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Artist Reimagines ‘Mona Lisa’ as Modern Woman With Tattoos | My Modern Met

By Margherita Cole on August 17, 2020   Meet the “Modern Lisa.” Portraits commemorate people as well as a moment in time. Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is often considered the archetype of Renaissance portraiture. Similarly, Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer’s Girl … Continue reading

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Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes – Tidal Wave [Official Video]

Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes – Tidal Wave Directed by Jack Brown Co Designed by Jeff Östberg Animation by: Jack Brown Ala Nunu Leszynska Nanda Ormond Guarav Wakankar Chloé Mainge Freddie Griffiths Martin Robic Caitlin Young Song credits: Produced by … Continue reading

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head shoulder – drazenjerkovic | ello

someone’s head on someone’s shoulder Source: head shoulder – drazenjerkovic | ello

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These women are playing for huge crowds who love them | WePresent

Samba music is one of Brazil’s national symbols, combining African rhythm and European melody in a way that mirrors the democracia racial that serves as the country’s keystone myth. But as nations evolve, so do their symbols, and Brazilian women … Continue reading

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Craig Green: Menswear designer or fine art sculptor? | WePresent

British menswear designer Craig Green on how his long standing love of sculpture inspires his practice. Alongside more rudimentary inspirations such as Picasso, Bauhaus or Brutalism, British menswear designer Craig Green’s inspirations have included camping equipment, food packaging, religious uniform, … Continue reading

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Messy Code Is a Feature Not a Bug of Biological System | Manolis Kellis and Lex Fridman

Full episode with Manolis Kellis (Jul 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brslF…

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30 Of The Cutest Mouse-Sized Architectural Masterpieces Created By A Group Of Artists From Sweden Called Anonymous | Bored Panda

Anonymouse-Mouse-Miniatures-Artists-Sweden Anonymouse is an anonymous group of artists who spread magic all throughout the streets of Sweden by building these adorable mini mouse-themed miniatures and displaying them in public. The first work of Anonymouse appeared in 2016 in the Swedish … Continue reading

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Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom, A Short Story by Ted Chiang | Kottke

From Ted Chiang’s collection of stories, Exhalation, comes Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom, published online for the first time. In the story, devices called “prisms” allow people to talk to their alternate reality selves, but only for a limited time. … Continue reading

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An Astronaut and Photographer Collaboratively Document the Vast International Space Station in a New Book

Cupola with Clouds and Ocean, International Space Station – ISS, Low Earth Orbit, Space. By Roland Miller and Paolo Nespoli. All images © Roland Miller and Paolo Nespoli, ISS interior images courtesy of NASA and ASI.   In what is … Continue reading

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The story of Menagerie – a new exhibition by artist Kate MccGwire

Menagerie, a collection of sculptures by acclaimed British artist Kate MccGwire, and featuring a new large-scale commission, shines a spotlight on the ‘common’ bird and connects themes of nature, sustainability and art in a series of beautiful and intricate pieces … Continue reading

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