Sentences with phrase «global image of the city»

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Director of Critical Studies and MA / PhD programs in UCLA's Department of Architecture and Urban Design, Sylvia Lavin engages artists, architects, and curators in a series of lively discussions on how cities are increasingly molded by images rather than buildings; on whether art and architecture are converging to form an integrated type of cultural consumption; and if the concept of the masterpiece has finally been destroyed by the sheer quantity of global design production.

Exhibitions include Dos Mundos: Worlds of the Puerto Ricans 1973, Mira, Mira, Mira, Museum of the City of New York 1974, Ten Japanese Artists, 1975; Legacy of James Vanderzee, 1977; Sacred Artifacts: Objects of Devotion, 1982; Disinformation: The Manufacture of Consent, 1985; Repulsion: Aesthetics of the Grotesque, 1987; Foreign Affairs: Conflicts in the Global Village, 1988; Dia De Los Muertos, 1988; Prisoners of Image: Ethnic and Gender Stereotyping, 1989; Mon Reve: Haiti after the Duvaliers, 1989; Artists of Conscience, 1992; Peoples Choice: Komar & Melamid, 1994; Expansion Arts, I, II, III, 1995 - 1998; (Mickey) Mouse: An American Icon, 1998; The Artists as Patron, 1999; Honeymoon Series by Yoshio Itagaki, 2000; Between the Real and the Unreal: Recent works by Simen Johan, 2000, Genochoice an installation by Virgil Wong, 2000.

One wonders how distinct these images are from any other inner - city suburb, apart from presenting the German Heartbrand subsidiary of an Anglo - Dutch multinational, as opposed to the global brand's «Wall's» in the UK or «Streets» in Australia.

Her research and curatorial projects are determined by the specific socio - political conditions: OtherIS (2011 - ongoing) is a curatorial platform of video art relating to the US - sanctioned countries; Avant - Guide to NYC (apexart, 2009) redressed historical referents of art in the city within the present; Custom Car Commandos (Art in General, 2009) cross-sectioned the auto industry in crisis with the image industry; Soap Box Event by Pia Lindman (Federal Hall National Memorial, 2008) practiced performance of free speech; among numerous other projects since 1995, when she curated the Third Annual Exhibition of Soros Center for Contemporary Art in Vilnius, Lithuania (1995) in the post — Soviet conditions at the emergence of global networks.

When asked who has inspired him in his research and thinking about climate change and global warming, Roddy said: «I have been inspired by Mark Lynas» book «Six Degrees», the IPCC reports and supporting studies by Bill McKibben, Harte, and images of what future survivors cities might look like.

As you know, Andy, I've created a term — polar cities — as a possible place where survivors of global warming's catastrophic events by the year 2500 might live, and I've commissioned a graphic artist to come up with some very graphic visual images of these «polar cities» (/ / pcillu101.blogspot.com).

Composites can result in some truly remarkable images, like this «Black Marble,» which, by stitching together multiple views of the planet, shows a full global view of the Earth's city lights.

To add an extra dose of comic opera to the whole thing, the image that accompanies Carroll's article is borrowed from the 2004 film The Day After Tomorrow, in which the effect of global warming is demonstrated by showing New York City covered in snow.

Hewlett Packard Corporation (City, ST) 1998 — 2003 Systems Analyst • Serve on a global team responsible for technology solutions for 100,000 internal client systems • Develop and implement custom applications to update client devices for year 2000 compliancy • Design and launch automated process to upgrade global client devices to Windows 2000 Professional Edition prior to Microsoft's official product launch • Author information migration application utilizing Visual Basic for use on 80,000 HP systems and countless client devices worldwide • Lead worldwide client desktop image management team cutting global process costs and time • Write and employ programs to maintain remote access to client devices • Automate internal business processes and reporting resulting in increased daily efficiency • Manage company applications including MS Office, Internet Explorer, SAPGUI, etc. • Direct worldwide system upgrades to Internet Explorer prior to official product launch through building of the Custom Standardized Explorer Kit and coordination with Microsoft personnel • Build and strengthen professional relationships with Microsoft and other key clients • Consistently recognized for excellence in management and software development

«Image - conscious investment managers are driving up rental rates in Mayfair, where peak rents are almost double the highest office rents in any other part of the city,» says NAI Global president and CEO Jeffrey M. Finn.