December 2018 – ArteryNYC

History and Myth Emanate in the Art Made in the Sunshine State

December 28, 2018

Hyperallergic - Lewis W. Hine knew exactly how tall each of the buttons on his jacket were, because after he charmed his way into a factory or mine, with some tale of being a postcard company rep or Bible sales...

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Trump’s “beautiful” Steel Slat Barrier for Mexican border lampooned by designers

Artery

December 27, 2018

Art and Society

dezeen - The image in Trump's tweet showed a row of tall columns with gaps between them and pointed tops. A car, identified by some as a Chevrolet Tahoe, featured in the drawing to illustrate the scale. - read ...

Visitors take photos inside the presidential office at the presidential residence know as Los Pinos in Mexico City, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018. Inside the compound, successive presidents had built several homes, ranging from palatial to casual. There are unmistakeable signs of luxury: there was marble, art works on the walls, room-sized closets and wood-paneled libraries and offices. There was a small cinema in the basement of one building. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

What happened to all the art in Mexico’s presidential palace?

Artery

December 27, 2018

Art and Society

The Art Newspaper - In the weeks since Mexico’s popular new president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador made good on his promise to open the official residence to the public after taking office on 1 December, hundred...

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Vintage “Soviet Santa” Postcards Were Propaganda for the Space Race

Artery

December 27, 2018

Art and Society

Hyperallergic - Santa, poised over the mission control center, peering at a gleaming satellite on the screen. Santa, gaze turned cheekily back, zooming over the Earth in a blazing rocket ship. - read more ...

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 23: Robert Cenedella attends the NY Premiere of ART BASTARD on May 23, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CAVU Pictures & Concannon Productions )

This Artist Sued Museums for $100 Million for Declining to Show His Work. But a Judge Isn’t Buying It

Artery

December 27, 2018

Art and Society

artnet news - A judge has thrown out an antitrust case brought by artist Robert Cenedella—also known as the “Art Bastard”—against the Metropolitan Museum of Art and four other major New York museums for alleged...

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Algae curtain by EcoLogicStudio could make buildings more eco-friendly

Artery

December 27, 2018

Art and Technology

dezeen - The micro-algae feeds on daylight and air, capturing carbon dioxide molecules and storing them within the curtain, while producing oxygen and releasing it back into the surrounding air. - read more ...

World’s first underwater hotel opens in the Maldives

Artery

December 27, 2018

Art and Technology

The Architectural Newspaper - The Conrad Maldives Rangali Island has officially announced the opening of the world’s first underwater hotel residence, a ground-breaking, two-story villa submerged more tha...

Jesse Rieser Captures American Christmas in All of Its Kitschy Splendor

Artery

December 27, 2018

Art and Culture

Artsy - A distinctly American sense of excess pervades Jesse Rieser’s photography series about Christmas in the United States. Rieser captures a sea of bodies dressed in Santa suits; a living room filled with i...

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Sordo Madaleno organises beachfront Casa Cozumel around plant-filled courtyard

Artery

December 27, 2018

Art and Culture

dezeen - The project is based on the guiding concept of fully respecting the site and its existing vegetation," said Mexico City-based Sordo Madaleno in a project description. " design reflects a clear unity be...

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Jerusalem Criticizes Berlin’s Jewish Museum for ‘Anti-Israel Activity’

Artery

December 27, 2018

Art and Society

The New York Times - This city’s Jewish Museum prides itself on stirring things up. In recent exhibitions exploring Jewish stereotypes and attitudes to circumcision, the museum pushed visitors to question what...

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