Friday Snippets 7.10.09
Background: Controversy over proposed memorial to Daniel Burnham and his
1909 Plan. Winner of the design competition announced here; see all entries considered here.
Rome gets bobble-headed in time for the big G8 summit. [eternallycool]
One more top list. This time it's the top 200 art collectors in the world. [ARTnews]
What will the world of museum design look like in the future? Here's a list of 5 great
interactive museums to visit this summer. [Wired]
Here's another interactive activity for the artistically inclined. Take a head shot of
yourself, strap your wrists into mechanical arms, and the self portrait machine will lead your hands as you draw your own likeness. [we make money not art]
Knoll, the folks who make top-of-the-line, modern furniture are manufacturing a line
of their mid-century classics for children. The furniture has been shrunk to fit the kids, and the classic price has been reduced, but not by much. [NY Times]
Put Sex and the City with New York and what have you got? A sizzling, hot, summer
exhibition at Yossi Milo Gallery. [Wallpaper]
Make way for Renzo Piano, and bulldoze Mrs. Gardner's carriage house. [Boston Globe]
It looks like filming may have begun on Bravo's newest "reality" show The Untitled
Art Project, even though the network hasn't officially announced that production is underway. [ART FAG CITY]
Metabolist architecture, postwar landmarks and preserving a future vision banished
to the past. [NY Times]
Posted by designslinger at 7/10/2009 2:18 AM 
Categories: Slinger SLinks
Tags: self portrait machine Top 200 art collectors interactive museums Daniel Burnham Memorial design competition winner
Categories: Slinger SLinks
Tags: self portrait machine Top 200 art collectors interactive museums Daniel Burnham Memorial design competition winner
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