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      2 Apr 2008

      Turbine Street Art Hall

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      txt: Street artists to adorn Tate facade Mark Brown, arts correspondent Wednesday April 2, 2008 The Guardian
      Tate Modern is to get a summer facelift, with a group of the world's most acclaimed street artists being asked to produce work for the building's Thames-side facade, it was announced yesterday. It will be the first commission to use the facade and each artist will have an area of about 15x12 metres for the exhibition, entitled Street Art at Tate Modern. Cedar Lewisohn, the exhibition's curator, said he hoped the work, to be displayed between May and August, would open eyes to the variety of street art. "There is exciting stuff happening around the world and there is more to street art than just the household name or two we know in this country."
      video: Global Cities - Exhibition Design by Pentagram on blip.tv [blip.tv ?posts_id=400661&dest=-1]
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      1 Apr 2008

      Age of too much wireless

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      txt: Silicon Valley meetings go "topless"
      "In this age of wireless Internet and mobile e-mail devices, having an effective meeting or working session is becoming more and more difficult," he wrote on his company blog in November. "Laptops, Blackberries, Sidekicks, iPhones and the like keep people from being fully present. Aside from just being rude, partial attention generally leads to partial results." "Face-to-face meetings have become a low priority because they're constantly being interrupted by technology, and many people can't figure out what to do," said Sue Fox, author of "Business Etiquette for Dummies." "What's more important -- the gadget or the person, or people, you're with?"
      img: you don't need a cellphone to talk to god - ties on flickr.com
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      1 Apr 2008

      The art system

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      txt: Arte e sistema dell'arte (1975) - Achille Bonito Oliva
      "The art system is a chain of letters, in which the artist creates, the critic reflects, the gallerist exhibits, the merchant sells, the collector hoards, the museum historicizes, the media celebrates, the public contemplates: this the broader framework in which has always has born and evolved the creative process."
      txt: Who decides the price of art? - Adriana Polveroni - Dweb nr. 591 page 98 (original title: Scandalo al sole. Si pagano 75 milioni per Hirst, 21 per Serra. Chi decide il prezzo dell'arte?)
      Bubble risk, madness, glamour magnet, sacred event. The adjectives that describe today contemporary art are faceted, sufficiently exalted, but all focused around a single issue: the cost. Contemporary art is very expensive, which makes it even more attractive, because money calls money. Now contemporary art is expensive, more than ancient art (if and when it is still available) and in a no different way from any product on the market, from tomatoes to trendy bags, where costs multiply between production and sale. But in the case of art there is also a structured and fascinating world that several years ago Achille Bonito Oliva baptized with one of his happy insights: the art system. -------- Rischio bolla, follia, calamita del glamour, evento sacrale. Le aggettivazioni con cui oggi si descrive l’arte contemporanea sono sfaccettate, sufficientemente esaltate, ma ruotano tutte intorno a un unico tema: il costo. L’arte contemporanea è carissima, dettaglio che la rende ancora più attraente, perché i soldi richiamano soldi. E lo è, costosa, più ormai dell’arte antica (se e quando ancora la si trova) e in maniera non diversa da qualunque prodotto su piazza, dal pomodoro pachino alla borsa griffata dove, tra produzione e vendita, i costi arrivano anche a decuplicarsi perché di mezzo c’è il mercato. Ma nel caso dell’arte c’è anche quel mondo strutturato e fascinoso che diversi anni fa Achille Bonito Oliva battezzò con una delle sue felici intuizioni: il "sistema dell’arte".
      img: Highline graffiti - mercurialn on flickr.com
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      30 Mar 2008

      That sinking/not sinking feeling

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      txt: Is Venice Sinking?
      The net effect was like letting the air out of your tires, or perhaps more aptly, draining your waterbed. It wasn’t until the late 60’s that hydrologists put one and one together, slapped their foreheads, and sounded the alarm. The Italian government acted swiftly and banned groundwater pumping in the area forever. That did the trick and plugged the leak. Not only did the dramatic subsidence stop, but the area actually saw an upward “bounce” of a couple centimeters. Now the level of sinking is back to its normal “background”, non-crisis levels. But the damage has been done. As we’ll discuss in upcoming posts, losing those 10 precious centimeters was a huge strategic blow to Venice’s battle against the sea.
      link: www.veniceisnotsinking.it [it] video: Venice Under Siege - Italy journeymanpictures on youtube.com [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrOoW38JWsw]
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      28 Mar 2008

      What do I want to be?

