‘N°09 VISUALS’ Category
Nick Cave: HEARD•NY
Creative Time is a New York-based collective, that – over the past four decades – has commissioned and presented ambitious public art projects throughout New York City and around the world. Their work is guided by three core values: art matters, artists’ voices are important in shaping society, and public spaces are places for creative [...]
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When you really live in Wien, or Berlin.
Currently there`s a hype about blogs, that emphasize a city`s very specific characteristics. On the one hand side there is Ali, from the Berlinian district Neukölln, who gets portraied every morning on the Tumblr blog What Ali Wore. Ali has just gathered some kind of web prominence for his outer appearance, that`s made up by [...]
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Out of Place
Die digitale Fotomontageserie “Out of Place” von Robert Rickhoff hinterfragt unsere Vorstelungen von Sicherheit und Lebensqualität im öffentlichen Raum. Von den NutzerInnen im täglichen Leben selten hinterfragt, verzerrt, verbindet, überspitzt und vertauscht Rickhoff Zusammenhänge und führt damit die funktionale Logik von Architekturen und Infratsrukturen ad absurdum: Die geschaffenen Szenarien verlangen den BetrachterInnen eine Porton Humor [...]
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Citylife: The Lone Piano
A lone piano stands curbside in New York City, and a short documentary chronicles the interactions of passers…Enjoy this poetic short chronicle by Anthony Sherin, who is a New York-based filmmaker and editor, after the jump!
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“100 Handlungsanweisungen” or “100 Instructions On How To Act”
Almost everybody in Vienna should know these posters - you often stumble upon them while waiting for the next subway to arrive: 100 Handlungsanweisungen / 100 Instruction On How To Act is a project for the townsfolk, for art recipients, for flâneurs, slowpokes and stressed ones. Once started as an art project in 2002, aiming [...]
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The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
“Why do some of them work for people while others don’t?” is the leading question, one of the most well-regarded films about urban planning explores. The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces by William H. Whyte takes a closer look at the open spaces of cities. Beginning at New York’s Seagram Plaza, a popular open area [...]
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