My Winnipeg

Exploring undiscovered art scenes in small towns around the globe

The first in a series of shows exposing smaller towns as undiscovered creative hubs, “My Winnipeg” highlights noteworthy artists inhabiting the world’s coldest city. Put on by Paris’ Maison Rouge Gallery, each exhibit is twofold, serving as both broad studies of the selected city’s overall culture and as work relevant to the international contemporary art scene. My Winnipeg raises questions about how Winnipeg, Canada may …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Sunscreen infographics, bike repair kiosks, the urban life lab and more in this week's look at the web

1. Bike Fixtation If you’ve ever ended up stranded in the city with a flat tire, you’ll find the new Bike Fixtation kiosks helpful. The self-service stations are open extended hours for bicyclists in the Minneapolis and St. Paul metropolitan areas. 2. LockCircle LockCircle’s solid aluminum cap keeps Canon image sensors protected with machined good looks. 3. BMW Guggenheim Lab Website With the official launch …

The Machine

A look back at MoMA's 1968 landmark show on our changing relationship to technology

At the time of the MoMA‘s 1968 seminal exhibition, “The Machine,” modern technology was at a point of critical transition between the mechanical age and the rise of electronic development. The Machine stands as the first exhibition entirely focused on and in recognition of the mechanical influence on the Western World. Through the artists central to the Futurist, Dada and Surrealist movements the exhibition illustrated …