Monthly Archive for November, 2010

Purdue to preserve early 20th century films

Published on November 30, 2010 in News and Newsletter. 0 Comments

From the AP…

Purdue University is embarking on a project to digitize 13 films made by a couple who helped pioneer the field of motion studies in the early 20th century.

Purdue University Libraries will use two grants from the National Film Preservation Foundation to preserve the films made by Frank and Lillian Gilbreth. The couple used photography and motion pictures to study and improve the efficiency of industrial workers and minimize worker fatigue.

Original films of Frank B Gilbreth can be seen here.

Street Art Way Below the Street

Published on November 7, 2010 in News and Newsletter. 1 Comment

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From Jasper Rees at The New York Times…

A vast new exhibition space opened in New York City this summer, with a show 18 months in the making. On view are works by 103 street artists from around the world, mostly big murals painted directly onto the gallery’s walls.

It is one of the largest shows of such pieces ever mounted in one place, and many of the contributors are significant figures in both the street-art world and the commercial trade that now revolves around it. Its debut might have been expected to draw critics, art dealers and auction-house representatives, not to mention hordes of young fans. But none of them were invited.

In the weeks since, almost no one has seen the show. The gallery, whose existence has been a closely guarded secret, closed on the same night it opened.

Known to its creators and participating artists as the Underbelly Project, the space, where all the show’s artworks remain, defies every norm of the gallery scene. Collectors can’t buy the art. The public can’t see it. And the only people with a chance of stumbling across it are the urban explorers who prowl the city’s hidden infrastructure or employees of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. More…