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As they play with their digital devices and online games, children may unknowingly be making up the kind of democracy we will have tomorrow. That’s one of the challenging perspectives on how the digital age is changing society put forward by John Hartley, of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI) at the Queensland University of technology (QUT) in his new book “Digital Futures for Cultural and Media Studies”. While most Australians would assume...

CHICAGO, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) proudly announces that it has won an international competition to design the Greenland Group Suzhou Center, in Wujiang, China. The 358-meter supertall tower will become the defining visual landmark for both the new Wujiang lakefront development and for the city as a whole. Ross Wimer, SOM Design Director states, "This design is the result of a serious interdisciplinary collaboration...

Art/Trek NYC travels to the far reaches of New York city art neighborhoods in a quest to showcase new and emerging artists in the latest series premiering on NYC Life (Channel 25). Art/Trek NYC has been sponsored by WelcometoCOMPANY.com and premieres January 9, 2012 at 9 p.m. on NYC Media Channel 25. One of the spotlighted artists will be chosen by the public through random interviews to win their first solo exhibitionon the series' final episode. New York, NY (PRWEB) December 31,...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Annenberg Space for Photography is offering additional programming to enrich the Digital Darkroom exhibit including digital films, which expand on the themes of the exhibit, and the IRIS Nights lecture series, presenting some of the world's leading photographers. Digital Darkroom is a group show featuring the work of 17 artists from the United States, France and the United Kingdom that explores the intersection of art and...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Opening Feb. 3, 2012, To See as Artists See: American Art from The Phillips Collection features more than 100 works by 75 important artists, including outstanding paintings by Winslow Homer, Childe Hassam, Maurice Prendergast, John Sloan, Edward Hopper, Arthur Dove, Georgia O'Keeffe, Charles Sheeler, Stuart Davis, Jacob Lawrence, Adolf Gottlieb and Robert Motherwell. The exhibition will remain on view through May 6, 2012. The...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1, 2011 Double D's (DD$) is a trio of artists that wildly construct the language of L.A.'s transitional experience. Established in 2005, their work addresses sex, drugs, fame and Hollywood idealism. They ask what it means to be iconic, fabulous, and cool - most importantly, why it even matters. Each piece developed by DD$ is a three way collaboration. A piece is passed from artist to artist over the course of hours, days or weeks, before completion. DD$'s work...

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --To mark its 50th Anniversary, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art announces that it has acquired an important painting by Mary Cassatt, Woman Standing, Holding a Fan, created in 1878-79. The work is one of only two known canvases painted by the artist almost entirely in the medium of distemper and represents a key moment in her transformation into an Impressionist. "A great Cassatt painting has eluded us until now," says Andrew...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Total Immersion, the global leader in augmented reality, today released SkinVaders(TM), a fun game for all ages available as a free download for the iPhone®, iPad2® and iPod touch® at App Store(SM) at http://www.itunes/apps/skinvaders. Created with Total Immersion's D'Fusion® Studio Augmented Reality (AR) platform, SkinVaders is the first game to fully leverage AR literally bringing players into the game--by transforming their faces...

EAST GREENVILLE, Pa., Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Knoll, Inc. (NYSE: KNL), a leading designer and manufacturer of branded furniture, textiles and leather recognized for innovation and modern design, today announced that it plans to report financial results for the third quarter 2011 on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, prior to the opening of the market. Knoll will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 to discuss its financial results. The call will include...

NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The FLAG Art Foundation, an exhibition space for contemporary art in New York, today announced that Jane Hammond: Fallen, a monumental ongoing installation consisting of over 4,000 unique handmade leaves each inscribed with the name of a American soldier killed in the war in Iraq, will be on view from September 23 through December 17, 2011. Fallen is an ongoing installation on which Ms. Hammond has worked continuously for seven years. This...