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Passings: Storm Thorgerson
Via nytimes.com
Apr 22
British graphic designer Storm Thorgerson has passed away at age 69. Best known for his album covers for Pink Floyd, including The Dark Side of the Moon, his photos and collages also promoted bands from Phish to Led Zeppelin.
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Earth Day 1970
Via lacma.wordpress.com
Apr 22
Rauschenberg’s Earth Day (1970)—in the Walker collection—“was the first time the artist had used a mass-produced poster to express social concerns,” writes Sienna Brown, but it wasn’t the first time he used his art to address environmental issues.
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Building for Bush
Via latimes.com
Apr 22
“What do neo-classicism and neo-conservatism have in common?” So asks Christopher Hawthorne in reviewing the new AM Stern–designed George W. Bush presidential library. “The building, like the Bush presidency, aims to stay resolute even at the expense of some nuance.”
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Digression(s) and Entry Point(s): An Interview with Heman Chong
Latitudes
Apr 22
What “old rules” about art programming, production, and distribution has the Internet broken? Barcelona’s Latitudes is leading an investigation into such questions of culture and connectivity. Their new #OpenCurating dialogue features Singapore-based artist, curator, and writer Heman Chong, whose work examines “the philosophies, reasons, and methods of individuals and communities imagining the future.”
