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Pecha Kucha and the Art of Presentation

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Pecha Kucha and the Art of Presentation

Pecha Kucha: twenty slides with twenty seconds per slide adding up to a six minute forty second presentation for each speaker.

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August 10, 2010

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Artists, Culture, Technology

Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures #08

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Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures #08

Episode eight of Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures, curated by Wolfe+585, is now available for streaming or download.

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August 9, 2010

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Street Life: The Photography of Weegee

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Street Life: The Photography of Weegee

Best known for his New York crime scene photos in the 30s & 40s, Weegee's subjects spoke a truth that was so clearly communicated, the results strangely reflect our present day reality far more effectively than our actual present day reality does [...]

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July 27, 2010

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Artists, Inspiration, Photography

Komar and Melamid: Manipulating Perception

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Komar and Melamid: Manipulating Perception

From their early days as semi-anarchist artists in Moscow to Selling Andy Warhol's soul in New York, K&M were masters of manipulating perception in order to offer a third opinion on whatever subject fascinated the art community at the time.

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June 23, 2010

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Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures #07

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Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures #07

Episode 7, curated by The Bear & The Sea, may just be the perfect companion to an overcast morning, afternoon break, or a shy sundown. The wonderful mix of ambient, downtempo, and haunting vocal tracks touches on feelings of childhood wonder, nat [...]

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June 16, 2010

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Veaux Finds a New Home With Behance

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Veaux Finds a New Home With Behance

We had almost forgotten about Veaux until they emailed with sad news about closing down yesterday. Ten minutes after the sad email, Behance came to Veaux with an opportunity to create an alliance so artists wouldn't have to lose their accounts.

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June 4, 2010

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Artists, Design, News

Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures #06

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Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures #06

Curated by iameb 57, this episode takes you through a vast soundscape of beautifully stark and abrasive beats with melancholy melodies that leave you wanting more.

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May 19, 2010

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Dust Jacket Design: John Gall

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Dust Jacket Design: John Gall

When I come across an interesting book cover I always take note of who designed it. Through that process I've repeatedly come across the work of John Gall.

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May 11, 2010

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Artists, Books, Design

Robert Schwartz – FRAMESHIFT

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Robert Schwartz – FRAMESHIFT

Last week, I caught a glimpse of Robert Schwartz's exhibition called Frameshift. I loved it. It reminded me of things like origami, lumbering mechas, and even alien tripod war machines from War of the Worlds.

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May 10, 2010

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A Love Letter For You

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A Love Letter For You

Love Letter is a public art project by Stephen Powers and the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, and consists of love letters painted on walls facing the Market elevated train.

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May 3, 2010

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Artists, Culture, Street Art

Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures #05

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Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures #05

Most of you who are casual readers of our blog may not know that we run a young electronic label called Nueva Forma. Each month we try to curate a new enhanced podcast episode called Listening Pleasures. [...]

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April 22, 2010

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The Pictograms of Gerd Arntz

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The Pictograms of Gerd Arntz

Gerd Arntz (1900 - 1988) was a German Modernist artist and activist inspired by social and political issues. During the span of his career, Arntz designed around 4000 pictograms symbolizing key data from industry, demographics, politics and economy f [...]

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February 9, 2010

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Artists, Bauhaus, Modernism