Turkish city asks Louvre to return statues – report

Turkish city asks Louvre to return statues – report

November 26th, 2009 | Discussions, France, Museums, Turkey

timesofmalta.com : “The Turkish city of Izmir has asked Paris’s Louvre museum to return two statues of Greek gods Zeus and Apollo, a newspaper reported. In a letter to the management of the French museum, mayor of the port city Aziz Kocaoglu demanded the return… Read More

Animation: Five Years of Graffiti Outside Serge Gainsbourg’s Home

Animation: Five Years of Graffiti Outside Serge Gainsbourg’s Home

November 26th, 2009 | Animation, Street Art, Videos

Serge Gainsbourg – animation des graffitis sur 5 ans du mur rue de Verneuil from Arnaud Jourdain on Vimeo.

Art-house films top contenders at Chinese Oscars

Art-house films top contenders at Chinese Oscars

November 26th, 2009 | Awards, China, Film

Image from Guan Hu’s ‘Cow’ The Associated Press: “An Australia-based director’s romance, a Taiwanese family drama and the story of a Chinese peasant guarding a cow are the unlikely trio of top contenders at the Chinese-language equivalent of the Oscars to be announced on Saturday…. Read More

Ron Arad, MoMA, New York

Ron Arad, MoMA, New York

November 26th, 2009 | Design, Installations, Israel, Videos

Wallpaper* Magazine: “Checking in with Ron Arad during the installation of his MoMA exhibit spanning nearly three decades of work, this video follows the Israeli designer as he leads us on a tour through the show. Arad explains how his unconventional design practice relates to… Read More

The Tagtool Project

The Tagtool Project

Wall of Light – iink & Maki, Session 1 from makimono on Vimeo. Tagtool performance by iink & Maki at Illuminating York, 31st of October 2009.Music: “Tuatara” by Tipsy Tagtool.org: “The Tagtool is a performative visual instrument used on stage and on the street. It… Read More

SWEATSHOPPE, 4spots, the landing extras

SWEATSHOPPE, 4spots, the landing extras

SWEATSHOPPE, 4spots, the landing extras from SWEATSHOPPE on Vimeo. Vimeo: “In an effort to establish new platforms for public art and performance, the multimedia duo SWEATSHOPPE has developed a new interactive technology that enables them to explore the relationship between video, mark making and architecture…. Read More

What is Indonesian style? Jumaldi Alfi on the art, style and Jogja

What is Indonesian style? Jumaldi Alfi on the art, style and Jogja

November 25th, 2009 | Art Market, Indonesia

Renewal/ Verjungung Series 3-A, by Jumaldi Alfi, 2009. Acrylic on canvas. Image courtesy of Sin Sin Fine Art. Art Radar Asia: “The Sotheby’s success of contemporary Indonesian artists like I Nyoman Masriadi, who sold a single painting for more than $245,000 USD at auction on… Read More

The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody

The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody

November 25th, 2009 | Kids, Music, Videos

This has to be the comeback of the decade and the best video you will see until the end of the year! Yes, The Muppets have returned with new material and they’re about to kick some butt with their new HD Youtube Channel. It will… Read More

Google to put ancient Iraq museum collection online

Google to put ancient Iraq museum collection online

November 25th, 2009 | Internet, Iraq, Museums

Reuters: “Google is putting thousands of images of ancient artefacts at Iraq’s National Museum online, the Web search leader said on Tuesday, part of a U.S. bid to entice foreign firms to invest in Iraq. What is now modern-day Iraq was once known as Mesopotamia… Read More

LUCIA

LUCIA

November 24th, 2009 | Animation, Videos

LUCIA from diluvio on Vimeo. Vimeo: “LUCIA (Lucía, Luis y el lobo – Part 1 of 2)Lucía is the 1st short video of the 2-part series “Lucía, Luis y el lobo” (”Lucía, Luis and the Wolf”). The video was shot frame by frame with a… Read More