A selection of Kitano's paintings is on display at Paris' Fondation Cartier. Don't miss.
Useful links:
www.kitanotakeshi.com
http://fondation.cartier.com
Sunday, March 07, 2010
Tech Know
Interactive creativity. I really liked the idea. It is all about curiosity, creativity and innovation.
That's what makes science great, and technology great and art great. It's about playing with ideas. You try a few things out and see what happens, then try more and more and you come up with something that is genius.
- Dr Mick Grierson
Useful links:
http://doc.gold.ac.uk/~mus02mg
www.erase.net
http://sites.google.com/site/skediomata
http://fredericfolleymarie.com
www.aikon-gold.com
That's what makes science great, and technology great and art great. It's about playing with ideas. You try a few things out and see what happens, then try more and more and you come up with something that is genius.
- Dr Mick Grierson
Useful links:
http://doc.gold.ac.uk/~mus02mg
www.erase.net
http://sites.google.com/site/skediomata
http://fredericfolleymarie.com
www.aikon-gold.com
Saturday, March 06, 2010
You 2.0
You can always reinvent yourself. I enjoyed the article. Many thanks to Michael Noer and Nicole Perlroth for sharing brilliant stories.
iF Design Awards 2010
Check out the winners of most prestigious design award (Europe) at www.ifdesign.de
The South by Southwest 2010
The South by Southwest = Conferences & Festivals + unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies. SXSWeek 2010: March 12-21. Don't miss.
Useful link:
http://sxsw.com
Useful link:
http://sxsw.com
Lists: To-dos
Lists: To-dos, Illustrated Inventories, Collected Thoughts and Other Artists' Enumerations from the Archives of American Art runs until September 2010, at the Lawrence A Fleischman Gallery, part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. A must visit.
This very mundane and ubiquitous form of documentation can tell you a great deal about somebody's personal biography, where they've been and where they're going. People can relate to this form of documentation because so many people are list keepers and organise their lives this way.
- Liza Kirwin
Useful link:
www.aaa.si.edu/exhibits
This very mundane and ubiquitous form of documentation can tell you a great deal about somebody's personal biography, where they've been and where they're going. People can relate to this form of documentation because so many people are list keepers and organise their lives this way.
- Liza Kirwin
Useful link:
www.aaa.si.edu/exhibits
The GIA Gem Project
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has launched a project comprised of data collected from gemstones in the Edward J. Gübelin collection, which the institute acquired in 2005. The GIA Gem Project is free to the trade and available online for the general public. Check it out.
Useful links:
www.gia.edu/research-resources/gia-gem-database
www.gubelinlab.com
Useful links:
www.gia.edu/research-resources/gia-gem-database
www.gubelinlab.com
Friday, March 05, 2010
Mid-August Lunch
A film by Gianni Di Gregorio. Don't miss.
Useful link:
www.zeitgeistfilms.com/midaugustlunch
www.filmforum.org
Useful link:
www.zeitgeistfilms.com/midaugustlunch
www.filmforum.org
Random Thoughts
The job of CEO's is now to regain America's trust-and for the country's sake it's important that they do so. They will not succeed in this endeavor, however, by way of fatuous ads, meaningless policy statements, structural changes of boards and committees. Instead, CEO's must embrace stewardship as a way of life and treat owners as partners, not patsies. It's time for CEO's to walk the walk.
- Warren Buffett
www.berkshirehathaway.com
Spot on.
- Warren Buffett
www.berkshirehathaway.com
Spot on.
Macoto Murayama
Macoto Murayama's botanical illustrations were brilliant. I really liked it. Many thanks to Sonia Zjawinski for sharing the info.
There’s an overwhelming charm in the detailed drawings of both plants and machines. Machines have an organic side, while plants have a mechanical side.
- Macoto Murayama
Useful link:
http://macotomurayama.blog62.fc2.com
So true.
There’s an overwhelming charm in the detailed drawings of both plants and machines. Machines have an organic side, while plants have a mechanical side.
- Macoto Murayama
Useful link:
http://macotomurayama.blog62.fc2.com
So true.
Edgar Degas Controversy
William D. Cohan's viewpoints in ARTnews about the authenticity of 74 recently discovered plaster casts of Degas sculptures and the actors/experts in the intriguing drama was interesting. Many thanks.
Useful links:
http://degassculptureproject.com
www.metmuseum.org
www.clarkart.edu
www.nga.gov
www.mfa.org
www.appraisersassoc.org
www.collegeart.org
www.macedonian-heritage.gr
www.herakleidon-art.gr
www.tamuseum.com
www.hirschlandadler.com
Useful links:
http://degassculptureproject.com
www.metmuseum.org
www.clarkart.edu
www.nga.gov
www.mfa.org
www.appraisersassoc.org
www.collegeart.org
www.macedonian-heritage.gr
www.herakleidon-art.gr
www.tamuseum.com
www.hirschlandadler.com
Chaim Even Zohar Viewpoint
Chaim Even Zohar was spot on. Diamonds are easily removable and hard to recover product. Many thanks for sharing the info about Roman Rozzen from Rikko Company. Diamonds don't cheat; it's the people who cheat all the time, period.
