For the first time the National Geographic Society will be putting photographs from its archives on sale. As reported in the New York Times a selection from the archives will be offered through the Steven Kasher Gallery in Manhattan, beginning September 17. Several of the photos have never been published or exhibited, and most date…
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“.
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]
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…
The National Portrait Gallery in London is accusing a Wikipedia volunteer of downloading over 3000 high-resolution images onto the free online encyclopedia’s Wikimedia Commons. The NPG asserts that this denies revenue for the museum and is threatening legal action. Wikipedia counters that the museum is “betraying its public service mission.” via BBC News and Wikinews
The New York Times has a terrific photojournalism blog called “Lens”. It includes both NYT photographers’ images as well as amateur photography, and incorporates photos, slideshows, and videos. There is also news on the art and practice of photography. Today’s showcase images are of people watching the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. The blog has…