Archive for February, 2008

Art Crimes

February 11, 2008

A trio of armed bandits stormed a museum in Zurich on Sunday and escaped with four classic artworks by legendary impressionist painters Cezanne, Degas, Van Gogh and Monet.
Rather than cracking security, dodging infrared laser beams and rappelling the museums walls in the wee hours of the night, the burglars, in true stick-em’-up style, entered the [...]

Carbonated Conflict

February 7, 2008

The LA Times reports, “Prompted by a recent surge of prosperity in the Middle East, the giant American beverage companies have engaged in a fierce race to win the soft-drink allegiance of Arabs, especially youth. In the last few years, Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. have recorded more than 10% growth in their annual sales [...]

Reverse Shoplifting

February 4, 2008

“Shopdropping” as it’s known, is an ongoing project in which artist Ryan Watkins-Hughes replaces the packaging of canned goods with his own artwork, and then “shopdrops” the items back onto grocery store shelves.
According to Hughes, “The shopdropped works act as a series of art objects that people can purchase from the grocery store. Because the [...]

AP Radio Episode #19

February 1, 2008

Track Listing:
The Velvet Underground - Waiting For My Man (live)
The Velvet Underground - Rock N’ Roll
The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane
The Velvet Underground - What Goes On (live)
The Velvet Underground - Lisa Says
Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side
The Velvet Underground - I’ll Be Your Mirror
The Velvet Underground - Heroin (live)

 
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