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'The car is a kind of shield that deflects empathy'
The new photo series "Lee Friedlander: America by Car" shows how our mode of transportation shapes our experience of the world.
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Urban revitalization via art contest in Grand Rapids, Mich.
My interest in the ArtPrize contest underway in Grand Rapids, Mich., stems from this line from Gene Duvernoy: "Cities are what's going to get us out of this mess ... and what makes cities livable is art."
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Balancing commemoration and conservation on Sept. 11
Much was illuminated on September 11, as two beams of light glowed in New York to memorialize those lost nine years ago.
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Hundreds of bikes re-cycled into modern-day obelisk
The ancient Egyptians erected obelisks out of hundreds of pounds of stone. Modern Americans erect obelisks out of hundreds of bicycles. Check out whether they're compensating for something.
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Guerrilla art takes bike activism to the streets [SLIDESHOW]
In homage to those positive and creative forces pushing non-gas pedals across the nation, we invite you to strap on a helmet and steer yourself through these artistic examples of bike activism taken quite literally to the streets.
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When streets tell the truth about people riding in cars (and on bikes)
It's pretty lame that cars "own" most roads in America, which is why we're such fans of spontaneous street art that aims to take them back for bikes and pedestrians. Especially when it's as clever as this.
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Invitation to join 350 EARTH: A global satellite art project
Calling all artists! 350.org needs you for the biggest art project ever. The fate of the planet is at stake. Bill McKibben explains.
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Fruit and veggies as you’ve never seen them before
The Inside Insides blog has posted animated MRI scans of fruits and vegetables such as corn, durian, bananas, mushrooms, and broccoli. The results are beautiful in an otherworldly way and strangely hypnotic — spiraling Fibonacci series of seeds and ghostly vacancies. Here’s a still from the corn animation — click through to see the whirling […]
