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the heidelberg project
from the heidelberg project posted in art and design by ajdi78
The found objects displayed in this outdoor art exhibit symbolize the post riot plight of Detroit’s “Black Bottom” neighborhood. Creator Tyree Guyton is the subject of the Emmy Award Winning Documentary, Come Unto Me, the Faces of Tyree Guyton.
The Counting Crows were in town and asked to be dropped off here. They didn't realize the improbability of finding a taxi when they were ready to leave. This isn't exactly a "cab-hailing" part of town.
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from carhenge, omaha (the movie) posted in art and design by donkeyoti
Located near the town of Alliance, NE, Carhenge is a Midwestern sculptural interpretation/homage to the famous Stonehenge of Britain. Made out of cars that have set upright and painted a slate gray, the 10-acre art installation features a number of different large scale metal sculptures including a Spawning Salmon, a dinosaur, and upright multi-colored cars representing the different stages of a wheat crop.
Carhenge was also featured in the seldom seen (but thoroughly awesome) Omaha (The Movie). The film features roving gangs of kick-boxers from Des Moines as the villains, and the movie broke the 4th-wall-of-documentary trope long before The Office.
For those looking to purchase a piece of Americana art, Carhenge went up for sale in October of 2011. Price tag: $300,000.
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from charles and ray eames posted in art and design by nevereatshreddedwheat
Charles and Ray Eames designed their house as part of the Case Study House Program for Arts & Architecture magazine. It was built in 1949 out of prefabricated materials in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.
According to Ice Cube, 'they was doing mashup before mashups even existed.'
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from charles and ray eames posted in art and design by nevereatshreddedwheat
Charles and Ray Eames operated out of this renovated garage on 901 Washington Blvd (now known as 901 Abbot Kinney) from 1941 until Ray died in 1988. The office had very few permanent rooms. Walls could be moved to accommodate research or transform the space into a shooting stage.
The artifacts from their office are preserved at the Library of Congress. The building has been remodeled and is currently not open to the public.
graffiti graveyard
from graffiti graveyard posted in art and design by nevereatshreddedwheat
The map for this is deceiving. Dululth's Graffiti Graveyard is under Interstate 35 so you won't see it driving around. When my friend and I went, we parked by the library, walked down by the railroad tracks, crossed some water on a rickety-ass board that served as a bridge and barely managed to haul ourselves over the concrete wall without falling in that sketchy creek or whatever you want to call it.
It's not very accessible and kind of creepy and muddy under there, but if you want to see a quarter mile of graffiti under the highway, this is the place.
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