38 days ago by Saive

Saturday Talks Series: Talking Objects Taking place on the second Saturday of January, February and March, this series of talks is designed to showcase fascinating new research on objects within the National Museum collection. All talks will be given by graduates of the MA Design History & Material ...

40 days ago by Nicole Belolan

Tyler Nicole and I are a little tardy in our review of Bill Bryson’s At Home chapters on the bathroom and dressing room, probably the result of a combination of end-of-the-year business and a slight loss of momentum as we near the end of the book. These two chapters are as diverse as the past sectio ...

49 days ago by Nicole Belolan

Stale cigarette smoke and dust. The odor combination that usually signals a good antiquing venue. Earlier this week while on an antiquing mission in New Jersey, Tyler and I combed the stalls of one such establishment, picking through the 1990s-era Barbies (perfect for the eBay pickers I spotted herd ...

50 days ago by eladu86

Touch one of your hand with your other hand and ask yourself- which hand is touching which? When our lecturer, Chris Tilley, asked us this question my mind almost exploded with inspiration. Are we only touching the world or is the world also touching us? this is one of the central questions of pheno ...

50 days ago by Editorial Staff

After hiding away in private collections – and a California coat closet – for nearly 200 years, a unique piece of early American decorative art is returning home to New York, where it will be housed at the New York State Museum thanks to collector Adam Weitsman. Weitsman, President of Upstate Shredd ...

51 days ago by Jcedens

The "aesthetic of the ugly" has persisted with the folk culture of making ugly-face pottery. Man, archeologists love them some old pottery, too. “Some things in our lives are so pervasive, that we give them little thought. A ballpoint pen, for example, or a rubberband. The coffee filter gets little ...

52 days ago by Saive

Lost in Lace Conference 3 February 2012, 10 am - 4 pm This one-day conference will draw on the themes explored in the exhibition Lost in Lace. A panel of artists, architects and scientists will consider how they have been inspired by the aesthetics, techniques and cultural associations of lace. Spea ...

53 days ago by S.Rabbit Goody

For those of you who are not familiar with Hyde Hall, I had the greatest treat a few weeks ago: the new Executive Director, Dr. Jonathan Maney, and I perused the textile and trim collections that have survived at this Regency mansion. Hyde Hall, a National Landmark and a New York State Historic Site ...

54 days ago by artistatexit0

As expected we set a new yearly rain total record and we still have time left in 2011. At the moment, we have had 66 inches of rain breaking the old mark by two inches. I waited for the river to go down a bit before returning to the Falls of the Ohio. The water was still high which restricted how fa ...

57 days ago by Jacob Breinholt

If you are a fan of New York based artist Jeremyville and are in the city, head to 176 Spring St at Thompson in SoHo, from 2-5pm this Saturday and meet the artist in person. Check out the flyer for more details after the fold. (...) Read the rest of Preview | Jeremyville does a signing for LeSportsa ...