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A New Book Compiles an Expansive Collection of Gaudí’s Unorthodox Architectural Works
by Aurelia Butler 16 March 2020, 17:26
All images © Taschen, shared with permission Known for transforming Barcelona’s architectural landscape, Antoni Gaudí famously combined nature, materiality, religion, and influences of Orientalism into a widely recognized aesthetic that’s captured in a new book from Taschen. Throughout more than 350 pages, Gaudí: The Complete Works encompasses the Catalan architect’s projects from the Casa Batlló […] More
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A New 5-Hour Advertisement Records a Single-Shot Walkthrough of Russia’s Hermitage Museum
by Aurelia Butler 12 March 2020, 13:07
[embedded content] As travel slows due to the global coronavirus pandemic, a new advertisement released by Apple provides an expansive view of one of St. Petersburg’s most-visited institutions that’s accessible without having to venture into crowded spaces. Clocking 5 hours, 19 minutes, and 28 seconds, the single-shot video spans the Hermitage Museum in the […] More
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Historic Lithograph Reveals Anamorphic Views of Razed Bank of Philadelphia
by Aurelia Butler 20 February 2020, 19:03
“Horizontorium” (1832), hand-colored lithograph, 22.5 x 16.5 inches In 1832, artist John Jesse Barker added depth to a drawing by Philadelphia-based William G. Mason to create an optical illusion titled “Horizontorium.” Part of a tradition of anamorphic works, this depiction of the Bank of Philadelphia is one of the two surviving works looking at the […] More
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Ectlectrc Pencil: Lost Collection of Pencil Drawings Reveals Trials of Patient at Missouri State Hospital No. 3
by Aurelia Butler 5 February 2020, 16:43
All images © The Electric Pencil, shared with permission Harris Diamant knew he discovered an important piece of outsider art when he came across a hand-bound book of drawings for sale on Ebay in 2006. Listed by a bookseller in Lawrence, Kansas, the collection was comprised of 238 crayon and colored pencil illustrations on […] More

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A New Book Compiles an Expansive Collection of Gaudí’s Unorthodox Architectural Works

A New 5-Hour Advertisement Records a Single-Shot Walkthrough of Russia’s Hermitage Museum

Historic Lithograph Reveals Anamorphic Views of Razed Bank of Philadelphia

Ectlectrc Pencil: Lost Collection of Pencil Drawings Reveals Trials of Patient at Missouri State Hospital No. 3

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