Charged: Shih Chieh Huang: A discussion with the 2014 TED Fellow and sculptor on his work that blends technology and nature

Charged: Shih Chieh Huang


Since Marcel Duchamp and his bicycle wheel (and urinal), countless artists have included daily objects into their work. There may only be one, though, who uses them to create bioluminescent “living” organisms. Taiwanese-American artist …

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Apocalypse: A Bill Callahan Tour Film: A personal portrait of the celebrated musician as he toured across the US

Apocalypse: A Bill Callahan Tour Film


Each track Bill Callahan crafted during his (thus far) 24-year career posses unfathomable depths of beauty and thought. There’s an ever-intimate progression within the singer/songwriter’s lyrics—moving, melodic and masterful—which all the while keeps his message…

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Cool Hunting Video: Ultra Violet: A peek inside the studio and the mind of pop art’s most infamous muse

Cool Hunting Video: Ultra Violet


On a rainy day in New York, we visited iconic artist Ultra Violet (aka Isabelle Collin Dufresne) in her studio. Quickly integrated into pop and surrealist artists’ social scene upon her immigration into the US…

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Rude Baguette’s Paris Founders Event : Three standouts from the French company’s recent event showcasing super-smart startups

Rude Baguette's Paris Founders Event


Rude Baguette—which began as a blog and a daily newspaper—is a French startup supporter that’s growing as fast as the needs of the creative community. The blog combines breaking news with analysis and opinion to cover startups,…

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Intern Magazine: Showcasing the work of the unpaid and underpaid along with inciting a debate over hierarchies in the creative workplace

Intern Magazine


Getting your foot in the door in the creative industry is not an easy feat. With economic fluctuations in recent years and people retiring later and later, paid opportunities for recent graduates are harder to come by….

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Avec Motifs Apparents: Terracotta Daughters: An in situ installation that blends ancient discovery with contemporary gender issues

Avec Motifs Apparents: Terracotta Daughters


Centquatre (aka 104) is one of Paris’ newly opened and exciting art centers. Along with Gaité Lyrique, this new generation of venues are no longer just art galleries, but spaces…

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Olafur Eliasson: Little Sun at Coachella: The acclaimed artist delivers eco-awareness with Absolut at this year’s art and music festival

Olafur Eliasson: Little Sun at Coachella


Only an artist who works with materials as ambitious and untamable as light, water and air temperature could embark upon a project to bring affordable light to those without it. In 2012, critically acclaimed artist …

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Steve Orlando: Undertow: A look at the Atlantean comic book series brimming with modern themes

Steve Orlando: Undertow


“Comics are a beautiful medium. The combination of visual art and text engages both sides of your brain, causing you to retain more than from a similar story in other mediums,” shares writer ,…

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Charged: Sougwen Chung: A conversation with the experimental artist who blurs the boundaries between light, sound, space and software

Charged: Sougwen Chung


Sougwen Chung has always had an affinity for computers and digital technology. The artist had her first website at the age of ten—”an oddly personal site,” she recalls….

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DJ Spooky: Seoul Counterpoint: The musician spins a live Internet tale of two cities at NYC’s La MaMa this weekend

DJ Spooky: Seoul Counterpoint


When we last checked in with Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky, he was finishing up his year-long residency at NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Seems like he hasn’t taken a break since: Miller was…

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