Save Rex Ranch: Longtime Director of Digital Initiatives at Sundance Joseph Beyer wants to transform an abandoned dude ranch in Arizona into a cultural arts mecca

Save Rex Ranch


Can an organization raise $735,000 in 40 days to buy an abandoned dude ranch in the southwestern Arizona desert? It just might be possible with Joseph Beyer—eternal optimist and Director of Digital Initiatives at the Sundance…

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Cool Hunting Video: Empire State Light Show: World famous lighting designer Marc Brickman on his incredible installation at NYC’s iconic building

Cool Hunting Video: Empire State Light Show


On the 86th floor of New York City’s Empire State Building, we had the chance to talk with the man behind the structure’s elaborate light shows—world-renowned lighting designer, Marc Brickman. His most recent installation unveiled…

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ArtBo + 43SNA: Material Focus: Interesting uses of media across a variety of works at the Colombian art fairs

ArtBo + 43SNA: Material Focus


While our first look at the works found among Colombia’s ArtBo and 43SNA art fairs explored the underlying focus on a collective humanity among South American artists and galleries, our next look studies some of…

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The Macallan Masters of Photography: Elliott Erwitt Edition: A conversation with the renowned photographer on whisky and his medium

The Macallan Masters of Photography: Elliott Erwitt Edition


The Macallan Masters of Photography projects have generated fruitful collaborations. In the first three iterations Annie Leibovitz, Albert Watson and Rankin explored the themes and culture of…

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People Blocks by Andy Rementer and Case Studyo: Philadelphia-based artist and a Belgium-based collective join forces for this set of ultra-colorful wooden figures

People Blocks by Andy Rementer and Case Studyo


by Gavin Lucas Philadelphia-based illustrator Andy Rementer is the latest artist to team up with Belgium-based serial collaborators Case Studyo to create super-colorful, limited edition artworks called People Blocks….

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ArtBo + 43SNA: Humanity: Global compassionate connections found within various works at the recent Colombian art fairs

ArtBo + 43SNA: Humanity


When planning a visit to Colombia to take in the vast amount of contemporary art works at Bogotá’s ArtBo and Medellín’s 43rd Salón (inter)Nacional de Artistas, instincts would predict a large presence of works around violence,…

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Bob Mizer & Tom of Finland at MOCA: A retrospective on the work of two of the most influential figures in post-war homoerotic art

Bob Mizer & Tom of Finland at MOCA


Tomorrow, 2 November, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) will unveil Bob Mizer & Tom of Finland, an exhibition profiling the works of );…

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David Hochbaum: Village in a Can: A collection of miniature, hand-painted wooden houses crafted from homemade frame remnants

David Hochbaum: Village in a Can


It has been frequently noted that there’s magic in miniature gifts. It’s no different with New York-based artist David Hochbaum’s “Village in a Can.” A handmade, ornately painted collection of 11 pieces per can, all are…

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The Filmmaker Says: Compelling and sometimes controversial words from the visionaries behind the camera

The Filmmaker Says


Hot off the Princeton Architectural Press is “The Filmmaker Says,” a collection of quotes from the people who envisioned (and then brought to life) history-making films, from Charlie Chaplin to Kathryn Bigelow to Akira Kurasawa. Their…

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Butterscotch Records: The new label celebrates its launch with cuddly theremins and Wilco’s Mikael Jorgensen on white vinyl

Butterscotch Records


The newest record label on the New York circuit is Butterscotch Records, the brainchild of seasoned engineer and producer Allen Farmelo. For its launch this month, Farmelo (now a…

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