contentious.com » art http://www.contentious.com Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:13:24 +0000 en hourly 1 Why geeks love the Kindle 2 http://www.contentious.com/2009/03/06/why-geeks-love-the-kindle-2/ http://www.contentious.com/2009/03/06/why-geeks-love-the-kindle-2/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:35:02 +0000 Amy Gahran http://www.contentious.com/?p=2425 Dan Sawyer spotted this gem recently on XKCD:

The truth about the Kindle 2
Kindle HHG

The truth about the Kindle 2

By the way… XKCD is a brilliant and poignant webcomic, one of my favorites. It’s also CC-licensed. Go check it out.

]]> http://www.contentious.com/2009/03/06/why-geeks-love-the-kindle-2/feed/ 0 Bjørn Melhus: “Deadly Storms” video art nails sensational, content-free news http://www.contentious.com/2008/12/01/bj%c3%b8rn-melhus-deadly-storms-video-art-nails-sensational-content-free-news/ http://www.contentious.com/2008/12/01/bj%c3%b8rn-melhus-deadly-storms-video-art-nails-sensational-content-free-news/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:19:43 +0000 Amy Gahran http://www.contentious.com/?p=2177 This weekend at the Denver Art Museum I had the opportunity to enjoy some whimsical video works by the German artist Bjørn Melhus. One installation, Deadly Storms, is a wry riff on the breathless, content-free style of breaking news so common on television.

Deadly Storms, video installation by Bjorn Melhus
Deadly Storms Bjorn Melhus

Deadly Storms, video installation by Bjorn Melhus. CLICK ON IMAGE to view video clip via Rocky Mountain News


Given that Denver isn’t exactly known as a fine-art Mecca, it’s refreshing that the Denver Art Museum regularly provides an excellent selection of work — especially modern art. Plus, the new Frederic C. Hamilton building (designed by Daniel Libeskind) is trippy and fun.

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