Portraits of Glaciers: Mendenhall + HerbertWhile in Juneau,…
Portraits of Glaciers: Mendenhall + Herbert
While in Juneau, Alaska, I took a hike with an old friend around the Mendenhall glacier. I was transfixed by its scale, landscape, and presence.
After leaving the trail, I yearned to get closer to the…
Experiments in motion with a GoPro and 40’ of string.
Experiments in motion with a GoPro and 40’ of string.
The Changing Face of Portraits
The Changing Face of Portraits: Interesting article last week in the Wall Street Journal on the contemporary portraiture market by ELLEN GAMERMAN
Isfandiyar Jurji Bahadur, Khan of the Russian protectorate of…
Isfandiyar Jurji Bahadur, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm (Khiva, now a part of modern Uzbekistan), full-length portrait, seated outdoors, ca. 1910. Library of Congress
Color photographs of Russia taken between 1909 and 1912. In those years…
What is a Times Magazine celebrity portrait? Kathy Ryan, the…
What is a Times Magazine celebrity portrait? Kathy Ryan, the director of photography, doesn’t believe in boundaries. That’s one reason it’s so hard to define.
The year 2011 marks Marshall McLuhan’s 100th birthday. For…
The year 2011 marks Marshall McLuhan’s 100th birthday. For more than half a century, his thoughts have been hotly debated, discussed, and interpreted in myriad ways. Yet very few people have actually heard McLuhan speak. They have not had the oppo…
Very excited to see by Tiffany Shlain’s film…
Very excited to see by Tiffany Shlain’s film “Connected” at the Aspen Ideas Festival tonight!
1000 foot Chicago is a generative aerial portrait of the…
1000 foot Chicago is a generative aerial portrait of the Chicagoland landscape. Filming via helicopter, footage was captured at a low-altitude while circling in and around Chicago. The generative process lends itself to the diversity of the city’s s…
“Innovation is the only way to create…”
““Innovation is the only way to create new value in the world. All else is caretaking”” – Joseph Schumpeter
Army Seeks Social Media Gurus to Save Afghan War
Army Seeks Social Media Gurus to Save Afghan War: A new solicitation from the Army seeks communications experts to run the full spectrum of outreach and messaging for the war effort. A new “Web Content/Social Media Manager” will work with the U.S. …
UNLIKELY BROTHERS By John Prendergast andMichael Mattocks As…
UNLIKELY BROTHERS
By John Prendergast andMichael Mattocks
As a curious, driven, and emotionally wounded twenty-year-old, JP made the life-changing decision to form a “Big Brother/Little Brother” relationship with then seven-year-old Michael, who…
The official video for ‘Call Your Girlfriend’, taken…
The official video for ‘Call Your Girlfriend’, taken from Robyn’s latest album ‘Body Talk’. Directed by Max Vitali
Jaw-dropping video of some precision skydivers jumping off some…
Jaw-dropping video of some precision skydivers jumping off some of Chicago’s tallest buildings and gliding through the canyons in wingsuits.
Kellog Innovation Network, KIN Global 2011
Kellog Innovation Network, KIN Global 2011: I will be speaking at KIN today about my work and new projects.
Fantastic quote by Freed Hermine on the impact of the Sony Portapak
The Portapak would seem to have been invented specifically for use by artists. Just when pure formalism had run its course; just when it became politically embarrassing to make objects, but ludicrous to make nothing; just when many artists were doing p…
Brad Templeton talking about Google’s self driving car. …
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Brad Templeton talking about Google’s self driving car. Check out his blog
Footwork: Chicago Dance Music With A Need For Speed by Wills…
Footwork: Chicago Dance Music With A Need For Speed by Wills Glasspiegel
The Future of the Arts/The Future of America by Michael Kaiser
The Future of the Arts/The Future of America by Michael Kaiser