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Something a little bit different from the Wellcome Collection:

http://www.wellcomecollection.org/whats-on/exhibitions/skin/tattoo-competition.aspx (includes embedded video).

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"Interactive technology has brought the Mona Lisa to life - and Leonardo da Vinci's enigmatic 16th Century portrait now speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese. A digital version of the work is the star attraction in a new exhibition of classic artworks recreated in multimedia form in Beijing. Exhibition organiser Wang Hui spent two years preparing the ( Read more... )

Bing failure, apparently ( Read more... )

Fakes at the V&A: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/the-fakes-that-are-good-enough-for-va-1514523.html

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Definitely not fun - the Facebook murder: Read more... )

It's come up here before as a topic (and will be a familiar concept to astartesyriaca, if not a few other readers), but now there's a chance it may be recognised as a "condition". What a shame that carries such negative connotations ( Read more... )

http://www.parade.com/news/2009/01/how-subliminal-advertising-works.html

You really are feeling very thirsty right now.

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Bonus for astartesyriaca: Another movie for our list?

The Art of Pain (2008)

"A lazy painter learns that ( Read more... )

Kudos to Mitch for ( Read more... )

Things go wonky at Tate Modern:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3411910/Rothko-art-hung-wrong-way-round-in-exhibition.html