Friday Snippets 10.09.09
designslinger]
Maurice Sendak on the movie version of Where the Wild Things Are. [nycgo]
Photographer Irving Penn died this week at age 92. He had a long life and created some
of the most stunning images of the 20th century. [Guardian]
David Hockney has joined the iPhone painting crowd. [New York Review of Books]
Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities and the public face of all
things mummified, has drawn a battle line in the sand and severed ties with the Louvre. [CultureGrrl]
As if that news wasn't bad enough, McDonald's joins Mona Lisa at the Louvre. Sacrebleu!
[Daily Mail]
A floating house for New Orleans, brought to you by Thom Mayne and his Morphosis team
for Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation. [Architect's Newspaper]
The art is presidential, modern and bold. [NY Times]
A garden in Bilboa takes to the stairs. [Bustler]
As Germany continues to build over its past, a callous disregard for the country's
architectural history has emerged. [NY Times]
Enjoy your weekend. For those of us in northern climes, the temps are getting cooler
and outside activities will soon involve layers of clothing while taking pictures.
See you Monday!
Posted by designslinger at 10/9/2009 2:04 AM 
Categories: Slinger SLinks
Tags: Mona Lisa Louvre Irving Penn Egyptian antiquities McDonalds
Categories: Slinger SLinks
Tags: Mona Lisa Louvre Irving Penn Egyptian antiquities McDonalds
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