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Pop Art, 'Mad Men' and an enduring era
2015-04-11 02:54:01| Beverages - Topix.net
Within the Walker Art Center's spectacular "International Pop" exhibit, which opens Saturday, are several works directly reflecting the impact that images from commercial culture had on the Pop movement. Most notable is Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Soup Can," but the influence was international, as seen in art like "Special K," a Pop take on the cereal box from Brit Derek Boshier, and Japan's Ushio Shinohara's "Drink More," which incorporates a Coke bottle.
Framing the End: Extinction as Art
2015-04-10 23:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: It is tricky to measure the number of species going extinct each year on our planet -- it all depends on how many species of flora and fauna exist, a difficult number to pin down. What most scientists can agree on, however, is that the extinction rate is 1,000 to 10,000 times higher than it would be if people weren't around. While those changes don't appear to impact our everyday lives -- the extinction of a little-known tree frog doesn't change how long we wait in line for our morning coffee...
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Funding an art renaissance in the US
2015-04-08 01:35:22| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
How US museums are finding new ways to survive
Transactive Energy as Art
2015-04-07 21:05:53| Transmission & Distribution World
Mark Knight Turns to Haiku A group of scientists and policymakers have been tinkering for several years now with a potential revolutionary concept – transactive energy. The aim is to embed the price of electricity instantly as it courses down electric wires to the end user. Forget about day-ahead rates – or power priced even five minutes in advance of consumption. These pioneers are aiming to have electric price signals instantly available to usher in the most efficient possible use of energy. The technology is daunting and hard to grasp. read more
Restorations: The Fire-Destroyed Glasgow School of Art Will Be Restored
2015-04-01 19:55:16| Real Estate - Topix.net
Last summer, the Glasgow School of Art , built in 1909 by architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh in a style that mixed art nouveau flourishes with Scottish baronial architecture, was destroyed by a fire that damaged each one of its 259 rooms. It was just announced that the Scottish firm Page\Park has been selected for the iconic building's rebuilding and restoration.
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