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[Architecture] The Kengo Kuma Monologue: My Principles of Architecture - NHK WORLD-JAPAN (english subtitle)

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Japanese architect Kengo Kuma lays out the design philosophy that has informed some of his most well-known projects around the world such as Japan's new National Stadium, Takanawa Gateway railway station and more!

Time Magazine selected Kengo Kuma as one of the 100 most influential people of 2021

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How Corporate-Controlled Museums in China Have Become Strategic Urban Development Tools

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observer.com/2024/11/corporate-controlled-art-museums-china-cultural-quality/

The growing influence of corporations in the museum sector raises concerns about cultural quality even as China’s burgeoning art scene grows by leaps and bounds.

During Shanghai Art Week, Observer took a day trip to the newly inaugurated UCCA Clay, a museum that opened its doors this October in Yixing, Jiangsu province—fondly known as the “City of Ceramics.” Situated about two hours and two train rides from Shanghai, this ambitious new cultural destination seeks to bridge Yixing’s storied clay-making heritage with the innovative practices of contemporary artists working with the medium. While the city has long been synonymous with its artisanal workshops and pottery shops, it lacked a true cultural anchor, and UCCA Clay aims to fill that void by not only preserving the remnants of Yixing’s once-thriving pottery factories but also positioning itself as a standalone tourist draw to put the city on the cultural map.

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[Naturalisme] [Musée] At This French Exhibition, Check Your Clothes at the Door

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A museum in Marseille, France, has a show dedicated to the history of social nudity. On a few special nights, visitors strolled around naked, too.

On five special evenings, visitors to “Naturist Paradises” at the Museum of the Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean in Marseille, France, came naked.

Credit...France Keyser for The New York Times

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[Mode] Todd Oldham

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Go behind the scenes with designer Todd Oldham as he uncovers memories of a cherished friendship with André Leon Talley and shares the many inspirations that found their way into his bespoke fabrics.

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The BMW 3.0 CSL, with which Alexander Calder laid the foundation stone for the Art Car Collection in 1975, was also one of his final works of art before his death. As a sculptor who normally devised his own shapes, Calder managed to free himself from the formal structure of racing cars and, by painting them, aspired to give them his own distinctive mark. As in the case of his sculptures and mobiles, he used intensive colours and gracefully sweeping surfaces which he distributed generously over the wings, bonnet and roof.

Born in Philadelphia in 1898, Alexander Calder started his career as an engineer, only then to follow in his father‟s and grandfather's footsteps as a sculptor. Feeling drawn equally towards art and technology, he developed his own completely unique form of sculpture, his constructions being enormous but nonetheless light and floating in appearance. He became famous for his abstract mobiles which were hailed by critics as the most innovative American sculptures of the 20th century. He died in New York in 1976 at the age of 78.

The BMW 3.0 CSL

• six-cylinder inline engine
• 4 valves per cylinder
• twin overhead camshafts
• displacement: 3210 cm³
• power output: 480 bhp
• top speed: 291 km/h

In 1975 this Art Car designed by Alexander Calder was driven in the 24-hour race at Le Mans by the American Sam Posey as well as Jean Guichet and Hervé Poulain from France. It was the first and last time the car was used in racing. After seven hours the car had to give up due to a defective prop shaft. The car has been on display since then.

Source: https://www.artcar.bmwgroup.com/en/art-car/text/Alexander-Calder-BMW-3-0-CSL-1975-1385.html

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