For a generation captivated by smartphones and iPads, museums can often invoke horrific memories of getting in trouble during your fifth grade field trip to the Art Institute because you laughed at the scantily-clad ancient Roman statues. Doomed to a week of no recess for scoffing in the face of art, museums became the enemy
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With so many museums, exhibits, art galleries and lectures to choose from every day, how does a busy young arts professional keep up? [source: nytimes] For Francesca Merlino and about two dozen of her colleagues who work for museums and arts groups in New York City, it’s following each other’s 140-character updates on
This 56-minute documentary written and directed by Vanessa Gould looks at origami, the art of paper-folding that has gone from a simple art of creating figures of animals out of paper to an explosion of styles and practical applications. The film looks at some of the major figures in creating origami and the vast array