New APAH project?
Historic LOLs includes a number of paintings you should recognize. This one immediately makes me think of Vampire Weekend.
Angels in Hagia Sophia
They were covered up in 1849, but now one of them is back. I wonder if Dan Brown has a conspiracy theory about this?
Because not all art can be beautiful
Foreign Policy magazine brings us a photo essay of the world's ugliest statues.
Art 2010
So an art historian moves to DC from London. And the way that she gets to know her new city is by taking on one masterpiece a day at the National Gallery. Her blog is Art 2010. I like this so much that I'm actually going to share it with the class. Since they...you know...refuse to read this blog where I share things with the class.
Smarthistory
Thanks, Rachel, for calling this to my attention. I'm weeks behind on my Google Reader and hadn't seen it yet.
Paintings of Circles
Tom Shannon does it with a pendulum, Marc Quinn makes giant portraits of people's eyeballs.
Becasue wrist bands are so night club
Here's an infographic on admissions buttons from museums around the world.
I'm not sure if it qualifies as art...
...but Pocoyo is my favorite kids show ever. We watch a few episodes a day at our house (each is only seven minutes). No matter your age, consider checking it out.
More Oops!
The Daily Beast has a slide show of other art accidents. Make sure you get to the teddy bears.
More on the modular theater
Remember the funky new theater in Dallas? Here's the architect explaining it.
Even Art Folks Get Into the Superbowl
The directors of the Indianapolis and New Orleans museums of art are wagering art works on the game. Well, loans of art works.
I'm not an art lover, I'm an art, lover!
What do Jay-Z, Damien Hirst, Takashi Murakami, and Jean-Michel Basquiat have in common? Read this essay to find out.
Juxtaposition
Personal note: we start Power of Art next week. I fear Art History 2.0 will not be as fanatical about Simon Schama as 1.0, and I fear it will make me like them less. There, I said it.
Because it's cold, yo!
Apparently it's even colder in England. And they're carrying on as they always do: by complaining about transportation and talking about art.
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