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Art On The Internet Stalled In Hype Mode

Scrutinizing the Sexy New Art-Tech Industry: It’s Not a Bubble, It’s Barely a Blip Illustration by ARTINFO More Voices by Shane Ferro The Internet is a great place: It has revolutionized the way that we communicate, shop, and consume information. But certain things have a certain je ne sais quoi to them that transitions awkwardly to the…

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Mecca of Creative Talent: Los Angeles` Art Schools Legendary

A student critique in the main gallery at CalArts Los Angeles teaching is still top for next generation of artists   Los Angeles’ art schools are the stuff of legend. Since the 1960s, students have flocked to the city to study under the likes of Allan Kaprow, Chris Burden, John Baldessari and Paul McCarthy. The…

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“International Exhibition of Modern Art” Armory Show @ 100 years

European masterpieces were on show, but also works by US artists, including Hartley’s, Still Life, No.1, 1912, which are often overlooked   One of the most notorious cultural events of the 20th century, marking the dawn of America’s love affair with Modernism. And yet, as the Armory Show reaches its centenary, the full picture of…

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Research says: you are more happy than your friends if you have sex more often..

People feel happier if they believe they are having more sex than their peers. Researchers compared sex to income: People are happy if they have more than the people around them. Study participants who reported having sex at least once a week were 44% happier than those who hadn’t had sex in the past year….

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Afghanistan responsible for more than 90 per cent of the world’s heroin.

United Nations’ early assessment of the 2013 crop found farmers were planning to plant more poppy than last year, marking the third annual rise in the drug’s cultivation. UN officials predict the increase will push this year’s crop close to 2007’s record level and again see Afghanistan responsible for more than 90 per cent of…