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Passings: John Cowles Jr.
Via startribune.com
Mar 2012
Philanthropist and former Star Tribune publisher John Cowles Jr. passed away Saturday at age 82. Known for bringing Tyrone Guthrie to Minneapolis, his generosity, with his wife Sage, helped create the Walker’s Cowles Conservatory.
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Insights 2012: Michael Lejeune
The Gradient
Mar 2012
Minneapolis and Los Angeles transportation histories run parallel: both had extensive streetcar systems, now dismantled, and both are now working to rebuild that infrastructure. In a new interview, Metro LA creative director Michael Lejeune and Hennepin County planner Lisa Middag discuss transit, opportunity, and jettisoning, as Lejeune puts it, “that road rage that’s sucking up your soul.”
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Insights 2012: Aaron Draplin’s Talk Now Online
The Gradient
Mar 2012
Aaron Draplin’s enthusiastic 76 minutes of tall tales are now online at the Walker Channel, and you can check it out here.
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Viagra Bill
Via 3rdofmay.tumblr.com
Mar 2012
Linking contemporary artworks with current headlines, 3rd of May pairs a Barbara Kruger piece with news about Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner’s “Viagra bill” would require men to undergo counseling before getting scrips for the “little blue pill.”
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WAX Magazine
The Gradient
Mar 2012
I was able to catch up with graphic designers Zak Klauck and David Yun to talk a little bit about WAX, a bi-annual print magazine with writer Aeriel Brown that explores the unique intersection of art, culture and surfing in and around the city…New York City to be specific. Growing up in Los Angeles and living in Laguna Beach for a fair bit of my life, skate and surf culture influenced the way…
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High Line 3.0
Via archpaper.com
Mar 2012
Designs for the third stretch of the High Line, New York’s elevated park system, were revealed Monday. Features of the plan, to open in 2014, include cantilevered benches, amphitheater-style seating, and a “Guggenheim-esque” stairway.
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Passings: Tomoko Miho
Via aiga.org
Mar 2012
The AIGA announces the Feb. 10 death of graphic designer Tomoko Miho. Awarding her a Gold Medal in 1993, the group praised her “fearless dedication to content,” noting that “her designs, endowed with a crystalline clarity, have a luster all their own.”
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Centerpoints: Serra’s Labor, Favela Typography, Dalí Pops
Centerpoints
Mar 2012
• In addition to being surrealism’s mustachioed poster child, Salvador Dalí had his side gigs doing commercial work—like the iconic daisylogo for Chupa Chups, the popular Spanish lollipops, he made in 1969.
• For the Brooklyn Museum’s Keith Haring show, opening Mar. 16, the late artist’s foundation has been scanning pages from his journal. Today we see the page from Haring’s birthday in ‘77, when he…
