Author: Marcus Trimble

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Yamasaki’s Bank of Oklahoma tower, which is a virtual 1:2 scaled version of one of the World Trade Center towers. Completed three years after the WTC, the facade is virtually identical to the towers in New York. However, the resolution at the ground level is not as sophisticated as the WTC’s with solid circular arches…

Carsten Höller’s Double Club has opened in London. The installation, presenting ‘two types of beauty,’ consists of a bar, restaurant and nightclub that are split into Western and Congolese parts to generate a perspective on double identity and cultural coexistence.  The installation is presented by the Fondazione Prada.  Watch an interview with Höller and his team at the…

Lucrezia Borgia, Renaissance Italy’s most notorious femme fatale, has been unmasked in Australia.  The Independent.

The Criterion Collection website has been updated. Including the ability to watch some of their collection online. Also, the top ten lists and features are an excellent resource for filling our rental queue…

Senghor on the Rocks &#8212 an electronic novel with embedded google maps following the action. Via The Artlife + SMH