In February 2017 the Royal Academy of Arts opens Revolution: Russian Art 1917–1932
Author archives: Nico Macdonald
Article: After The Fall – Web design 1.0
After The Fall
Review: The (wonderful) World of Charles and Ray Eames
There is a great new show at the Barbican Art Gallery: The World of Charles and Ray Eames opened this week, and runs until 14 February. It is curated by Catherine Ince (@InceCatherine) in collaboration with the still extant Office Charles and Ray Eames (@eamesoffice), which kindly allowed me to use a wonderful Eames’ sketch …
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The Socialist Origins of Big Data
Society and technology academic Evgeny Morozov has been researching early 1970s Chilean President Allende’s Project Cybersyn to bring socialism into the computer age under the rubric of ‘the origins of the Big Data nation’. The Socialist Origins of Big Data by Evgeny Morozov, The New Yorker, October 6, 2014 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/13/planning-machine Tim Martin started a discussion …
Exhibition: Work and Play Behind the Iron Curtain (GRAD Gallery)
A great looking exhibition Work and Play Behind the Iron Curtain at the GRAD: Gallery for Russian Arts and Design in central London