As read on this article published by Tokyo Art Beat, their aim was simply to bring ‘things’ together, as far as possible in an unaltered state, allowing the juxtaposed materials to speak for themselves. Hence, the artists no longer …

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Mono Ha | Art in Japan in the late 1960s and early 1970s « arkinet

Here at Art Scatter World Headquarters we’re identifying proudly these days with the good townswomen of River City, Iowa, in The Music Man: “Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little, cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, …

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Architecture critic Inga Saffron takes a look at what she thinks is “the most innovative take on the traditional rowhouse that Philadelphia has seen in years.” Saffron remarks on how the building obeys the rules and …

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Remixing Architecture, Without Breaking the Rules | Planetizen

This Second Edition also features a new interview with Michael Webb (Archigram) and an essay by Sam Jacob [FAT]. —–. Don’t miss it!! Storefront for Art and Architecture: 97 Kenmare Street, 10012 New York, NY …

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49 CITIES Second Edition | Storefront for Art and Architecture …

When I look at Modern Arts Notes’ Minneapolis art blogs list, I cringe: Just two? So in the spirit giving visibility to Twin Cities makers and thinkers about art, I’m going start cataloging blogs by and about contemporary art …

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Eyeteeth: A journal of incisive ideas: Cataloging Twin Cities art …

All this background drives us to think again on Hans Hollein’s idea that ALLES IST ARCHITEKTUR, where he wrote “Many fields beyond traditional building are taking over ‘architecture,’ just as architecture and ‘architects’ are moving …

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Craters as other form of architecture [Alles Ist Architektur …

That is the history and the nuance, yet as recently as 2005, George W. Bush, choosing to read (or remember) history with an ideological bias, was declaring that Yalta led to some of “the greatest wrongs of history. …

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The Johnson Post: Why History Matters

In recent years, among Torontonians, there seems to have been increased interest and passion for the city. I heart Toronto. Image: igougo.com Spacing.

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Loved: The Toronto Museum goes Online | View on Canadian Art

Plus he’s wearing glasses these days, prescribed to him when he started getting headaches from poring over his miniscule drawings for a recent …

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Behind the Music: Devendra Banhart's Visual Art Takes Center Stage …

This piece from Business Week lists the most anticipated architecture projects to watch in 2010.

Notable Architecture to Watch in 2010 | Planetizen