Brandeis threatens to close the Rose Museum and online social networking groups form in protest.
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So Many Dreams So Little Space! Russian Dreams in Miami
via Culture, SMACAlexandra Lerman’s brief account of the Russian Dreams exhibition at the Baas Museum during the week of Miami Art Basel.
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Leonid Sokov: Solzhenitsyn Made of Salt, Stalin Made of Steel.
via Blogs, SMACFragments: SMAC visits a studio of a Russian artist Leonid Sokov, who recites poems by early Soviet absurdists and talks about his works.
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Communist Guide to New York City
via Culture, SMACLast night SMAC visited a book launch of “Communist Guide to New York City” by Yevgeniy Fiks at Common Room.
The guide is a collection of 76 photographs of buildings, public places, and sites in New York City, that are connected to the history of the Communist Party USA, including photos of buildings which housed [...] -
Swoon’s Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea Slideshow
via SMACSome photos from the show “Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea” by Swoon at Deitch Projects in Long Island City.
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Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea
via SMAC7 hand-made boats created by artist Swoon and her collaborators arrive at Deitch Projects in Long Island City after a 3 week journey on the Hudson river.
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Arial, Meet Futura… and Leave the Artsy Farts Behind
via SMACFonts gather in conference to decide whether Zapf Dingbats is worthy of membership.
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GreenPix: China’s Next Great Wall
via Culture, SMACUsing thousands of solar photovoltaic capture cells to power the work of digital artists, the GreenPix Zero Energy media wall is the largest solar powered LED display in the world.
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Five Prefab Houses at MoMA
via SMACSMAC visits the much talked about exhibition at MoMA, Home Delivery. Fabricating the Modern Dwelling. The curator Barry Bergdoll walks us through the 5 houses built especially for the show at an empty lot near the museum.
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Louise Bourgeois: Pandora’s Box
via SMACLouise Bourgeois’ career spans a century and is beyond the confines of modern or even contemporary art. It is beyond any art styles or art movements. Her work simultaneously absorbs and repels all labels art critics so eagerly apply to artists.
