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“The road had to be closed to remove [Jackson Pollock’s] Blue Poles from Ben Heller’s apartment in New York in 1974.″ (smh.com.au + @wesdelval) “Preparator shirt” (submitted by Robert) “At Taus Makhacheva’s instigation, students from a Moscow circus academy repeatedly hoisted each other into acrobatic poses, holding up paintings for 10 seconds each—just long enough for a smartphone snapshot.” (artinamericamagazine.com) [At the 6th Moscow Biennale] “Andy Warhol’s ‘last supper’ had to go back to the depot, in order to make way for the works of our next highlight-exhibition ‘Painting 2.0: painting in the information age’. “To meet your expectations before the imminent reopening of the museum, we will teach you a few visuals (suggestive) clashes of the new rooms, starting with that of the altarpiece of issenheim” (Musée d'Unterlinden) “Behind the scenes: Isa Genzken” (Stedelijk Museum) “’Notations/Joseph Marioni: Paintings, 2000–2015,’ a new installation by artist Joseph Marioni, is now open.

Adeline Rapon whoworeitbetter Mocha Café Goodreads | Recent Updates Poe's Mistress Poe's Mistress Body Worlds by Gunter von Hagens“[The aim] is to awe, enlighten, and educate its visitors with the beauty and science of the human body.”“The bodies – or “plastinates” – are dissected in order to show all inner parts of the human body, from bone to skin, including reproductive organs and the human brain. They have been preserved by a method called plastination, invented by the German anatomist Gunter von Hagens in the 1970s and improved over the past century.Plastination of a cadavre involves four steps, which allows for elaborate dissection so that every sinew, tissue and organ is visible. First, the body is fixed in a certain position. Next, all bodily fluids are extracted using acetone. That substance is then replaced by liquid polymer — this is the final step; it hardens the body at leaves it preserved, so it may be displayed openly.” 9:15 pm • 19 August 2013 • 547 notes The Jacksons (feat. 8:23 pm • 19 August 2013 • 47 notes via filmsploitation: 6:14 pm • 19 August 2013 • 1,512 notes

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