2011
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January 2011
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Carousel at the Porte Dorée, Date unknown. François-Joseph Luigi Loir.
FRANÇOIS-JOSEPH LUIGI LOIR, 1845-1916
Luigi Loir was born December 22, 1845 in Goritz, Austria and he died February 9, 1916 in Paris. He began his first formal art education in 1853 at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts of Parma. Ten years later he moved to Paris, where he enrolled to study with the mural painter Jean Amable Amedée...
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Protesters confronted riot police in front of a mosque in Giza. The demonstrations on Friday spread to several cities besides Cairo, including Suez, Alexandria and Port Said. Credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
EGYPT CALLS IN ARMY AS PROTESTERS RAGE
“The unrest in Egypt — fueled by frustrations over government corruption, economic stagnation and a decided lack of political freedom —...
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Purchased by the pound from a local salvage yard, street signs from Reno, Nevada, were crafted into a one-of-a-kind fence.
SIGN OF THE TIMES Looking for directions on the road to sustainability? At Leger Wanaselja Architecture’s multifamily development in Berkeley, California, all signs point to green.
If you haven’t seen a Toyota Prius on the road, chances are you haven’t been on a road...
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Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
16TH ASIAN GAMES - DAY 4: CYCLING - TRACK
GUANGZHOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16: King Lok Cheung, King Wai Cheung, Ki Ho Choi and Ho Ting Kwok of Hong Kong compete in the Men’s Team Pursuit Final Track Cycling during day four of the 16th Asian Games Guangzhou 2010 at Guangzhou Velodrome on November 16, 2010 in Guangzhou, China. (via LIFE)
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Top: Lightheaded Solo #11. Bottom: Lightheaded Duo #2 (diptych). Lynn Silverman
LIGHTHEADED
Born in 1952, Lynn Silverman received her BFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and her MA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths’ College in London, England. She has participated in many solo and group exhibitions in Europe, Australia, and the United States. In addition to publishing four books, her...
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Susan Sontag, 1933-2004. 37.1 x 37.6cm, Gelatin silver print. Peter Hujar.
HIDE/SEEK: DIFFERENCE AND DESIRE IN AMERICAN PORTRAITURE
October 30 through February 13, 2011
This is the first major museum exhibition to focus on sexual difference in the making of modern American portraiture. “Hide/Seek” considers such themes as the role of sexual difference in depicting modern America; how artists...
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WatchTOKYO TO OSAKA Tokyo to Osaka is a documentary short about 13 amateur bicycle enthusiasts and their journey to ride fixed gear bikes from Tokyo to Osaka; a 350 mile undertaking. Starting in the city of Tokyo, the film follows the team as they experience Japanese culture and sight see in the city before the adventure. Then as the team sets out, they encounter countless pitfalls, flat tires,...
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“I guess that’s what saying goodbye is always like—like jumping off an edge. The...”
– Lauren Oliver, Before I Fall
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YOU ARE THE FLEET ADMIRAL OF THE NAVY IN WWI WHAT DO YOU DO? THE SITUATION You’re the Fleet Admiral of the Navy in World War I. Your ships are being sunk at an alarming rate by the devastatingly effective German U-Boat. The traditional camouflage isn’t working because your environment (sea and sky) changes with the weather. What do you do?
THE INSIGHT It’s not where you are it’s where you’re...
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1066 [Detail], 2010. Indian ink on wall. 2150 x 400 cm. Fiona Banner.
THE NAKED EAR
Much of Fiona Banner’s work explores the problems and possibilities of written language. Her early work took the form of ‘wordscapes’ or ‘still films’ – blow-by-blow accounts written in her own words of feature films, (whose subjects range from war to porn) or sequences of events. These pieces took the...
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Aug. 22, 1956. Vivian Maier.
FINDING VIVIAN MAIER: CHICAGO STREET
As an accomplished street photographer, the late Vivian Maier discreetly chronicled life in Chicago’s Loop and surrounding districts for decades. Born in New York to European refugees, she eventually ended up in Chicago as a nanny to wealthy North Shore clients, but her passions ran much deeper. Over 100,000 negatives and more...
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The exterior of the house consists of sandblasted masonry and Ferrari shade sails stretched on a steel frame.
STARTIN’ SPARTAN When Jay Atherton and Cy Keener met in grad school at the University of California, Berkeley, they discovered in each other a rare constellation of common interests: minimalist architecture, rock climbing, and “not talking.” After graduation, Atherton moved back to his...
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Rising Sun, Melting Moon, Dec. 2005 - June. 2006. Motoi Yamamoto.
LABYRINTH
Following the death of his sister to brain cancer twelve years ago, Motoi Yamamoto adopted salt as his primary medium. In Japanese culture salt is not only a necessary element to sustain human life, but it is also a symbol of purification. He uses salt in loose form to create intricate labyrinth patterns on the gallery...
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Exiled Republicans being marched on the beach from one internment camp, Le Barcarès, France, March 1939. Robert Capa. THE MEXICAN SUITCASE Rediscovered Spanish Civil War negatives by Capa, Chim, and Taro SEPTEMBER 24–MAY 8, 2011 The Mexican Suitcase will for the first time give the public an opportunity to experience images drawn from this famous collection of recovered negatives. In December...
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“Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and...”
– Marilyn Monroe
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Badlands 2, Lyman, WY, 2008. Kevin Cooley.
KEVIN COOLEY Interviewed by Zack Seckler
Photographer Kevin Cooley isn’t afraid of the dark. In fact, he’s almost like a cat, using the cover of darkness as his opportunity to go out and hunt – for pictures. He’s known for using the night sky like a giant canvass and a plethora of manmade light sources like paintbrushes to create stunning fine art...
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