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Vincent and Theo - with Tim Roth as Vincent van Gogh, directed by Robert Altman
• C. Smith's Blog
FIFTY YEARS OF SOCIALIZED ART AND CULTURE
• http://fff.org, by Laurence M. VanceOvershadowed by the fiftieth anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid this year was the fiftieth anniversary of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Creepy Art Installations Reveal How You're Always Under Surveillance…
• True ActivistJakub Geltner's project emphasizes the infection of surveillance in everyday life.
All of the must-see things at Burning Man this year
• http://www.businessinsider.com, by Devan JosephJasmine Burroughs went to Burning Man in Black Rock City, Nevada to collect video of all the must-see attractions from this year's festivities.
All of the must-see things at Burning Man this year
• http://www.businessinsider.com,Jasmine Burroughs went to Burning Man in Black Rock City, Nevada to collect video of all the must-see attractions from this year's festivities.
A journey through the mind of an artist
• http://www.ted.com, Dustin YellinDustin Yellin makes mesmerizing artwork that tells complex, myth-inspired stories. How did he develop his style?
Paint With The Sun With This Creative New Tool
• http://www.trueactivist.com
Incredibly Intricate Sculptures Carved from the Tips of Pencils
• http://www.mymodernmet.com, by Sara BarnesEver since he was a child, Jasenko ?or?evi? (aka @TOLDart) has been drawn to miniatures.
Visualization Scientist Robert Hurt Takes NASA's Space Images...
• http://www.popphoto.com, By Stan HoraczekVisualization Scientist Robert Hurt Takes NASA's Space Images And Makes Them Beautiful
Wounded servicemen pose for revealing nude photos
• http://www.telegraph.co.ukPhotographer Michael Stokes is raising money to publish a book of photos that confront traditional stereotypes of attractiveness by capturing wounded war veterans in revealing pose
An Artist Has Created a Tree That Bears 40 Different Types of Fruit
• http://motherboard.vice.com, by RACHEL PICKArtist and Syracuse University professor Sam Van Aken has spent years creating a living masterpiece--the "Tree of 40 Fruit," which bears 40 varieties of stone fruit.
The Freedom Principle review - an astounding fusion of jazz and art
• http://www.theguardian.comMusic can wither in galleries, but this astonishing show demonstrates the cultural and political importance of jazz in dazzling and inspiring style
TRENDY BUT CALM: ADULT COLORING BOOKS SELLING LIKE CRAZY
• http://hosted.ap.org, BY BETH J. HARPAZAdult coloring books are giving Harper Lee a run for the money on best-seller lists this summer.
A Silenced Shakespeare in Washington
Jim BovardShakespeare without puns is like French cooking without butter.
Art on the Street
• By Guta Pacheco & Willem DiasJulio Docjar, a street artist from Sao Paulo, dreams of using his art as an instrument for social change.
How This Artist Makes Perfect Clouds Indoors
• http://www.wired.comThe lifespan of a typical Berndnaut Smilde sculpture is 10 seconds--just long enough to be photographed. And his sculptures are as unusual as they are ethereal:
Boulder cops declare 'rock stacking' a jailable offense to stop local artist
• RawstoryMichael Grab, a Boulder artist who goes by the name Gravity Glue, said that police threatened to ticket or jail him for creating stacked river rock sculptures that the community has been enjoying for years.
Robert De Niro's art school graduation speech: 'Yeah you're f--ked'
• http://www.ew.comRobert De Niro didn't sugarcoat the truth when addressing the 2015 graduating class of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts on Friday. "You made it," said the Oscar-winning actor, "and you're f--ked."
How The NY Times Is Sparking the VR Journalism Revolution
• Wired.comStreet artists normally work in the shadows. But on April 11 French artist JR threw up a new stunning piece right in the heart of Manhattan in broad daylight.
Unbelievable shot shows lion milliseconds from attacking photographer
• http://www.businessinsider.com, KEVIN LORIAAtif Saeed is really lucky.
Awesome: Argentinian Artist Creates 'Weapons Of Mass Instruction'
• http://www.trueactivist.comForget watching the world burn, this guy wants it to learn!
A renegade sculptor has mounted a bust of Edward Snowden in a Brooklyn park
• theverge.comToday, a renegade sculptor mounted a bust of Edward Snowden in a popular Brooklyn park.
Here's the college essay that got a high school senior into all 8 Ivy League schools
• http://www.businessinsider.com, PETER JACOBSLast year, then-high school senior Kwasi Enin found out he had been accepted to every college he applied to -- including all eight Ivy League schools.
10 paintings with hidden meanings
• http://www.telegraph.co, By Mark HudsonAfter revelations that an artist hid a Monica Lewinsky reference in an official portrait of Bill Clinton, Mark Hudson lists 10 more paintings with secrets
THIS TINY SCULPTURE IS PERCHED ATOP A HUMAN HAIR
• http://www.popsci.com, By Heather HansmanFINE ART AT THE MICROSCALE
Art world shakeup: Painting by Hitler sells for three times a Picasso
• washingtonexaminer.comFurther proof that World War II and Nazi artifacts are on fire in the collectors world, a watercolor painted by Adolf Hitler before he became Germany's mad man dictator sold at auction this week for $35,235, three times the winning bid of an origin
Art world shakeup: Painting by Hitler sells for three times a Picasso
• washingtonexaminer.comFurther proof that World War II and Nazi artifacts are on fire in the collectors world, a watercolor painted by Adolf Hitler before he became Germany's mad man dictator sold at auction this week for $35,235, three times the winning bid of an origin
Majestic, uncanny images show what planets would look like if they replaced our Moon
• http://www.businessinsider.com,JESSICA ORWIGIt's a march of the planets in the most beautiful way imaginable.
'Lost' Leonardo da Vinci painting seized by Italy
• The TelegraphAfter being lost for centuries, the painting was rediscovered in 2013 in a collection of 400 artworks kept in a Swiss vault. The authorities then were alerted to the existence of the painting, but it went missing again.
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