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...characters across most of the side of City Hall. They read "Save Queen's Pier" (an ironic appeal on behalf of a now demolished landmark), and the reason he can write them with impunity is because they are drawn using a laser pointer in high-intensity light - not spray paint. By standing on the roof of a parking lot across the street, he also avoids any danger of trespassing. When he's done, Yan erases the words by clicking a button on the laser pointer, connected to a laptop and projector at his feet. He then moves...
...Traditional graffiti is in no danger of being outmoded anytime soon, however. While L.A.S.E.R. Tag technology is getting cheaper, it's not cheap. The complete setup costs $8,000 - that's $7,993 more than a can of spray paint from a typical U.S. hardware chain. Jay FC, one of the founders of the Hong Kong-based graffiti collective ST/ART, maintains that the cost is contrary to the spirit of street art. "It's supposed to just be something that anyone can pick up and do," he says...
...Harvard University Art Museums (HUAM) recently received a rare and unusual donation, including a paint-spattered hat, a pair of shoes, and a ladder. In addition to these objects, the gift included materials like brushes, paints, models, and preliminary works that once belonged to the influential Abstract Expressionist artist Barnett Newman. Fragments of his paintings—stiff canvases with strips of red, green, and blue—sit in brown boxes in the Straus Center, crucial keys to Newman’s creative past. Newman made a name for himself with bold blocks of color and vertical lines, which...
...Migration's Two-Way Streeet Your map showing migration trends in Europe showed 33,500 Australians migrating to the U.K. each year [Dec. 3]. To paint a more realistic picture, you should also have included the numbers migrating from Britain to Australia (around 70,000 in 2006). Evelyn Krull, Adelaide, South Australia...
...were definitely bummed out about it closing,” Doubet said. Changes made to New Quincy include the leveling of the JCR floor and the addition of an elevator to the dining hall, but the Cage did not undergo any major renovations other than a fresh coat of paint and the installation of a chain link fence, according to Quincy Building Manager Ronnie Levesque. The Cage is only open for events approved by the House Masters and the new Quincy Cage Manager, Alexandria O. Eisenbarth ’09. There are no events scheduled yet for the space. While...