“The library is located in a village called Jiaojehe, about 90 minutes outside Beijing; the town houses fewer than 200 people. In this still-rural setting, Li designed a simple building, less than 2,000 square feet, that is wrapped on the outside by a lattice made from fallen branches.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
A Radical Solution For Amazon: Break Up The Monopoly
“Amazon is the shining representative of a new golden age of monopoly that also includes Google and Walmart. Unlike U.S. Steel, the new behemoths don’t use their barely challenged power to hike up prices. They are, in fact, self-styled servants of the consumer and have ushered in an era of low prices for everything from flat-screen TVs to paper napkins to smart phones.”
Yeah, It’s Not Just On ‘Mad Men’ The Show That Someone Mixed Up The Two African-American Actors
“The moment Dawn and Shirley have in the kitchenette where they call each other by the other’s name, commenting on the fact that no one in the office can tell them apart, actually happened to myself and the actress who plays Shirley, Sola Bamis. I won’t say who the offenders were, but it’s happened … on more than one occasion.”
A Century Of Technicolor, And What That’s Done To The Movies
“Through some strange alchemy, Technicolor films seemed preternaturally rich and bright. In the Depression-era US of the 1930s or the austerity Britain of the postwar years, Technicolor offered a gateway to another world.”
Welcome To Your New Artist’s Studio, Onboard The Cargo Ship
“Artist residencies are typically tied to a geographical place, while this project is anchored in a context and not in one physical location. … Global commerce then becomes the immediate work environment, rather than the fuel for the creative economy in which artists make and sell their work.”
Funding Woes Threaten One-Of-A-Kind Library Rescued From Nazi Germany
“Warburg defenders fear this will push the institute into financial ruin, putting it at risk of closing its stacks or even relocating and splitting apart its collection — a move that the prominent British art historian Martin Kemp recently wrote would be ‘the greatest act of vandalism in Western academia of my lifetime.'”
Sometimes, A BFA Is Not The (Immediate) Answer
“By continuing to carve your own way, without parents there to open every door with their pocketbook, or stand in the wings telling you that you ought to be a star, you are going to be forced to test the assumption of your dream.”
London’s New King’s Cross Developments Are A Fantastic Proof Of Private-Public Partnership Working Well
“The development of King’s Cross in London, now about half complete, is the most substantial fulfilment yet of an idea that the best way to transform an urban area, and to improve the lives around it with facilities and investment, is for commercial development to take the lead, while working closely with local authorities and local communities.”
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Homeland Security, Keeping The U.S. Safe From Foreign Poets
“The notion that Nasser might pose a threat to the United States is ‘ridiculous — unless poetry poses a threat to U.S. interests. He is an internationally recognized poet and a highly respected cultural figure in the Arab world.'”