Literary Magazine » history http://www.skylinemags.com Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:28:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Kerry James Marshall: On Museums | Art21 “Exclusive” http://www.skylinemags.com/museums/kerry-james-marshall-on-museums-art21-exclusive http://www.skylinemags.com/museums/kerry-james-marshall-on-museums-art21-exclusive#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:50:28 +0000 admin http://www.skylinemags.com/museums/kerry-james-marshall-on-museums-art21-exclusive Episode #030: Kerry James Marshall discusses his relationship to museums during the installation of the exhibition “Black Romantic” at Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, which features five paintings from the artists “Vignettes” (2003-07) series.

Kerry James Marshalls work is based on a broad range of art-historical references, from Renaissance painting to folk art. A striking aspect of his paintings is the emphatically black skin tone of his figures, a development the artist says emerged from an investigation into the invisibility of blacks in America and the unnecessarily negative connotations associated with darkness.

Kerry James Marshall is featured in the Season 1 (2001) episode Identity of the Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century television series on PBS.

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Learn more about Kerry James Marshall: http://www.art21.org/artists/kerry-james-marshall

VIDEO | Producer: Wesley Miller and Nick Ravich. Camera & Sound: Nick Ravich. Editor: Mary Ann Toman. Artwork Courtesy: Kerry James Marshall. Thanks: Jack Shainman Gallery.

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]]> http://www.skylinemags.com/museums/kerry-james-marshall-on-museums-art21-exclusive/feed 8 The Apple Museum – 30 years in 2 minutes http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/the-apple-museum-30-years-in-2-minutes http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/the-apple-museum-30-years-in-2-minutes#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:38:10 +0000 admin http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/the-apple-museum-30-years-in-2-minutes An Apple a day…Take a look at the design and progression of Apple computers from the Apple II to the current models. This video shows the computers I’ve kept for one reason or another morphing from one design to the next. It’s a little over 30 years in a little over 2 minutes. Sadly, it doesn’t include many iconic Apple products (Apple IIc, Apple IIgs, Quadra, 20th anniversary etc), only the machines I’ve personally owned or acquired over the years. The music is called “Ask The Neighbors” and is available at freeplaymusic.com

Be sure to check out other great videos such as the Shoebox Apple Store:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYVIHf9KBSE
and the Personal Movie and Drive-In Theater Kits:
http://www.personalmovietheater.com

Enjoy!

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]]> http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/the-apple-museum-30-years-in-2-minutes/feed 25 Riches Rivals & Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America http://www.skylinemags.com/museums/riches-rivals-radicals-100-years-of-museums-in-america http://www.skylinemags.com/museums/riches-rivals-radicals-100-years-of-museums-in-america#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:09:26 +0000 admin http://www.skylinemags.com/museums/riches-rivals-radicals-100-years-of-museums-in-america “Riches, Rivals, and Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America” is filled with characters whose fervor fueled the revolution that changed America’s museums. Produced for Public Television by Great Museums TV.

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]]> http://www.skylinemags.com/museums/riches-rivals-radicals-100-years-of-museums-in-america/feed 0 American Museum of Natural History http://www.skylinemags.com/museums/american-museum-of-natural-history http://www.skylinemags.com/museums/american-museum-of-natural-history#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:23:30 +0000 admin http://www.skylinemags.com/museums/american-museum-of-natural-history The American Museum of Natural History is voted #1 attraction in New York City by Zagat Survey’s, U.S. Family Travel Guide. Included in your ticket: Rose Center for Earth and Space, Hayden Planetarium Space Show and museums 46 permanent exhibition halls. Dont miss world renowned Dinosaur Halls, a 94-foot- long blue whale in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, the new Spitzer Hall of Human Origins, and much more.

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]]> http://www.skylinemags.com/museums/american-museum-of-natural-history/feed 4 Horse Power: The National Museum of Racing http://www.skylinemags.com/museums/horse-power-the-national-museum-of-racing http://www.skylinemags.com/museums/horse-power-the-national-museum-of-racing#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 16:05:09 +0000 admin http://www.skylinemags.com/museums/horse-power-the-national-museum-of-racing Learn the history of thoroughbred horse racing at the National Racing Museum. Produced for Public Television by Great Museums TV.

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]]> http://www.skylinemags.com/museums/trial-by-fire-the-new-york-city-fire-museum/feed 2 The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities – John Soluri Lecture http://www.skylinemags.com/humanities/the-baker-nord-center-for-the-humanities-john-soluri-lecture http://www.skylinemags.com/humanities/the-baker-nord-center-for-the-humanities-john-soluri-lecture#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:33:14 +0000 admin http://www.skylinemags.com/humanities/the-baker-nord-center-for-the-humanities-john-soluri-lecture The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities – John Soluri LectureTitle: Something Fishy: Blue Revolutions, Sustainability, and Environmental History (Cultures of Green)
Speaker: John Slouri, PhD
Location: Clark Hall Room 309 on the campus of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio
Date: April 1, 2010

Description

Since 1980, aquaculture industries have expanded rapidly in Latin America from Mexican mangroves to the fjords of Patagonia. What this potential revolution in food production means for Latin America’s economies and ecosystems is the subject of a fierce debate that revolves around the idea of sustainability: advocates see aquaculture as an industry that reduces pressures on ocean fisheries while creating food, livelihoods, and export revenues. Critics cite marine pollution, the introduction of exotic species, and the creation of hazardous work conditions as major problems. This talk will demonstrate how the interdisciplinary perspectives of environmental history can help us evaluate the promise and peril of aquaculture in Latin America.

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]]> http://www.skylinemags.com/humanities/the-baker-nord-center-for-the-humanities-john-soluri-lecture/feed 0 The Public Good: Humanities in a Civil Society http://www.skylinemags.com/humanities/the-public-good-humanities-in-a-civil-society http://www.skylinemags.com/humanities/the-public-good-humanities-in-a-civil-society#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:29:20 +0000 admin http://www.skylinemags.com/humanities/the-public-good-humanities-in-a-civil-society March 9, 2009. “HISTORY & LEGITIMACY IN JUDICIAL DECISIONS” -DAVID SOUTER (Supreme Court Justice). George Washington University, Washington, DC. Hosted by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Visit http://www.amacad.org/multimedia.aspx

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]]> http://www.skylinemags.com/humanities/the-public-good-humanities-in-a-civil-society/feed 3 Computer History Museum Overview http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/computer-history-museum-overview http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/computer-history-museum-overview#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:27:30 +0000 admin http://www.skylinemags.com/museum/computer-history-museum-overview An overview of the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California

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Barely five years after the Nairobi National Museum closed its doors to undertake major refurbishments, those efforts to modernize the museum have come to naught after the museums gate and famous sculpture of the evolution of early man were demolished to pave way for the ongoing construction of Thika Highway. The two icons came down after it was discovered that they were on a road reserve.

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