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The Ethnographic Journals of Gregory Siff
“Did we forget? Life is a thrill!” The studio echoes with the unmistakable charismatic voice of Gregory Siff. The proclamation is accentuated by the cadence of his Brooklyn accent and while much of his face is covered by a cloth mask bearing the official logo of the Major League Baseball commission there are traces of […]
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Langdon Graves at VOLTA NY 17
Langdon Graves (presented by VICTORI + MO), continues her exploration of Einstein’s reaction to the quantum entanglement paradox, “Spooky action at a distance”, Graves takes her grandmother’s first-hand accounted ghost stories as the jump-off to her spare compositions of familial comfort and spiritualist unease (Brooklyn, booth C16).
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Portrait of an American Ice Cream Man
“Your battles inspired me – not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead.” ― James Joyce Portraits don’t happen in an instant. They are born from years spent staring at the blank page, a white canvas, an empty frame. They are made of microscopic particles of the physical […]
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Play-i Robots: Meet Bo and Yana
To prepare today’s kids with the tools for future success, former Apple and Google engineers have teamed up to develop the Play-i, an interactive robot aimed to teach kids how to code. The robot removes the confusion of binary code and invites learning through play. Robots start shipping in Summer 2014 so be sure to reserve […]
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Hollis Brown Thornton: R.I.P. VHS
Hollis Brown Thornton describes his fascination with dated technology and memory from his upcoming solo show at Linda Warren Projects in Chicago, on view April 12- May 31. Installation Magazine: How did you become an artist? Hollis Brown Thornton: It began as a childhood hobby. In high school, I had a great teacher who […]
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Leadapron: Something to Hold Onto
Purveyor of rare books and artworks, LEADAPRON is the destination to uncover titles culture vultures crave and likely never knew existed. Owner Jonathan Brown shares some of the gems in his collection with Installation Magazine. All images © of LEADAPRON