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petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - May 23 2009 | economics, historyInteresting (but very long) article on the financial crisis.
petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - 8 hours ago | blogs, art, participation, experience, ideas, interesting
Quoted: it seems like others have shared an affinity to the format. Last year, London-based Bruno Taylor installed a swing in a bus stop as a way to introduce the element of incidental play into the public space. Yes Duffy of Activist Architecture took a more active role in 2004's Memefest by installing and participating in swings anywhere suspension is available in pedestrian streets.
Quoted: In many ways, art creates an accepted context of exploration for new ideas and experiences. By introducing art installations into public spaces, they not only redefine the space itself, but extend an invitation to the public to participate. And much like playgrounds, these installations can provide an inviting context for exploration while casually redefining the boundaries of experience and participation.
petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - 10 hours ago | art, news
petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - 2 days ago | video, music, performance, time
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petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - 4 days ago | blogs
Quoted: Recently that sweet blog DPR-Barcelona made brief mention of the group Supersudaca and their response to an article in the recent issue of Volume regarding the future of public housing. Their poignant- if awkwardly worded- piece "LA Collective: Latin America's parallel history as Occident's laboratory backlash" is a good read.
petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - 5 days ago | art
Quoted: The mannequins in Yinka Shonibare's exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art might be missing a crucial body part, but they more than make up for it in subtext. Shonibare's sculptures take on climate change, class, race and exploitation, all without losing their playful edge.
petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - 8 days ago | people, history, news
Quoted: Did you know that the word "Frisbee" is derived from Mary Frisbie, a woman who made pies in Connecticut? Or that "silhouette" originated with Etienne de Silhouette, an 18th century French finance minister? John Marciano shines light on these and many other etymological mysteries in Anonyponymous: The Forgotten People Behind Everyday Words.
petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - 12 days ago | people, cities, books, ideas, development, design, architecture
petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - 20 days ago | books, authors, literature, history, people
petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - 21 days ago | history, landscape, geography, public space, parks, environment, urbanization
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