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Tag: 12.24.15
Abandoned Old Spanish Church Transformed Into Glorious Chagall-Meets-Diego-Rivera Skate Park
The Church of Santa Barbara in the town of Llanera “fell into disrepair after the Spanish civil war. Now, after decades of neglect, the Romanesque revival structure has been transformed into a street art skatepark. Called the Kaos Temple, its walls and vaulted ceilings are painted in kaleidoscoping rainbow patterns by Madrid street artist Okuda San Miguel.”
Midgette: This Year In Classical Music
Anne Midgette tracks the year’s highs and lows in classical music.
Study: Data On Arts Impact On Cities
“The study finds substantial evidence that performing arts organizations add to both the growth of the knowledge class and to urban economies broadly.”
This Is How Precarious Public Art Is
“What do you do if, in a city of high-profile collectors of multimillion dollar art, your treasure is too precious to neglect, but not valued enough to attract the support needed to maintain it?”
Computers Can Now Accurately Predict Which Images Humans Will Find Memorable
“Our work shows that predicting human cognitive abilities is within reach for the field of computer vision.”
Nostalgia For Cassette Tapes? Why???
“Before the revisionists completely rewrite my adolescence, let’s be clear about something: As a format for recorded sound, the cassette tape is a terrible piece of technology. It’s a roll of tape in a box. It’s essentially an office supply.”
Architecture’s Copyright Woes
In an era that consumes images faster than ever, when architects can effortlessly access an endless stream of renderings and photos, which snippets of inspiration are “fair” game?