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Baffled by Conceptual Art? So Are Will Ferrell and Joel McHale in This Museum’s Short Film
Eric Hirshberg directs the Hammer's self-deprecating comedy
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Museums are often pretty humorless when it comes to their artwork. It’s rare for them to acknowledge that art can be confusing—particularly conceptual art, where the artist’s choices can seem self-indulgent or bafflingly arbitrary.
But the Hammer Museum at UCLA leans into that confusion in an amusing new short film made by some A-list talent in front of, and behind, the camera.
Whether it's art and music therapy or art and music as therapy, it calms traumatized teens
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Music and art are increasingly being used as tools for therapy for high school students who have faced trauma — from sexual abuse to homelessness — and have been proven to help students cope, both physically and psychologically.
Studies have shown that participating in music and art can alleviate pain, help people manage stress, promote wellness, enhance memory, improve communications, aide physical rehabilitation, and give people a way to express their feelings.
Even plastic art decays, but museum curators are on the case
Scientists can help them save their polymer-based collections.
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On its face, art is often about beauty. From Mona Lisa’s demure smile to the blue dapple of Monet’s “Impression, Sunrise,” we flock to museums and galleries in search of the sublime. Museum curators ostensibly choose to dedicate their lives to art for the same reason—a profound desire to be closer to beauty—but they quickly learn something many viewers don’t: That art is more often a story of decay and destruction.
VR project brings late Picasso work to life, at last
Bust of a Woman, which was never realised, would have been the world's tallest concrete sculpture
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For almost 50 years, the artist Pablo Picasso’s wild vision for a massive 102ft high public monument, which was to have been the world's tallest concrete sculpture, has remained unrealised. Now, however, scholars at the University of South Florida (USF), Tampa, are venturing to make it a reality—that is to say, a virtual reality.
Is Instagram Ruining Art? One Museum Is Trying 'Photo Free' Hours
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“This one is going to be tough,” a woman said on Wednesday evening, with her phone clutched to her heart like a missionary holding a Bible.
Crate & Barrel to launch a new line of products designed by Philly public school kids
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Most kids’ grade-school art projects get thrown onto their parents’ refrigerator (and often later into the trash). For a group of lucky fifth through ninth graders, their hand-drawn designs are landing a spot in the “home” section of Crate & Barrel.
Beyond Frank Lloyd Wright: A Broader View of Art in Chicago
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Museums throughout the Chicago metropolitan area have begun an ambitious collaborative effort to flesh out the city’s art history beyond the well-known stories of Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies van der Rohe. At institutions large and small, 29 exhibitions on unsung artists, including Bill Walker, Yasuhiro Ishimoto and Ralph Arnold, are rolling out this year under the banner Art Design Chicago.
To Reach New Audiences, Museums Are Redefining What They Offer
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As guests walk into the lobby of the Indianapolis Museum of Art they are greeted by a seven-and-a-half-foot blue plastic snail, often surrounded by a group of squealing, joyful children daring to touch it.
Why anti-opioid protesters littered a legendary New York art space with pill bottles
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On Saturday, orange and white pill bottles floated by the hundreds in the reflecting pool in front of the iconic Temple of Dendur in New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
At first glance, the Sackler Wing at the famed art museum may seem a strange place for an anti-opioid demonstration, but protesters there wanted to call to attention the link between the wing's donors and the ongoing opioid crisis in America.
Art galleries 'must embrace digital technology' as the battle against phones is lost
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or some, there is little more maddening than visiting an art gallery only to find hordes of visitors staring intently, not at the paintings but at their mobile phones.
From today, that sight is not to be sniffed at but encouraged, as the government urges museums and galleries to embrace all things digital to cater to the expectations of a new generation.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Recognizes Talents from Public Service Sector
Once again, the walls of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center were beautifully transformed by more than 200 pieces of artwork during the month of February for their 18th Annual NAP Exhibit. The show, which displays artwork from City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools and Charlotte Mecklenburg Library employees, retirees and their family members, provides an opportunity for participants to be recognized for their artistic talents, an occasion not often afforded to those in the field of public service.
Projection art brings old Vegas neon signs back to life
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The Vegas strip has a rich history – and one museum is devoted purely to the collection of old hotel signs that once graced Las Vegas Boulevard.
Standing as a final resting place for old Las Vegas hotel signs, the Neon Museum’s “boneyard” lets visitors be transported back in time when Frank Sinatra and Liberace were selling out performances.
Osceola Artists Continue to Share their Talents with Social Media
Although thirteen may be considered unlucky by some, it was a momentous year for several artists who received recognition at this year’s Osceola County NAP Exhibit. It was an especially significant year for previous venue coordinator and long-time participant, Juliana Davidson-Ross, who celebrated her long-standing goal of winning first place in the Professional category by sharing this picture on Instagram caption with, “Oh my goodness!