Identity theft is a far greater problem. In the United States, the second-largest group of filings of Suspicious Activities Reports has to do with identity theft. According to research data, there were 10 million victims of identity theft in 2008 in the U.S. alone. Actually, one out of every 10 U.S. consumers has already been victimized. Some 1.6 million households have seen their bank accounts, credit or debit cards being compromised. Half of the victims discover within three months that someone else is using their name or identity. In 20 percent of the cases, the victims don’t’ learn that their identity has been stolen for four or more years – and the damage can be awesome. But the scariest part of this whole identity-theft problem, according to a 2004 study, is that “it can take up to 5,840 hours (which is the equivalent of working a full-time job for two years) to correct the damage from identity theft depending on the severity of the case. The average victim spends 330 hours repairing the damage.”
- Chaim Even Zohar
Useful links:
www.diamondintelligence.com
www.dmia.net
Identity theft is a far greater problem. In the United States, the second-largest group of filings of Suspicious Activities Reports has to do with identity theft. According to research data, there were 10 million victims of identity theft in 2008 in the U.S. alone. Actually, one out of every 10 U.S. consumers has already been victimized. Some 1.6 million households have seen their bank accounts, credit or debit cards being compromised. Half of the victims discover within three months that someone else is using their name or identity. In 20 percent of the cases, the victims don’t’ learn that their identity has been stolen for four or more years – and the damage can be awesome. But the scariest part of this whole identity-theft problem, according to a 2004 study, is that “it can take up to 5,840 hours (which is the equivalent of working a full-time job for two years) to correct the damage from identity theft depending on the severity of the case. The average victim spends 330 hours repairing the damage.”
- Chaim Even Zohar
Useful links:
www.diamondintelligence.com
www.dmia.net
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Jaume Plensa
Hilarie M. Sheets's viewpoints in ARTnews about Jaume Plensa was educational and insightful. I enjoyed it. Many thanks.
On the day of the opening, the people put on a parade, with an orchestra playing, that ended up at the head like it was a divinity. I'm from the Mediterranean and I can understand that in my culture, but I never expected that in England—or in Chicago. People get crazy. For me it's nice, because you see that humanity needs very similar things. You have to offer possibilities and then they react.
- Jaume Plensa
Useful links:
www.jaumeplensa.com
www.millenniumpark.org
www.artic.edu
www.galerielelong.com
www.richardgraygallery.com
www.nashersculpturecenter.org
On the day of the opening, the people put on a parade, with an orchestra playing, that ended up at the head like it was a divinity. I'm from the Mediterranean and I can understand that in my culture, but I never expected that in England—or in Chicago. People get crazy. For me it's nice, because you see that humanity needs very similar things. You have to offer possibilities and then they react.
- Jaume Plensa
Useful links:
www.jaumeplensa.com
www.millenniumpark.org
www.artic.edu
www.galerielelong.com
www.richardgraygallery.com
www.nashersculpturecenter.org
Luke Johnson Viewpoint
Luke Johnson was spot on. Experience will teach each of us when to follow our innate judgment, and when to call for more technical back-up. Period.
When I have been considering whether to buy a company and what price to offer, I have been blinded too often by reams of due diligence from the accountants and lawyers. Usually it pays to stand back from such mountains of grey data and weigh up the really important issues – and decide how you feel about the opportunity. It can be fatal to let small negative matters put you off an acquisition that you know in your heart is a wonderful deal. It might mean you spend your life dreaming about the brilliant chances you missed because you let overcautious advisers frighten you. Never allow quantitative drawbacks to defeat overwhelming qualitative arguments.
- Luke Johnson
Useful links:
www.lukejohnson.org
www.riskcapitalpartners.co.uk
www.thersa.org
When I have been considering whether to buy a company and what price to offer, I have been blinded too often by reams of due diligence from the accountants and lawyers. Usually it pays to stand back from such mountains of grey data and weigh up the really important issues – and decide how you feel about the opportunity. It can be fatal to let small negative matters put you off an acquisition that you know in your heart is a wonderful deal. It might mean you spend your life dreaming about the brilliant chances you missed because you let overcautious advisers frighten you. Never allow quantitative drawbacks to defeat overwhelming qualitative arguments.
- Luke Johnson
Useful links:
www.lukejohnson.org
www.riskcapitalpartners.co.uk
www.thersa.org
Magic Show
Magic Show explores the relationship between art and magic. Check it out.
Useful links:
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
www.grundyartgallery.com
www.tulliehouse.co.uk
www.chapter.org
www.pumphousegallery.org.uk
Useful links:
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
www.grundyartgallery.com
www.tulliehouse.co.uk
www.chapter.org
www.pumphousegallery.org.uk
Art Market Update
The Economist report on global art market + China’s art market was educational and insightful. I think China’s auction market is likely to grow considerably despite the short lifespan of many Chinese auction houses/fakes and forgeries + the dubious auction laws in China. Stay tuned.
Useful links:
www.artseconomics.com
www.tefaf.com
www.christies.com
www.forever-christies.com
www.sothebys.com
www.polypm.com.cn
www.cguardian.com
Useful links:
www.artseconomics.com
www.tefaf.com
www.christies.com
www.forever-christies.com
www.sothebys.com
www.polypm.com.cn
www.cguardian.com
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