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Architecture

Dancing About Architecture, and Other Art Mashups in Chelsea

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One way to describe the difference between art and architecture is that architecture is an extension of design, which exists to solve a problem. Art, on the other hand, is created out of the ether, a realization of an individual’s imagination. These loose definitions take on new life in the current exhibition at Chelsea’s Hendershot Gallery: combining multimedia artwork (dance, sculpture, photography, painting, and video) as a response to the built environment, “Architecturally…” is a collection of synapses firing between multiple artistic disciplines. We’ve got details on the closing ceremony this weekend, plus images of a massive painted installation on the roof of the gallery.

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Art

Trend Watch: Landscapes and Beasts, Oh My!

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Taking a stroll through the clusterfuck of Chelsea gallery openings last night, we noticed a major theme developing in contemporary photography. Sad white people are out. Building on the archetypal notion of man vs. nature, photographers are adding and subtracting creatures into the equation, resulting in man vs. man, man vs. beast, and nature vs. nature. Still with us? Photo evidence after the jump. Read More »

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