culture
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Carmen Herrera : 101 Years Old and still making Art.
One of the current Exhibitions on at the Whitney Museum of Modern Art in NY is Carmen Herrera : Lines of Sight. The fact that you may not have heard of this Cuban-American minimalist abstract artist is not because she is a new kid on the block, but just the fact that for most of her…
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Making The World’s First Male Sex Doll.
If you have a spare $14000 then there is a company that could possibly make you a perfect boyfriend who will never ever get a ‘headache’ whenever you want to make out with him. Nor will he ever give you a hard time when you want to go out on a shopping spree, or stay…
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Agnes Martin Retrospective @ The Guggenheim
A major retrospective of the work of the celebrated abstract impressionist American artist Agnes Martin has just opened at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Martin, who many considered a minimalist, was a rather complex and intensely private person. Born in Canada, she didn’t in fact starting painting until she was in her 30’s…
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Turn Back Time : From Rags to Riches to Rags
Filmmaker Marc Levin’s HBO documentary ‘Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags’ which chronicled the fate of New York’s garment district, made for very sad viewing back in 2009 when it was released. Now 7 years later, the area that was once New York’s largest employer is almost totally decimated as all the fashion businesses and its…
