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Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

What Did Mozart's Life Look Like?

The exhibition presents Mozart’s life through preserved artifacts, linking musical works, visual artistry, and patronage to explore how scores function as art.
East Bay food
fromwww.7x7.com
1 week ago

Vintage matchbooks shed light on San Francisco's hidden histories.

Antique items reveal the hidden history of San Francisco's businesses and neighborhoods, showcasing their evolution over time.
#vinegar-valentines
fromFortune
2 months ago
History

Victorian-era 'vinegar valentines' show that trolling existed long before social media or the internet | Fortune

fromFortune
2 months ago
History

Victorian-era 'vinegar valentines' show that trolling existed long before social media or the internet | Fortune

Graphic design
fromItsnicethat
6 months ago

The Casca Archive is a treasure trove of vernacular design from Northeast Brazil

Victor Yves preserves and promotes Northeast Brazilian folk-infused design by collecting rare ephemera and making the region's visual legacy visible locally and globally.
fromColossal
8 months ago

Eclipse Atlas Is a Searchable Archive Capturing the Alluring Phenomenon Through the Ages

Anyone who's donned protective glasses and spent hours camped outside with eyes toward the sky knows the strange, life-changing experience of witnessing a solar eclipse. The lunar equivalents are intriguing, too, and have fascinated people around the world for millennia. A new archive collects maps, illustrations, and newspaper clippings documenting this alluring phenomenon from 1654 to the present day. Eclipse Atlas is a veritable trove, particularly the section cataloging ephemera from across the globe.
Science
Graphic design
fromBOOOOOOOM!
11 months ago

Artist Spotlight: Fidencio Fifield-Perez

Fidencio Fifield-Perez's art explores identity, borders, and personal significance of everyday documents through intimate portraits and plant paintings.
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