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Memory

Memory

Memory is a glorious and admirable gift  of nature by which we recall past things, we embrace present things, and we contemplate future things…

Beakerhead Has Returned!

Beakerhead 2015 is now officially underway here in Calgary, with four full days of intersecting art and engineering. We’ve highlighted some of our top picks for the festival, so get out there and experience it!

Found Footage: Who Am I?

Faith Hubley and her husband produced 21 films together, and Faith produced another 25 solo works following his death. “Who Am I?” is a later work from the second half of her career, from the Children’s Museum of Manhattan.

The Makeup of Man Ray’s Tears

The Makeup of Man Ray’s Tears

Man Ray's Tears was photographed c. 1930-1932 using a fashion mannequin as his model instead of a real woman. ...that's a mannequin? Are you sure? This mannequin is so realistic that I'm not convinced that it wasn't a real live model. With that in mind, let's take a...

Kurt Schwitters – MerzBarn – Detail 5

Kurt Schwitters – MerzBarn – Detail 5

Appearing as support for the lower left portion of the ridge are two overlapping piers which rise from the floor at an angle of approximately 105 degrees .These project at right angles from the face of the work. These piers display the same rough plaster treatment as...

Kurt Schwitters Merzbarn Detail 4

Kurt Schwitters Merzbarn Detail 4

A rough texture, punctuated by a wooden insert resembling an eyebrow,painted a dark green, and accompanied by a short length of sewage pipe, broken in half and projecting at right angles from the surface of the work.These two objects are partially obscured by a...