by Ben Fox | Nov 15, 2013 | Collaboration, Culture, Ideas
This week in the Goldfields Art Centre I met Alan Radford and Steve Austin of the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Alan and Steve are both working as Engagement managers. They have – as we discussed – possibly the most nerdy activities in the world...
by Ben Fox | Nov 5, 2013 | Art, Culture, Ideas, Making
A short train-ride up the Hudson is an incredible visual art and sculpture museum Dia:Beacon presents Dia Art Foundation’s collection from the 1960’s to the present as well as special exhibitions, new commissions, and public and education programs. The space is really...
by Ben Fox | Oct 30, 2013 | Art, Culture, Ideas, Live Art, Making
This is a real estate developer driven event. The aim is to raise the profile of an area that is a good location but has been not so dynamic for a long time. The focus is street-art and live art that takes place over a few days. The usually quiet streets become a...
by Ben Fox | Oct 25, 2013 | Culture, Fashion, Ideas, Live Art, Uncategorized
Last Saturday was the second Gold City Rollers home season roller derby bout. The whole event was super entertaining, held on a flat wooden track, the main audience discussion in the first fifteen minutes seemed to be “what is going on?” followed by...
by Ben Fox | Oct 24, 2013 | Art, Culture, Fashion, Ideas, Peer Learning, Social Media
The Brooklyn Museum, housed in a 560,000-square-foot, Beaux-Arts building, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the USA. Its world-renowned permanent collections range from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art, and represent a wide range of...
by Ben Fox | Oct 24, 2013 | Art, Culture, Ideas, Live Art, Tech
Empire Drive-In is a large-scale temporary installation built from junked cars and salvaged materials. The project invites audiences to participate in a series of questions about car culture, planned obsolescence, and the distinction between public and private space....
