Author: tchabolla

  • More contemporary art in ARTstor

    ARTstor’s Digital Library has added more than 4,600 additional images from the Larry Qualls Archive of contemporary art. This most recent release includes images from New York City gallery exhibitions during Summer & Fall 2002 and Winter & Spring 2003. The most current release brings the number of available Qualls Archive images to more than…

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  • Architectural “Projections” in Hamburg

    Check out this 4 1/2-minute YouTube video of Roman Signer’s 3-d projection that transforms a facade of O. M. Ungers’ Galerie der Gegenwart, Kunsthalle, in Hamburg. The original projection is part of the exhibition “Roman Signer. Projektionen: Super-8-Filme und Videos 1975-2008“.

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  • ARTstor collection releases

    Here is the latest list of interesting collection additions in the works at ARTstor: School of Architecture at UT-Austin: Completed release of more than 5,700 images from the Hal Box and Logan Wagner Collection of Mexican Architecture and Urban Design (search terms: box wagner) Yale University Art Gallery: Approximately 18,000 images related to the ancient…

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  • QuickTime movies and 3D objects in ARTstor

    ARTstor’s collection of QTVR videos continues to grow – there are now more than 1,300, covering many sites and monuments worldwide.  To find them, search on QTVR (optional: add a location to the search, e.g. QTVR Paris).  Under each thumbnail is a highlighted “QTVR” label – click on this and the file will open in…

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  • Gargoyles at the University of Chicago

    If you’re feeling a bit gothic, check out this website with images of gargoyles and other medieval-inspired architectural sculpture at the University of Chicago. [Note: Other great images found on Flickr]

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  • Cultural analytics at the UCSD CalIT2 “Wall”

    Last week we got a demonstration of The Wall at the CalIT2 center at UC San Diego by Professor Lev Manovich and post-doctoral student Jeremy Douglass.   As stated on their website, they believe that “a systematic use of large-scale computational analysis and interactive visualization of cultural data sets and data streams will become a major…

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