Met Gets NSFW, Instagram Spotlight, Velazquez's B'day, And More!

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Naked Before The Camera (NSFW) A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, titled, "Naked Before the Camera" explores the erotic relationship between the camera and the body. The tryst spans from 1850 to modern day in Europe and the United States, with appearances by photography all-stars including Félix Nadar (aka Gaspard-Félix Tournachon), Eadweard Muybridge, Man Ray, Irving Penn and Robert Mapplethorpe. Instagram Spotlight On Istanbul Eerie Underwater Museum Happy Birthday, Diego Velazquez! Singaporean Street Artist Arrested BLOG POSTS Russell Simmons: If You Think Music Videos Are Just About Women, Cars and Money, Think Again Today, art and technology have collided and the beauty of that collision means that art is accessible to more people than it ever has been. Janina Joffe: Power Couple: Fashion and Art Have Been Bedfellows Longer Than You Think Before the advent of modern fashion photography, magazines like Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and La Gazette du Bon Ton were filled with fine drawings of clothes and accessories rather than glossy photo spreads of supermodels. Kirsten Han: Singaporean Street Artist Arrested for Vandalism A Singaporean street artist has been identified by authorities as a vandal and arrested. If convicted, she could receive up to three years' imprisonment or a S$2000 fine. Nick Offerman: Obsessed: Woodworking In my day job, performing for folks is a gas, and I am very tickled to make a nice living as a professional jackass, but it is the production of sawdust and shavings that brings me the most profound satisfaction. Michael Friedman, L.M.S.W.: Art Can Be Good for Mental Health Here's an obvious observation: Doing art -- whether music, painting, writing, dance, whatever -- can contribute immeasurably to psychological well-being.

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