Category Archives: Art

Posted on March 16, 2012 by agogo22

Originally posted on Mental Flowers:
A recent article in the Huffington Post explored Rio de Janeiro’s acceptance of street art and how it has enriched the various neighborhoods: Brazilian graffiti art is considered among the most significant strand[s] of a…

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Posted on March 15, 2012 by agogo22
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Zoodiacs from Pescegatto Project

Posted on March 15, 2012 by agogo22
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Posted on March 8, 2012 by agogo22
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Tropicália artists go to war with builders over name

Posted on March 8, 2012 by agogo22

Originally posted on Brazil Portal:
Tom Phillips – Guardian, 03/02/2012 Tropicália veterans Caetano Veloso, left, Rita Lee and Gilberto Gil perform during a samba school parade in São Paulo last month. Photograph: Andre Penner/AP The creators have christened it Tropicália…

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Posted on March 6, 2012 by agogo22

Originally posted on Designalog:
Design: Happy Pills Vases for Venini by Fabio Novembre: “..italian designer fabio novembre has created stacked vases for renowned italian glass manufacturer venini. made of world-famous murano glass, the containers are in the form of pharmaceutical drugs, with faint chemical compositions written on each. each color…

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Posted on March 6, 2012 by agogo22

Originally posted on Getting It Right~ Living Life:
[Black Orpheus (Orfeu Négre) (1958) Directed by Marcel Camus. Bruno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lea Garcia] It seems as though all of my favorite films especially favorite foreign films come from Brazil. If you…

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* Architecture: Cornell Reveals the Architects Competing to Design the First NYC Tech Campus Building

Posted on March 6, 2012 by agogo22

Originally posted on Designalog:
Architecture: Cornell Reveals the Architects Competing to Design the First NYC Tech Campus Building: “..Selected from over more than 40 firms from the U.S. and abroad, the finalists include Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the Office…

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Posted on March 6, 2012 by agogo22

Originally posted on Sao Paulo Project:
MASP is one of the most famous landmarks of Sao Paulo. Its design is unique, being recognized no matter what angle one sees it from. The museum was a creation of the minds of…

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Radio Boredcast: A 744-hour Continuous Online Radio Project

Posted on March 6, 2012 by agogo22

Originally posted on WANDERLUST:
Radio Boredcast is a 744-hour continuous online radio project, curated by artist Vicki Bennett (People Like Us) with AV Festival. In response to our ambiguous relationship with time – do we have too much or not…

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