Last weekend was the first part of the so called 48 hour Serpentine marathon (not tecnically accurate as the event divided in two 24 hour lots was scheduled to close at midninght and start again next midmorning). I cannot really comment on the results as I was not there but here is a link that... View full entry
The New Museum of Contemporary Art opens its new building on the Bowery in New York's Lower East Side neighborhood on December 1. The new New Museum, which is seven-stories high and occupies 60,000 square feet, is the first museum ever to be built from the ground up in lower Manhattan, and it is... View full entry
Artists Jake and Dinos Chapman have been defacing British pound notes to much acclaim, however, guerrilla artist D*Face is "distinctly unimpressed" as this is the hallmark of not just his name but also his own work... Independent View full entry
New "This American Life" episode examines mapping in five acts. Five ways of mapping the world. One story about people who make maps the traditional way—by drawing things we can see. And other stories about people who map the world using smell, sound, touch, and taste. The world redrawn by... View full entry
Contemporary design is playing a significant role in auctions, where it is included with contemporary art. Telegraph.co.uk View full entry
Surprised to see my byline here, aren’t you? I would be too, if I read The New York Times. But I don’t. So I’ll just have to take your word that this was published. Frankly, I prefer emoticons to the written word, and if you disagree :( -Stephen Colbert @ NYT | I Am America (And... View full entry
"He calls his approach 'site-conditional,' a bump up from site-specific. It’s the notion of art so rooted in its place that making the art means responding to the place, and experiencing the art does too; no further reading or research needed. In the Getty’s case he organized plants... View full entry
What’s that? Parked cars in the middle of Ninth Avenue? View full entry
Cory Doctorow of Radar Magazine imagines a future under an omnipotent, less-than-good google. View full entry
Rodney Graham is sometimes referred to as a “post-medium” artist, though “any medium” might be a more sensible description of his restless, inquisitive, and often difficult work. Since first coming to attention as one of the Vancouver photoconceptualists—alongside... View full entry
Social tolerance, technological development and a bank of talent are proven factors in determining the economic success of a region. A new study ranks Berlin at the top, suggesting the economically weak city may soon be poised for a boom driven by the creative class. Der Spiegel View full entry
A virtual character, or avatar, for all the virtual worlds in which people play is the goal of a joint project between IBM and Linden Lab. BBC | Previous | 1 View full entry
Interesting conversation about the current state of the profession of business management, what it means to have a social contract (as a professional), and the role of academia in all this. Easily translatable to design schools and professions. On Point (listen) View full entry
Positing itself as a “new community awareness center for global issues that will bring together art, design and science” PERI-scope hopes to be a kind of spatial node in a larger network of humanitarian efforts by offering a place for exhibitions, networking, education, activism... View full entry
Building the WTC / Thomas Edison captures Japanese acrobats on film in 1904 / Parking in Japan / conceal your stash...liveleak View full entry