Tag Archives: Art
Books are made of win, cont’d: Chip Kidd gets skanky
…and gives a hilarious and enlightening talk on the creation of some of his iconic book covers: My job was to ask this question: “What do the stories look like?” [...] We bring stories to the public. The stories can … Continue reading
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Expressive hands, in paint and shadow
This seems to be my weekend to discover artists exploring fascinating ways to connect with the natural world. After stumbling onto Tsuneaki Hiramatsu’s firefly photographs, I saw some of body-painter Guido Daniele’s astonishing “handimals” in my daughter’s latest issue of … Continue reading
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A world lit by fireflies
Just a few from a fantastic series of time-lapse images by photographer Tsuneaki Hiramatsu, via io9: More here, and on Hiramatsu’s blog. More bioluminescent goodness here and here.
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Jenny Holzer rocks so damn hard
I’ve loved Jenny Holzer’s work ever since I discovered her “Truisms” — “Lack of charisma can be fatal,” “Confusing yourself is a way to stay honest,” “Children are the cruelest of all” (or, conversely, “Children are the hope of the … Continue reading
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Everything is better with cats
Oh, excellent! AbeBooks identifies a pressing problem, and a solution: Here at AbeBooks Headquarters, we occasionally step away from our bubbling beakers to read books. And we’ve all noticed a disturbing trend throughout classic literature. Many of the so-called “classics” … Continue reading
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“The future has arrived and it’s all about dreaming of the past”: Have we reached the end of cultural history?
You must read this fascinating cultural analysis from Kurt Andersen, who argues that even as we experience breathtaking advances in science, technology, and communications, the American cultural landscape “has been stuck on repeat, consuming the past instead of creating the … Continue reading
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“When you remove the burden of representation, as an artist you get wings”: Touré on post-blackness
Cultural critic Touré, author of Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness?, has a fascinating conversation with Soundcheck host John Schaefer about the increasingly fluid relationship between identity and race (something I occasionally try to get at in my own series of posts … Continue reading
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“How to live and how to die…and have some snacks”: an appreciation of Maira Kalman
Though I’d seen Maira Kalman’s work here and there for years (the famous “New Yorkistan” cover for the New Yorker, for example), I really became aware of her through her illustrated blog for the New York Times (her take on … Continue reading
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“Yes, I exist, and you are not alone”: Roger Ebert on the indifferent universe and the consolation of art
Roger Ebert has written a wonderful essay that considers humanity’s place in an indifferent, unfathomable universe — what Camus called “the unreasonable silence of the world” — and the need for wonder, curiosity, existential courage, and art: The universe is … Continue reading
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Mapping the imaginary
Dan Meth puts together the Fantasy World Map: I think it could stand to be greatly expanded — you need Boneville and the Four Nations of Avatar: The Last Airbender in there somewhere, for starters — but I’m charmed by … Continue reading
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