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      txt: john Maeda - simplicity
      April 21, 2007 Think-Make-Think I'm Board Mondrian was an electrical engineer. Haiku for today: All I want to be, is someone that makes new things. And thinks about them. Phew, back to work.
      img: Thinking Spot (Again) - Infinity Rain on flickr.com
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      27 Mar 2008

      Smile! You are on Google

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      txt: The Matrix
      Neo: This isn't real... Morpheus: What is "real"? How do you define "real"? If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then "real" is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain... [Turns on TV] This is the world that you know. The world as it was at the end of the 20th century. It exists now only as part of a neural interactive simulation that we call "The Matrix." You've been living in a dream world, Neo. [TV switches to desolate world] This is the world as it exists today...
      video: Google Video Outdoor Campaign on youtube.com [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um-WL7FRANM]
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      23 Mar 2008

      Happy Easter to everybody

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      text: wikipedia - easter egg
      A virtual Easter egg is an intentional hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, book, CD, DVD, computer program, or video game. The term draws a parallel with the custom of the Easter egg hunt observed in many western nations. This practice is analogous to hidden signature motifs such as Diego Rivera including himself in his murals or Alfred Hitchcock's legendary cameo appearances. An early example of these kind of "Easter eggs" is Al Hirschfeld's "Nina". Atari's Adventure, released in 1979, contained what is thought to be the first video game "Easter egg": the name of the programmer (Warren Robinett). In computer programming, the underlying motivation is often to put an individual, almost artistic touch on an intellectual product which is by its nature standardised and functional.
      video: Happy Tree Friends - Toothy's Easter Smoochie [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP8avO4rlMQ] think: Inner peace - wikipedia
      peace of mind refers to a state of being mentally or spiritually at peace, with enough knowledge and understanding to keep oneself strong in the face of discord or stress. Being "at peace" is considered by many to be healthy (homeostasis) and the opposite of being stressed or anxious. Peace of mind is generally associated with bliss and happiness. Peace of mind, serenity, and calmness are descriptions of a disposition free from the effects of stress. In some cultures, inner peace is considered a state of consciousness or enlightenment that may be cultivated by various forms of training, such as prayer, meditation, T'ai Chi Ch'uan or yoga, for example. Many spiritual practices refer to this peace as an experience of knowing oneself. Finding inner peace is often associated with traditions such as Buddhism and Hinduism. Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, emphasizes the importance of inner peace in the world: "The question of real, lasting world peace concerns human beings, so basic human feelings are also at its roots. Through inner peace, genuine world peace can be achieved. In this the importance of individual responsibility is quite clear; an atmosphere of peace must first be created within ourselves, then gradually expanded to include our families, our communities, and ultimately the whole planet.
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      21 Mar 2008

      To the buying eye, art lurks somewhere

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      txt: www.artkrush.com - March 2008
      The commotion that began earlier this month with the opening of the Whitney Biennial 2008 escalates to a full frenzy this week, as galleries, collectors, artists, and curators head to Manhattan for the annual influx of art fairs. In this issue, we hand-pick artists from the Armory Show, VOLTA NY, Pulse, and Scope, while steering you in the direction of a slew of other noteworthy fairs.
      links: SCOPE New York - www.scopenewyork.com PULSE NEW YORK - www.pulse-art.com VOLTA Show - ny.voltashow.com The Armory Show - www.thearmoryshow.com Whitney Biennal 2008 - whitney.org video: Whitney Biennial 2008 - coolhunting on youtube.com [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8GxvMcTZZ0]
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      21 Mar 2008

      To the looking eye art lurks everywhere

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      via: artkrush.com txt: To the trained eye, museum pieces lurk everywhere - International Herald Tribune
      Marc Schiller, co-founder of the Wooster Collective Web site, which exhibits photos of the best street art in the world, knows most people look straight past street art until they start looking for it. "Once you give them a doorway," he said, "they literally go crazy in that they start to see New York has a whole other level of creativity that they had no idea existed." FOR THE MASSES WEB SITES Wooster Collective: www.woostercollective.com Streetsy: www.streetsy.com Flickr: flickr.com - street art groups
      img: Valencia street art - MASSIVE DEFEAT on flickr.com
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      18 Mar 2008

      The Move of the Creative Class

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      txt: Who's your city? by Richard Florida
      How the Creative Economy is Making the Place Where You Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life. It’s a mantra of the age of globalization that where you live doesn’t matter: you can telecommute to your high-tech Silicon Valley job, a ski-slope in Idaho, a beach in Hawaii or a loft in Chicago; you can innovate from Shanghai or Bangalore. According to Richard Florida, this is wrong. Place is not only important, it’s more important than ever. Globalization is not flattening the world; on the contrary, the world is spiky. Place is becoming more relevant to the global economy and our individual lives. The choice of where to live, therefore, is not an arbitrary one. It is arguably the most important decision we make, as important as choosing a spouse or a career. In fact, place exerts powerful influence over the jobs and careers we have access to, the people meet and our “mating markets” and our ability to lead happy and fulfilled lives.
      img: Rhizomatic heteromogeneous idiom - jef safi on flickr.com
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