Sunday, August 31, 2014
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Plankton Chronicles
http://www.planktonchronicles.org/en/projet
http://www.planktonchronicles.org/en/episode/new-plankton-of-the-riviera
Plankton comes from the Greek word planktos, which means wandering or drifting. Any living creature carried along by ocean currents is classified as plankton. It ranges in size from the tiniest virus to siphonophores, the longest animals in the world, and also includes microscopic algae, krill or fish larvae.
http://www.planktonchronicles.org/en/episode/plankton
Oyster Restoration Program
http://nynjbaykeeper.org/resources-programs/oyster-restoration-program/
http://nyctransported.com/2011/01/oyster-restoration-new-york-city-and-new-jersey/
Race, Power and Public Art at the Domino Sugar Factory: Kara Walker
Kara Walker
http://creativetime.org/projects/karawalker/
http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2014/05/20/kara-walkerIs public art a good way to tackle controversial social issues? Share your thoughts below and we may share them on the air.
The Subtleties of Kara Walker’s Domino Sugar Sculpture
http://www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/2014/06/subtleties-kara-walkers-domino-sugar-sculpture/
Built in 1865 by the Havemeyer family, the Domino Sugar Factory on Brooklyn’s Williamsburg waterfront was once the largest sugar refinery in the world. But the factory has been shuttered for the past decade and many of the buildings on the abandoned site are being demolished to make way for a $1.5 billion mixed-use development.
The work is formally titled “A Subtlety,” after the sugar sculptures that decorated royal banquets of the Medieval era, when sugar was a luxury commodity. The installation is situated in the refinery’s massive storage shed and consists of a 75-foot long sculpture constructed from 35 tons of sugar. The massive white figure is shaped like a sphinx and is surrounded by a series of small candy boy sculptures.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
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