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Alice's Blog – December 2011 Archive (88)

Inside Lady Gaga's Crazy Holiday Workshop



You don't have to love Lady Gaga or her music to appreciate her crazy new holiday workshop that's now at Barneys New York flagship on Madison Avenue. (Just look at those sculptures!) For this unprecedented project, Barneys worked closely with Lady Gaga and stylist Nicola Formichetti to design a range of special editions items which are only available for a limited time at Gaga's…

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Added by alice on December 7, 2011 at 4:30pm — 3 Comments

Clever Chasing or Hiding Movie Posters



Illustrator Dale Peart recently reached out to us to tell us about a fantastic series of movie posters he was commissioned to create for Turner Classic Movies (TCM). He was asked to choose any three films and create posters for them to be used as a cohesive set.

Peart chose three movies that he not only loves but that are well known. He decided to link the movies, visually,…

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Added by alice on December 7, 2011 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Interview: Man Behind the Muppabet



Want to be a kid all over again? To coincide with the release of the new Muppets movie, David Voldtriede created 26 different illustrations that highlight a Muppets character corresponding to each letter of the alphabet. Not only will these make you feel like you're walking down memory lane, they're so well-executed, they'll make you wish you had all of them hanging up on your wall. We…

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Added by alice on December 7, 2011 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Steve McCurry's Beautiful Colors of Italy

One of our very favorite photojournalists, Steve McCurry, asks you to see Italy through a whole new set of eyes with these fantastically colorful photos. As part of a new exhibition that just opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome, McCurry spent several months photographing locations all over Italy. The exhibition is curated and the criteria used in selecting the…

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Added by alice on December 7, 2011 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Tiffany's Magical Winter Window Display



Yes, it's Christmas time and what better way celebrate the holiday season than to check out the creative window displays that have been popping up all over New York? We previously showed you Bergdorf Goodman's wild windows and…

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Added by alice on December 5, 2011 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

Top 6 Art and Culture News Sites



Where do you go to get your daily art and culture fix? Today, we've rounded up six websites that do an excellent job at making you feel as though you're always in the know. From serious art-focused sites like Art Daily and Art Observed to more fun pop culture sites like Neatorama and Buzzfeed, these sites are guaranteed to educate and entertain you for hours on end.

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Added by alice on December 5, 2011 at 11:00am — No Comments

Captured Photo Contest: What's Your Favorite Family Memory?



This Captured Series is brought to you by Best Buy. Get unbeatable prices on all digital cameras to capture your family memories this holiday season!

What's the one…

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Added by alice on December 5, 2011 at 7:30am — 21 Comments

Creative Links of the Week #22



After a fun four days in Miami for Art Basel, I'm now in New York enjoying my "babymoon" before our little bundle of joy arrives early next year. Though this is technically a vacation, I still wanted to make sure you had your normal helping of Creative Links of the Week. This time, however, we'll be pointing you to Herman Miller's list. Don't worry, these are all My Modern Met…

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Added by alice on December 2, 2011 at 8:30pm — No Comments

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