Masters on 45s

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Titans of the western artistic canon get spun right ’round in “Masters on 45s”, a photographic series by Israeli artist Tamir Sher. Sher makes new images from the old by fiddling around with playback speeds and snapping away at the result.

Speed of Light

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British filmmakers The Theory put together a thrilling prison break sequence, which has been billed as “the world’s smallest all action police chase”. Using the world’s smallest projectors and an iPhone, they’ve set a daring escape against the otherwise mundane backdrop of an office building.

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

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1. La Cocina Talented artist Sofia Maldonado recently united the Bronx community with La Cocina—a creative afternoon of mural painting and dishes from her native Puerto Rico as part of the “This Side of Paradise” exhibition at the newly repurposed Andrew Freedman Home. 2. Utilitarian Ceramic Minnesota-based designer Ben Fiess makes the packed lunch alluring with his Utilitarian Ceramic, a collection of beautifully designed portable …