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Dispatchwork
Here's the 411: This work was done in Bocchignano, Italy, a village close to Rome, as part of the group project "20 Eventi". The group of artists developed projects for 4 villages of the Sabina region and decided to … -
Street Art UFO
Wonderful street-art via Wooster Collective. Sources: Wooster Collective -
Old Paperback Covers
"I'm Learning to Share" has posted on Flickr several galleries of old paperback covers. I love paperback covers. They're often much more colorful and interesting than the hardbacks' jackets. I remember when I was i… -
Frozen Time at the Grand Central
Improv Everywhere did another stunt. This time at Grand Central in NYC:On a cold Saturday in New York City, the world’s largest train station came to a sudden halt. Over 200 Improv Everywhere Agents froze in place … -
Art as a Commodity
James Fallow has an article (and more photos!) about the Da Fen art village. Apparently the paintings are basically sold by the square meter. This reminds me of the Chinese WoW gold farmers... Sources: James Fallow … -
Lots of Mona Lisas
What do you do with an over abundance of good painters? You put them to reproduce the old masters: In China there is an entire village given over to making money by fake paintings. These are not counterfeits intend… -
Damanhur
An insurance salesman with a vision and a small group of believers dug for 30 years to created nine elaborate temples on five stories. All underground, by the foothills of the Alps in northern Italy. the 'Temples o… -
Pierre et Gilles
Pierre et Gilles had a retrospective at Jeu de Paume. Since I couldn't go and visit, I've decided to buy the exhibition catalog instead. Yay! There is not much to say about them except that if you have not seen thei… -
Jeff Wall at SFMOMA
The Jeff Wall exhibit has finally arrived at SFMOMA. Definitely worth a visit. Their web site also have a very good interactive slideshow of selected works, with commentaries and explanation of the historical referen… -
Flight Patterns
Brad DeLong got it from John Lynch, who saw it on Adult Swim. It is by Aaron Koblin: Sources: Aaron Koblin Via: Brad DeLong
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