Art

The Art of Google’s Street View Camera – Pete Brook, Wired Magazine

With billions of images stitched together in the street-view matrix, it is highly unlikely two artists operating independently of one another would happen upon nine identical scenes. On the other hand, in the huge dataset that is GSV, it’s understandable that artists would gravitate towards scenes that appeal to human emotion once they are identified [...]

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Martín Castillo Morales on Flickr

Telefoneando al plomero, BsAs 28-04-09  De la serie “Mantenimiento” Martín Castillo Morales on Flickr   I ‘met’ Martín Castillo Morales a few years back through Flickr, as I was intrigued by his pictures of women and interiors, and the casual ‘day in the life feel for his subject matter. His photography reminded me of the writing of [...]

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5 Million Dollars, 1 Terabyte – Art Project on The Web

“5 Million Dollars 1 Terrabyte” (2011) is a sculpture consisting of a 1 TB Black External Hard Drive containing $5,000,000 worth of illegally downloaded files.” Found via TechDirt + The Next Web Gallery 404: Art 404 is an online portal and exhibition space interested in the contemporary technological art movement. Related: The Total Music Vortex

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Maurice Peterson, Starcatcher at Rumpy’s, Lenox Mass

STAR CATCHER my true adverntures with the stars and the songs they sing part two Don’t miss this return engagement of last year’s Standing Room Only hit! Maurice Peterson tells more juicy stories of his personal encounters with the superstars including Cher, Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Lionel Hampton, Lisa Left Eye, Eartha Kitt, Joan Collins, [...]

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Suss One and DJ Sematic at The Maritime Hotel

HIRO Celebrate Thanksgiving Day at La Bottega Music by Suss One and DJ Sematic at The Maritime Hotel 371 West 16th Street at 9th Ave Weds. Nov 21, 2007

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VHS-Beta-Moving Units-33Hz Live

VHS or Beta, Moving Units & 33Hz Live Free Live Show in Atlantic City!!! Here’s a great excuse to get out to Atlantic City… Unbelievably, we are able to offer our loyal GBH customers free admission to this top notch bill…. VHS or Beta (who have never sounded better), Moving Units (who have been away [...]

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THOMAS RUFF

Thomas Ruff studied photography from 1977 to 1985 with Bernd and Hilla Becher at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf Art Academy). Ruff names Walker Evans, Eugene Atget, Karl Bloßfeld, Stephen Shore and William Eggleston as his main influences. From 2000 to 2005 Ruff taught Photography at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (the previous “Becher-Class”). During his studies in [...]

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