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Rhizome blog article about meltingperson.com
Databases are generally associated less with open-endedness than with the muted horrors of bureaucracy, in which the fear and pain and misery of human experience is reduced to data and evidence.
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Article on digital preservation for artists by Ben Fino-Radin
Off the back of some recent thoughts regarding the archiving of websites, SB sent me a link to “Digital Preservation in the Artist’s Studio” by Ben Fino-Radin. The article provides an extremely thorough overview of what steps might be involved in digitally archiving studio output, along with a few real-world examples. Love this stuff.
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Maria Blaisse and her work
Maria Blaisse, Gomma, 2003, tubes. Image from Augenweide (i.e. Beatrice Oettinger). (image source)
The other evening, a friend introduced me to Maria Blaisse’s work as well as the lovely book The Emergence of Form published by nai010. The dedication evident in her output is incredible, and her canal-side studio in Amsterdam sounds pretty great. Wish I could find one of the images from the book online, it’s a black and white photo possibly taken in the 70s of her working on a woven piece with an enormous knot in the middle that’s easily twice her height. Will just have to buy the book (like I need an excuse).
Sidenote, Augenweide (source for the image) is a very enjoyable browse, glad to have come across it.
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Walker blog interview with Maximage
Walker blog interview with Maximage
I asked SB about people/studios that push the offset printing process when we were discussing a potential litho print last week, and he mentioned Berlin-based collective Maximage. The 2013 interview in the Walker design/art blog (linked above) sheds light on their interest in intervention.
The cover of Acid Test, 2010. Image from Swiss Design Awards (image source)
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Touch kiosk links
Touch kiosk ref: Walker Media Lab post about creating their multitouch kiosks; The Cleveland Museum of Art Collection Wall
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David DeSandro links
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The Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion at the Colby College Museum of Art
Lobby of the Colby College Museum of Art and the entrance to the Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion.
Visited the Colby College Museum of Art recently for the fist time in years, the Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion is a great addition. Wish I brought a proper camera.
Entrance to the museum, including Richard Serra’s “4-5-6” in the courtyard.
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On Kitty Anderson’s talk about Carol Bove’s work, and on visiting the Barnes Foundation
I recently attended the talk Supporting Structures: The use of plinths and platforms in Carol Bove’s work at the Henry Moore Institute. Kitty Anderson’s talk coincided with the Carol Bove / Carlo Scarpa exhibition in the Institute’s main gallery spaces.
Installation view of the Carol Bove / Carlo Scarpa exhibition at the Henry Moore Institute, Gallery 1. Photo via blog Books & Boots (image source)
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Constructs in art
Researching the definition/concept of a construct (in science, in philosophy, in art) and came across a listing for On new constructs in art by Ernest Edmonds in the publications section of the compArt | center of excellence digital art database. Need to take a closer look at this database, they’re currently drawing attention to the early phase of digital art (roughly 1950 to 1980).
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Surfing with coffee
Surfing w/ coffee. Order of exploration:
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Google image search “knyttan blanket scarves” → Today and Tomorrow post about a scarf (↓B) → Nicolas Sassoon (↓C) → Computers Club → Alexandria McCrosky → Alexandria McCrosky in i want you magazine (↓D) → Google image search Alexandria McCrosky
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Emoji Portraits by Yung Jake on Today and Tomorrow
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artnet interview w/ Sassoon → Opening Times – Digital Art Comissions (↓E) → How Do We Write When We Write Online by Orit Gat → Gat’s review of The People’s Platform, “Was the internet intended for you?” (↓F) → The People’s Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age by Astra Taylor
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Jordan Tate → Trevor Paglen exhibition at Altman Siegel → Trevor Paglen → Jacob Appelbaum (@ioerror)
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“You Alright” by Nicholas O’Brien → “In The Hollow of the Valley” by Nicholas O’Brien → NewHive