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11 NOV 09
Urban Screens SAVE
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Since the first Urban Screens event in 2005 in Amsterdam, related international conferences have taken place in Manchester in 2007 and Melbourne in 2008. The INC and the MediaLAB are proud to present a day-long program dedicated to current Urban Screens research and practice, in Trouw Amsterdam on 4 December 2009. The event will include a seminar with lectures by Urban Screens researchers and professionals, followed by the launch of the Urban Screens Reader, which is produced by the INC and the University of Melbourne.TAGS
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Social Roles that Artists Play Examined in Exhibition at Frankfurter Kunstverein SAVE
The exhibition “Notions of the Artist” at the Frankfurter Kunstverein explores the social roles that artists play within the public discourse. Whether the “artist” is seen as a freethinker or as an eccentric, as a genius or sceptic, as a teacher or as a mediator, as an inventor, entertainer, pop star or as an enterpriser, depends on each particular context and cultural milieu. Seven contemporary artistic positions bring to light socio-cultural expectations with which artists are confronted.TAGS
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Sanaa Architect Named Director of Venice Architecture Biennial - ARTINFO.com SAVE
Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima has been named director of the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale. She is the first woman to hold the positionTAGS
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Lalibre.be - Art/chitecture entre utopie et réalité SAVE
A Bordeaux, dans le cadre de la biennale Evento, les Entrepôts Lainés proposent une véritable contre-culture architecturale.TAGS
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Rhizome | Support Rhizome SAVE
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Rhizome’s 2009 Community Campaign is now underway! The goal is to raise $35,000 by January 8th 2010, with 100% of all donations going towards their programs and new initiatives for artists this year. Now is the time to support Rhizome by making a contribution to help them achieve this essential annual goal.TAGS
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Gabura: a terrifying vision of a world devastated by climate change | Environment | guardian.co.uk SAVE
In Gabura global warming is a bleak reality as villagers face rising sea levels, failed crops and devastating cyclonesTAGS
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ordenador de frutas SAVE
Cómo es transformada nuestra idea de Naturaleza a partir de los procesos graduales de manipulación tecnológica? Cómo es alterada nuestra idea de Máquina cuando ésta comienza a emplear para su funcionamiento un sustrato orgánico? Dónde trazamos los límites entre lo natural y lo artificial? Tienen estos límites algún sentido?TAGS
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Revolution on paper: Mexican Prints 1910 - 1960 at the British Museum, review - Telegraph SAVE
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An exhibition of prints at the British Museum reflects the social and political upheavals that gripped Mexico over the past century. Rating: * * * *TAGS