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BAM Bucks
Via galleristny.com
Aug 2012
The Brooklyn Academy of Music has received a $1 million grant from the Leon Levy Foundation to create a digital archive—which will house “everything from Civil War memorabilia to footage from the early performances of Merce Cunningham and Robert Wilson.”
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New Online New
Via newmuseum.org
Jul 2012
Launched Friday, the New Museum’s redesigned website includes the “First Look” program, a series of digital art projects that launches with a work by Taryn Simon and Aaron Swartz; a global directory of independent art spaces; access to its archives; and more.
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Public Process
Via wired.com
Jul 2012
According to Clive Johnson of Wired, social media and the Internet have turned the creative process into a live performance: “As artists in all media go social—from novelists to painters to musicians—the very practice of their craft is becoming public.”
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An Art.sy Preview
Via artinamericamagazine.com
Jul 2012
Dubbed the “Art World’s Pandora,” Art.sy’s “aim is to make all the world’s art accessible to anyone with an Internet connection.” The website—which is now available in beta—recommends artists to buyers and collectors, just as Pandora recommends music.
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Eyeo Online
Via vimeo.com
Jul 2012
Presentations from last month’s Eyeo Festival—dedicated to creativity in the digital realm—are now going online. Held at the Walker, the four-day event included talks by designer Nicholas Felton, curator Paola Antonelli, and information designer Amanda Cox.
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Intimacy and the Internet
Via fastcodesign.com
Jul 2012
Badlands Unlimited, Paul Chan’s digital art company, recently published the first ever group show curated specifically for e-readers. Much of How to Download a Boyfriend, “addresses Internet standards through the lens of romance.”
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GO!
Via gobrooklynart.org
Jul 2012
The Brooklyn Museum of Art has officially launched GO: a community-curated open studio project. Through the initiative, a select number of Brooklyn-based artists will be chosen by members of the public for a December exhibition at BMA.
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Antarctica Street View
Via time.com
Jul 2012
Google’s Street View now offers a look at buildings from Edward Shackleton’s Antarctica. “After more than a century, the structures are still intact, along with well-preserved examples of the food, medicine, survival gear, and equipment used during the expeditions.”
