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MOMA and van Gogh on Google Art Project
But it’s not just an art-browser…it has the kind of zoom and pan functions found on Google Maps. You can see the artwork so close up you can practically feel the MOMA guards tackling you to the ground. http://www.googleartproject.com/museums/moma/the-starry-night
Marina Abramović’s Top 50 Time Hogs; (Women sit around a lot)
OK, now it’s time to arrange the participants in the MOMA’s “Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present” Flickr set by number of minutes each person stared at Abramovic. The Paco dude who went about a dozen times is the only… Continue reading
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The Most Viewed Portraits: Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present, the MOMA
Thought it’d be fun to see the 200 most viewed portraits on the MOMA’s “Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present” Flickr set. So I wrote a scraper to collect each portrait’s stats, including page views. A number of celebrities participated… Continue reading
“Bruce Nauman: Days,” a Sound Sculpture at the MOMA; I don’t get it
How does the Museum of Modern Art follow up on the success of the incredibly popular (I found it a little bland, but it was sold out almost every day I went) Tim Burton exhibit (the 3rd highest attendance among… Continue reading
Marina Abramović Melts Before Your Eyes
Wrote a quick scrape of the Museum of Modern Art’s gallery of Marina Abramović’s “The Artist is Present”. This is Abramovic’s portrait for the last 68 days (I guess the upload isn’t complete yet). (Update, all 72 days are up,… Continue reading
Marina Abramović’s Last Sit at the MOMA
Today was the last day of the phenomenal performance art retrospective by Marina Abramović (“The Artist is Present”). I missed the hijinks, and it didn’t make me cry, but I’m wondering if I will ever enjoy an exhibit at the… Continue reading
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MOMA: White on white
MOMA: White on white, originally uploaded by zokuga. This artist who did an all-black canvas is pretty good, even though he had to actually buy paint to get his artwork into the MoMA:
Marina Abramović at the MOMA: Staring contest
Marina Abramović at the MOMA: Staring contest, originally uploaded by zokuga. Never been a fan of performance art, but it is worth an afternoon at the MOMA. The top floor exhibition has some interesting videos and live art of people… Continue reading