During one's bustling life there are a collection of moments -- fragments out of time -- that afford one a sense of slow-down reflection. A kind of reprieve from the mania that is living.
Imagine a slingshot that hurls virtual messages onto a building facade or a "praying companion" for nuns that serves up a ticker of the latest headlines around the world for prayer material.
The snow began to recede this week, revealing a newspaper from January 27, a Gatorade bottle and our Christmas tree, dragged to the curb just before two feet of snow fell. But the greatest revelation was a patch of grass, still small but undeniably spreading, like the happy opposite of a bald spot.
With Google's Street View, Web surfers can pinpoint and zoom into many parts of the world -- in some places, right down to street level.
CNN's Ayesha Durgahee checks out Google's virtual tour of galleries round the world.
With exhibits showing nudity and politically radical ideas, Qatar's brand new modern art museum may raise a few eyebrows in the traditionally conservative Middle East.
The chief curator at Doha's new modern art museum, Mathaf, on Qatar's commitment to Arabic art.
Artist embeds camera in back of head. CNN's Jeanne Moos says don't expect great shots.
Some students joke that their teachers have eyes in the backs of their heads.
Scoot over Aeron, a stylish new ergonomic desk chair is rolling on to the scene.
At first, Dutch artist Christien Meindertsma thought she would pick one cow and document all of the uses to which it would ultimately be put.
Christien Meindertsma looks at the afterlife of the pig, parts of which make their way into 185 non-pork products.
One of the Internet's most iconic images -- Google's search screen -- is being overhauled.
Every Friday morning, students walk into an art class in Atlanta, Georgia. Some look dazed, uncertain in their environment, as if it's vaguely familiar but they can't fully recognize where they are -- until they sit down and begin to draw.
A performance artist completes 700 hours of sitting in a wooden chair at New York's Museum of Modern Art.
Almost every day for three months, Marina Abramovic sat on a wooden chair, staring at strangers at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. And that was art.
The Edward Scissorhands director will head the jury in May
Nonprofit CEOs didn't feel the economic pinch in 2008 despite charitable giving having declined for the first time since 1987.
"I thought it was adorable," Donald Trump tells PEOPLE of Jared Kushner's request
Make the most of "the world's most livable city" with these insider tips.
"I won't tell all the nitty gritty," Kidman's polite Australia costar tells PEOPLE
"And we're protecting them well," he tells PEOPLE about Hudson's family
The latest object of technophile lust is a sight to behold, with an exoskeleton climbing up its singular back and enough levers and knobs to land a Cessna. Herman Miller's much-anticipated office chair, the Embody (list price: $1,595), is finally rolling out this month. Six years and millions of dollars in the making, the Embody is ready to one-up its iconic predecessor, the Aeron, which in 1994 revolutionized the act of sitting down.
In memory of an editor, curator, biographer and teacher who knew all there was to know about stage and screen
"Everything can be improved." -- Ross Lovegrove
When the spigots are turned on this Thursday, four mammoth waterfalls will spring into existence, freestanding cataracts roaring down into New York's East River
What the Manolo-wearing cast did after midnight: Partied at The Carlyle!
The party hits the series' hometown – complete with crystallized decor and a signature drink!
The artists behind the Graffiti Research Lab decorate buildings and bridges with laser beams in lieu of spray-paint
Just hours after crossing the finish line in the grueling New York City Marathon, Katie Holmes stepped out again – in black, open-toed heels! – for husband Tom Cruise's film premiere.
Richard Serra stands in the Museum of Modern Art's Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, his hair as white as the marble floor. The summer sun of New York radiates from the towering metal of his monumental works. He breaks no sweat.
From Glenn Lowry's vantage point at the Museum of Modern Art, the momentum American museums enjoy today requires only more ... momentum.
Fortune: Road warriorupdated: Mon Oct 02 2006 10:55:00
If anyone knows how to stay in top form on the road, it's Lynne Greene. A 19-year Estée Lauder veteran, she recently took over as the new president of the Clinique division, where she's responsible...
Remember when you were a kid on vacation and your mom dragged you from the beach to take you to some dry-as-dust museum for a "wonderful educational experience?"
Fortune: The great outdoorsupdated: Fri Jun 09 2006 11:16:00
Memorial Day is already a distant memory, and - calendar be damned! - summer is here.
You hear it all around you as you walk through the blond-wood-floored gallery on the Museum of Modern Art's sixth floor: "When did he 'turn?' When did the painting get strange?"
Oh, to see the world as Paola Antonelli sees it.
Money Magazine: 05 Giftsupdated: Mon Dec 12 2005 16:41:00
ing co-worker or a new neighbor? Striking the right balance between appropriate anonymity and stylish individuality is tough, especially on a budget. Whether you spend $150 spoiling one person or shopping for everyone on your list, these gifts have you covered. Stock up and you'll never again find yourself saying "I got you something too, but it's in the mail." --SARAH GRAY MILLER ...
The Museum of Modern Art's new exhibition "SAFE: Design Takes on Risk" may seem an unlikely haven for those who find the 110-foot drop below the building's sixth-floor catwalk unnerving.
In an age of anxiety and fear, safety and security have perhaps become the ultimate luxury commodities.
Money Magazine: 05 Giftsupdated: Thu Sep 01 2005 00:01:00
The most personal presents are the easiest to buy--you know your spouse's size, your best friend's taste in books and which video game tops your tween's wish list. But what do you get for a departi...
It was 1993, and 22-year-old Markus Freitag was a Swiss art student. Every day he hauled sketches to class on his bike, and with Zurich averaging 127 rainy days a year, they often got wet. He yearn...
There's contemplative comfort waiting for you in the Museum of Modern Art's new exhibition, "Pioneering Modern Painting: Paul Cezanne and Camille Pissarro 1865-1885."
One in five Americans under 30 now owns a portable MP3 player, thanks largely to the success of the iPod. But 96 percent of computer users still have PCs. Not wanting to squander a drop of the iPod...
When the treasures of King Tut toured the United States in the 1970s, Steve Martin wrote an homage to the "Boy King" that included the lines:
Of course the art is the draw. But visitors to the redesigned Museum of Modern Art in New York this week can be forgiven for looking between the frames, reading between the lines, to glimpse the subtle effects that architect Yoshio Taniguchi's work may have on their experience.
A pair of auctions in Manhattan grossed close to $170 million Wednesday night, a record evening for modern art sales that also established record prices for a number of American artists, including abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock.
Fortune: Put A Sack On Itupdated: Mon Mar 19 2001 00:01:00
Stake out a space of your own with a kokong--Swedish for cocoon. Designer Jennie Pineus makes two models: one for the head (shown here) and one for the entire body. They're not currently available ...
Canadian housewares manufacturer Umbra has been molding housewares out of plastic for 20 years. Its name may not be familiar, but chances are you've seen its drapes, picture frames, and furniture w...
Fortune: The End Of Tasteupdated: Mon Feb 21 2000 00:01:00
Nobrow: The Culture of Marketing--The Marketing of Culture by John Seabrook (Alfred A. Knopf)
ONE GOOD reason for never predicting the future is that journalists and other curmudgeons occasionally dig up old prognostications to see how they stack up against what actually happened. In 1943, ...
In 1929 Henry Luce sent a telegram to a photographer in Cleveland whose pictures of a steel foundry he admired tremendously. He invited her to visit New York City within a week at Time Inc.'s expen...
Forget the Museum of Modern Art. If you want to see surrealism in New York City, go to the northwest corner of 45th Street and Fifth Avenue -- and look up. Painted on the panels surrounding an offi...
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