Art:21 images in RDID

We are very happy to announce that we have recently uploaded into RDID 143 digital images of artwork featured in the television series Art:21, Seasons 1 to 4. To find these images, login to RDID, click on Browse and select the Subject field in the drop-down box. Under subject, click on Art:21 (Television program), and [...]

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Day Trip: New York City

A Few Shows to See on a Summer Day in the City 1. Black Acid Co-op: Justin Lowe and Jonah Freeman: at Deitch Projects (18 Wooster Street) in Soho. See art gallery rooms with holes in the walls leading to meth labs and melted mobile homes. 2. Sexy and the City at Yossi Milo Gallery: [...]

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June Online Resources for Art and Design

This is a summary of the most recent websites we have added to our del.ici.ous collection of bookmarks, organized by subject. Fine Arts ArtBabble The Auteurs Barlow Collection of Chinese Ceramics, Bronze and Jade Center for Contemporary Canadian Art Database Pre-Raphaelite Online Resource Architecture/ Design Access Ceramics Architecture of the Getty Center Fold School: Cardboard [...]

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RDID Additions: Contemporary American Art

We have been cataloging and uploading into RDID, the RISD Digital Image Database, a  fantastic collection of images of artwork by contemporary American artists. The works all featured in an exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Art in London in 2006, and they are a really varied group of paintings, installations, sculptures and photographs. [...]

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Spotlight on Videos: Surveying the First Decade DVDs

There are a number of video/DVD titles in the RISD Library which are the hidden gems of the collection, but few people know about them. We have decided to have a Spotlight on Videos feature every week, which will give brief summaries/reviews of some of these treasures. This week, the spotlight is on Surveying the [...]

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