My friends went to Germany on a whim and now they are cold and miserable until their flight back in early February. I don't want them to give up hope. What are some truly awesome things that they can do in Berlin and the surrounding areas in the coming weeks?
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posted by cloeburner
on Jan 18, 2013 -
38 answers
I live in Philadelphia. I love sculpture and art installations, but suck at finding them when they happen. Help me find RSS feeds or email services that'll tell me when cool art-type things happen nearby me!
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posted by Rory Marinich
on Jun 14, 2012 -
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I'm looking for 'Folk' Web Cultures. I am thinking of the recent take-down of Geocities, which seemed to refresh people's love of the naff, kitsch aesthetic it was famous for, as a prime example. What are some other folk cultures still lingering in the dark corners of the web?
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posted by 0bvious
on Apr 4, 2012 -
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What are your favorite art magazines, and why do you find them interesting? I have been looking at Artforum and ARTnews, but they are pretty dry ... lots of pictures and some facts, but little gossip or other interesting commentary. I want something with great articles to sit down and read.
posted by mortaddams
on Sep 6, 2010 -
6 answers
I’m looking to get hooked into information about any and all electronic or new media arts and cultural events happening in and around New York City. This includes games, video installations, small time hobbyist classes. What mailing lists and blogs should I be subscribed to and/or following? (I'm aaware of True Chip Till Death, Eyebeam, Figment NYC Resistor and 3rd Ward.)
posted by edbles
on May 17, 2010 -
2 answers
Sacrifice, speech, writing and art: I am interested in the different ways in which a sacrifice, a sacrament, a spoken word and a written word act as signifiers. The notion for instance that the sacrament, at the point of its acceptance, is understood as
becoming the signified. What can you tell me / what has been written about the notions of sacrifice and their relationship to speech, art and the technologies of writing?
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posted by 0bvious
on Feb 24, 2010 -
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De-constructing 'code': I am looking for philosophical (from W. Benjamin through to post-structuralism and beyond) examinations of 'code'. That both includes the assumptions contained in the word 'code' and any actual objects or subjects that code is connected to - including, but not limited to: computer programming, cyphers, linguistics, genetics etc.
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posted by 0bvious
on Feb 2, 2010 -
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There are gay icons and lesbian icons - are there people who are bisexual/pansexual icons?
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posted by divabat
on Sep 15, 2009 -
47 answers
How have issues of cultural appropriation, stereotypes, and diversity been tackled in art and popular culture?
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posted by divabat
on Aug 17, 2009 -
16 answers
What are some arts/culture organizations (or individual artists) in Southern California that produce film, video art, radio, sound art, criticism,
etc. that are run by or work with young people, exclusively or primarily?
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posted by colinmarshall
on Mar 25, 2009 -
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Looking for variety of different podcasts or radio shows to listen to. Please give me many recommendations.
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posted by reenum
on Mar 3, 2009 -
16 answers
Hi all, I have recently become obsessed with origami, and I love the funkier side of the craft. Bright colors, geometric patterns, modular pieces. I have the basic folds down, but now I want to make and learn about really cool stuff. Do any of you have suggestions about the most interesting origami papers, websites, discussion groups, patterns, etc.? Or any other origami advice?
posted by tnygard
on Feb 21, 2009 -
11 answers
What are some simple music, art and other activities I can do with a group of Spanish speaking kids with ages ranging from 5 to 10.
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posted by cloeburner
on Aug 11, 2008 -
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How can I stay up to date on the art/cultural scene in downtown Los Angeles?
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posted by phaedon
on Nov 6, 2007 -
6 answers
I'm having trouble tracking down information about a movement in
Dada-ist Art I heard about a few years ago. From what I remember Dadaist idealism inspired a group of artists to contemplate the organic development of urban environments. Art, using the defined structure of the city, to reflect the chaotic order which arises from nature.
Did this
century old movement exist or has my brain made it up?
posted by 0bvious
on Apr 26, 2006 -
10 answers
Twins of the world! This is a question for you: what media (books, movies, documentaries, poems, photographs, paintings etc), fiction or non, do you feel best expresses your own experience as a twin? All lengthy anecdotes welcome :-) [Here's your opportunity to deny or confirm the suspicion that all twins love the
Polish Brothers.]
posted by ibeji
on Nov 29, 2005 -
22 answers
Would non-arabic speaking people get anything out watching
this performance? Could anyone clue me in on what is to be expected of those performers?
posted by Recockulous
on Sep 21, 2004 -
1 answer
Collective culture-jamming (for a poster-esque thingy I want to put up in my room) . (MI)
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posted by Tlogmer
on Jun 8, 2004 -
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