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2012: The Year According to Julian Bleecker
Julian Bleecker
Jan 10
For a futurist, our request might have been unwelcome: look back. Thankfully, artist and technologist Julian Bleecker agreed, offering his top 10 moments from 2012 in a list that ranges from acts of God (Hurricane Sandy) to the completely man-made (Instagram and “computational photography” cameras) to the pop cultural and artistic (Frank Ocean, Tom Sachs, and the death of the Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch).
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Kickstarting Cultural Production
David Kennedy-Logan
Oct 2012
Beyond fundraising statistics, Kickstarter cofounder Yancey Strickler is gratified to see creative projects—from a new indie album to a documentary about chess champs growing up in poverty—expand from just a good idea to fully realized. “These things exist in the world just as creative projects alongside all others,” he says. “There’s no core difference, like it’s just some weird Internet thing.”
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Idea Hub
Olga Viso
Dec 2011
As the Walker’s name signals, we’re a center, bringing together pursuits from commissioning performances and collecting art to convening discussions about culture. Acknowledging our mission to investigate the questions that shape us as individuals, cultures, and communities, I’m excited to introduce our new website, an online hub for ideas about art, both inside the Walker and beyond.
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Gaming the Garden
Scott Donaldson
Jul 2011
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is among the newest places people can explore with SCVNGR, a rapidly growing location-based mobile app. Writer and former marketing intern Scott Donaldson gives the scoop on how it works—and why the Walker is using it in this urban landmark and elsewhere.
Snap a photo of yourself “holding” the spoon in front of Spoonbridge and Cherry: + 3 points. Dream up a new title…