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Every Thing Computer
As my fingers slid over the rubberized computer mouse anatomically shaped like a vagina, a disquieting thought crossed my mind: did I accidentally walk into a David Cronenberg film? No. I was at The Intersection of Art and Technology (tiat) for the opening of their latest exhibit, Every Thing Computer, which explores a uniquely artistic…
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Treasures of the Pharaohs at the de Young Museum
Over Labor Day weekend I went to the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park to check out their current special exhibit, Treasures of the Pharaohs. This small but focused selection features burial artifacts of the royals along with small but well-crafted pieces used in daily life such as tools and utensils. Two big…
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Rhythm AI
One of the key ideas to emerge from conceptual performance art is tearing down the proscenium. To define the term, the proscenium is the “window” of the stage that the audience is expected to sit behind and passively observe. An infamous example of this in action is the performance piece Rhythm 0 by Marina Abramović.…
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Computer History Museum
Situated roughly between downtown Mountain View and Google’s corporate campus is the Computer History Museum. I had a chance to visit for the first time the other day. The museum’s main gallery — which is quite large — begins with the abacus, and ends more or less at the modern day. As if to drive…
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Dallas Museum of Art
Located in the middle of downtown Dallas, the Dallas Museum of Art is a free art museum with pieces from a wide variety of places, styles, and time periods. It includes everything from works by Picasso to a large Hindu shrine. And there’s even a mummy. This scattershot approach provides a taste of a lot,…
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The Mob Museum
Located in an old courthouse building in Downtown Las Vegas, The Mob Museum tells the story of the mafia in America. It’s a story that most Americans are at least somewhat familiar with, but how often do you learn about it in a museum setting rather than from a secondhand story in a movie? After…
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Haas-Lilienthal House
A block away from Lafayette Park in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood is the Haas-Lilienthal House, a well-preserved 19th century Queen Anne Victorian home. Today the house is a museum of sorts. I took the tour earlier today. The only way to see the interior is on this tour, which takes around an hour. The…
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The Broad
My final stop on this trip to Los Angeles was The Broad (pronounced more like “The Brode”) a free modern art museum financed by the wealthy Broad family. The museum’s main gallery is on the top and third floor, which unfortunately was the only part I had time to visit before heading to the airport.…
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LACMA and the La Brae Tar Pits
I left the Hollywood History tour a little tired, but decided to soldier on via an LA Metro bus to see LACMA and the La Brae Tar Pits next door. I should point out in advance I didn’t pay to enter either museum; LACMA’s main gallery is currently being rebuilt, and the La Brae Tar…
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Museum of International Propaganda
My last stop in downtown San Rafael was a tiny museum with an unusual premise: the Museum of International Propaganda. Housed in a former shoe store, each section of the museum is devoted to a certain type of propaganda. Examples include leader worship, promoting the military, and demonizing a perceived enemy. It seemed to me…
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