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Announcement Announcement 51 articles, 2016-07-23 06:15 1 Kanye West to Present Art Installation at Watermill Summer Benefit, Leonardo DiCaprio Hosts $45 Million Art Auction, and More (1.02/2) A daily round-up of must-read news from the art world and beyond. 2016-07-22 10:40 696Bytes www.blouinartinfo.com 2 Alexis Silk, 2016 Spotlight Artist Alexis Silk is breaking exciting ground with dramatic new works in blown glass and metal that are at once timeless and thought (0.02/2) provoking. Emerging from the intersection of the artist's fascination with the human figure, passion for her molten medium, and desire for conceptual expression,... 2016-07-23 06:00 2KB artexponewyork.com 3 DAY 3 AT ARTEXPO: CROWDS CONVERGE ON PIER 94 Saturday at Artexpo marked the show's busiest day yet, drawing (0.01/2) thousands of attendees eager for artistic invigoration to the halls of Pier 94. Boasting booth after booth of extraordinary paintings, sculpture, glassworks, and photography, the 38th annual Artexpo New York offered something for... 2016-07-23 06:06 1KB artexponewyork.com 4 On Lynn Hershman Leeson’s Lorna — Untitled (Blog) — Walker Art Center As evidenced by the wonderful interview between Lynn Hershman (0.01/2) Leeson (b. 1941) and Juliana Huxtable (b. 1987) in Art Forum this summer, Hershman Leeson's pioneering media legacy continues to provo... 2016-07-23 03:01 905Bytes blogs.walkerart.org 5 DAY 2 AT ARTEXPO: SPECIAL KEYNOTE, LIVE ART DEMOS & MORE Friday at Artexpo brought throngs of visitors through the gates of Pier 94 to see artwork from over 400 exhibitors from around the world, comprising more than 1,000 artists in total. The doors opened early for the event's Keynote Presentation by Pam Danziger, "Marketing Art... 2016-07-23 06:02 1KB artexponewyork.com 6 AENY 2016 Recap: Highlights from an Incredible Year That's a wrap! Artexpo New York has taken the fine-art scene by storm yet again, and we've got the sales, stories, and gorgeous collection of photos and videos to prove it. We'd like to extend a huge thank you to everyone... 2016-07-23 06:04 2KB artexponewyork.com 7 From Startup to Industry Star: Litsa Spanos, President and Owner of Art Design Consultants Founded in 1992, ADC, Art Design Consultants, Inc. has grown from a one-woman operation started in a 500-square-foot basement to a successful multi-team-member venture running in a gorgeous gallery space with stunning views. The woman who made it all happen... 2016-07-23 06:08 4KB artexponewyork.com 8 AENY 2016 – Art Talks & Seminars Planning your trip to the show? Be sure to attend one of our Art Talks or Seminars! Here are some highlights from our Education Schedule. For the full schedule click here. THURSDAY, April 14th 1pm-2pm | A Cautionary Tale: Protecting Your Artwork... 2016-07-23 06:10 3KB artexponewyork.com 9 What writers of color say we all should read now In the wake of the recent shooting death in Falcon Heights of Philando Castile, Twin Cities writers, artists and teachers of color have suggestions for books that might help bridge the gap between our cultures. 2016-07-23 03:01 14KB www.startribune.com 10 Hold your breath, dance slowly—The making of a visual identity — The Gradient — Walker Art Center Exhibition view On the exhibition Curated by Misa Jeffereis, the exhibition Lee Kit: Hold your breath, dance slowly marks visual artist Lee Kit’s first U. S. solo show. Kit invites... 2016-07-23 02:59 919Bytes blogs.walkerart.org 11 360 Degrees of “Race for the Prize” — The Green Room — Walker Art Center Smoke guns and confetti cannons were out in full force during the final set of Rock the Garden 2016—and videographer Chuck Olsen of Visual was there to capture the experience in immersive, 360- deg... 2016-07-23 02:59 897Bytes blogs.walkerart.org 12 ideograf & paulina czurak design corner café in gdynia, poland the project's crowned jewel comes in the form of a solid wall composed of 2,740 ceramic teacups, custom-made for the café's interior. 2016-07-22 23:05 1KB www.designboom.com 13 Hermès Takes Guests on Mystery Tour for Annual Theme Party The luxury firm held the event in a wood filled with performance artists. 2016-07-22 22:38 2KB wwd.com 14 Rick and Morty Dropped an Epic Season 3 Fight Scene Animatic at Comic Con Wubbalubbadubdub! It's a massacre. 2016-07-22 22:07 1KB thecreatorsproject.vice.com 15 Buzzfeed to Launch Gift Guide Newsletters With Wedding Gift-Themed One BuzzFeed is getting into the gift-giving business with a batch of newsletters that will launch in late July. 2016-07-22 20:03 3KB wwd.com 16 Le Cheval Blanc Saint-Barth Obtains Palace Distinction The hotel is owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. 2016-07-22 19:55 1KB wwd.com 17 vasily klyukin envisions color-changing 'rose pavilion' vasily klyukin's 'rose pavilion' sees an abstract bundle of blooms contructed of semi-transparent glass and metal. 2016-07-22 19:30 1KB www.designboom.com 18 How to Create the 'Star Trek' Teleporter Effect for Your Own Sci-Fi Film With ‘Star Trek Beyond’ out today, PBS Digital Studio’s Joey Shanks shows fans how to create the teleporter effect. 2016-07-22 18:12 2KB thecreatorsproject.vice.com 19 Anonymous Whirling Dancers Crash the RNC Protests | Insta of the Week Amidst aggressive signs with slogans like 'Trump Eats Farts', a swirl of anonymous dancers add whimsy to the protests. 2016-07-22 17:39 1KB thecreatorsproject.vice.com 20 Melania Trump Wears Fendi on Day Four of the Republican National Convention Apparently the candidate’s third wife isn’t a big fan of American designers. 2016-07-22 17:27 1KB wwd.com 21 Target Launches Cat & Jack With Blake Lively, Rachel Bilson Blake Lively, Rachel Bilson, Jenna Dewan-Tatum and Camila Alves turned out at Brooklyn Bridge Park for the Cat & Jack Target launch. 2016-07-22 17:12 1KB wwd.com 22 Porn-on-Porn Photos and a Scuba Diver Shock Viewers at New Berlin Exhibit The scandal of the show's opening in Berlin was augmented by a visitor clad in a scuba diving suit...just enjoying the art. 2016-07-22 17:00 4KB thecreatorsproject.vice.com 23 A Look at Mary Mattingly’s Floating Garden Project, ‘Swale’ Part artwork, part communal resource, “Swale” is a 130-by-40-foot barge containing a forest garden of edible and medicinal plants. 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