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    3. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA): Soundings Exhibition Soundings is an interactive website from the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) where users contribute to the exhibition by uploading their own content. It features an interactive map (fig. 10) for users to upload their own soundbites to specific locations around the world. This interactivity adds a collaborative element to the Soundings exhibition, allowing the user to make the exhibition more personal and to participate in the process of meaning-making

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    Chris Antemann's Covet

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    clothed, watches her two companions in awe. While at first glance, a spectator would assume that Antemann’s work is nothing more than an explicit commentary and American “attempt” at European porcelain, Antemann’s work reflects a broader context of art pottery with multi-continental influences. Heavily inspired by eighteenth-century forms of Meissen porcelain figurines, Antemann’s work recontextualizes the medium into a pastiche of European and American aesthetic that comments on historical and contemporary

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    Immaculate Conception The Virgin of Immaculate Conception was created in the late 18th century in most likely “South America, probably Cuzco, Peru” (Dallas Museum of Art). The illustration was formed with oil on a canvas and the artist is unknown. The artwork is currently being displayed at the Dallas Museum of Art within the Latin American Art section. The Virgin of Immaculate Conception belongs to the The Cleofas and Celia de la Garza Collection and was a gift from Mary de la Garza-Hanna and Virginia

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    Re: Decorating the new office space Dear Mr. X: Now that the renovation of our new office is complete, it is time to consider furnishing the new space with works of art that reflect the spirit of the company and the ethos we wish to communicate to new clients. When walking into our organization's headquarters, we want people to gain a sense of tranquility and confidence. No matter how stressed they might feel, we want them to know that the partners at our law firm can handle their concerns. An

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    Alice Neel, one of the finest painters of her generation, is at the Norton Museum of Art February 14 through March 29, 1998. Both critics and the subjects of her paintings have written of Neel's ability to portray the dynamics of relationships. Kinships focuses on particular family relationships: siblings, domestic pairs, parents and children, and members of her own family. The exhibition was organized by the Tacoma Art Museum, and is sponsored by The Elizabeth Norton Society. Born in 1900, Alice

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    bright blue, orange, and red. Stainless steel was used in the majority of his design, and he still used other materials like brick and concrete as well. Different with Wright, Gehry used curvy lines and other shapes in his design work. The Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota skillfully used curves which is different than Gehry’s own house to which used angled lines and pieced triangle shapes, shows the influence he got from deconstructivism In Gehry’s house, he used big openings, unique

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    In an endless transfer of energy, we destroy in order to create. Michael Landy’s H.2.N.Y. Self-Destroying Work of Art (2006), currently on exhibit in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, tales an eloquent narrative of cause and effect between a selection of opposing forces. Dichotomies found within the destructive and creative process, linear and circular movement, and bound and unrestricted geometries are explored in this work under the pretext of conceptual refinement, compositional qualities and

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    The art of Michael Merrill has always been seeking to subvert the established system of art. Merrill’s recent Apartment complex paintings count among his most sophisticated and daring works to date. He chose the subjects to be not the artwork themselves, but rather their situational contexts and architectural details in which they were exhibited. He wanted to paint from experience, rather than from his own experiments in the surreal. As a result, he was inclined towards subjects that were immediately

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    A Visit To A Museum

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    I remember visiting the world’s largest museum, doesn’t sound very exciting, but it was the most exciting experience for me. In the world there are many beautiful things, but nothing compares to the Louvre’s statues, paintings, and architecture. I am finally here, the City of Love! What am I thinking? A country girl in a city known for its fashion, food, and culture. I have officially lost my mind. Oh well, this is my one chance to dress up and feel like I fit in, because nobody here knows me.

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    Leadership Forum

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    Institute Artist-Endowed Foundations Initiative (AEFI) at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City on November 7, 2016. The Forum’s sponsor, The Hoffman Forum, was created through the generosity of the University of Miami Law’s alumni , Larry J. Hoffman, J.D. ’54, and Debi Hoffman, J.D. ’83. Dr. Stephen K. Urice, Miami Law’s professor and Art Law track advisor for the School’s L.L.M. in Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law, co-directed the 2016 Forum with Christine Vincent, AEFI Project

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