“The first few times the Chinese contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang tried to make gunpowder drawings, his art caught on fire—literally. His early method involved hanging blank canvases and oil paintings on the wall and throwing rocket fireworks at them.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Watch These Eerie Mini-Films Of London In The 1890s
“The most obvious change is at street level. In the old footage men wear bowler and top hats, while women wear voluminous dresses and horse drawn carriages are a common sight.”
Late Night At Rijksmuseum With Rembrandt In A Limited Paradise
Once a week, during a show that attracts about 13,000 people a day, “the museum sells tickets to a late-night showing of the exhibit. A maximum of 1,100 guests are allowed into the vast museum to wander freely through uncrowded galleries for the evening.’
A Pioneer Of Making Buildings Sing At Night
Janet Turner “became a much admired role model for women in the design business at a time when few made it into the boardroom. … She was also a powerful proponent of lighting design as a profession in Britain. Until the late 80s, lighting schemes had generally been the province of architects and lighting manufacturers. The emergence of a new breed of specialist designers and consultancies was something she keenly supported.”
Writers Romanticize Readers … And Then They Go On Tour
“Just as the author romanticizes the reader, so does the reader romanticize the author — there’s something inevitable and touchingly human about it all. Many years ago, at a book signing, a reader said she wanted to be me because she felt that her own life was so drab. My heart sank like wet sand. The writer’s life can seem glamorous, but mine certainly wasn’t.”
Competitive College A Cappella Is Super Intense [AUDIO]
“Kari Wei doesn’t carry her ‘pitch peanut’ everywhere because a cappella is popular; she carries it everywhere because a cappella is consuming.”
Facebook Debuts New ‘Safety Check’ Feature After Nepal’s Devastating Earthquake
“Safety Check locates Facebook users near a disaster site through the city they list on their profile, or from where they last used the Internet. Users then receive a notification asking to confirm that they’re safe or to say that they weren’t in the affected area.”
More On Toni Morrison And Her New Book (What Else To Say? She’s Just Tremendous)
“Evil itself, Morrison says, is, ‘completely boring’: the thing she finds ‘intellectually fascinating’ is how people respond to it.”
Postcards Of Actual London, The One Being Altered By Developers Every Day
“South London artist Gram Hilleard has created a series of postcards showing the city as he sees it: grey skies, soulless skyscrapers and boarded-up shops.”
Yes, You Sure Should Google Everyone, Including Your Potential Therapist
“You’re basically behind the curve if you’re not Googling pretty much everyone you meet.”