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A brush with… Shahzia Sikander
An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from time spent in Mogadishu, Somalia, to the work of the artist Eva Hesse
Source: A brush with… Shahzia Sikander
Researchers show that introduced tardigrade proteins can slow metabolism in human cells | ScienceDaily
Tardigrade proteins are potential candidates in technologies centered on slowing the aging process and in long-term storage of human cells.
Is there anything tardigrades can’t do? 🙂
University of Wyoming researchers have gained further insight into how tardigrades survive extreme conditions and shown that proteins from the microscopic creatures expressed in human cells can slow down molecular processes.
This makes the tardigrade proteins potential candidates in technologies centered on slowing the aging process and in long-term storage of human cells.
Monday Musings–25MAR24
I am basically a shut in. I can’t drive, I don’t have an ebike, which I’m not sure I could use anyways (maybe an etrike), and winter around here is not the best time for those anyways. So until recently I was having to wait on being able to get a ride somewhere. What i figured out this week is I don’t have to do that. This is actually a great time to be a shut in. No seriously. It is the best of times, if you can’t get out of your house, not like 15/20 years ago. I think a lot of it is fall out from the whole covid business, but it’s true. You can have groceries delivered, either via the store itself, or many of the services like uber__, or grubhub. Take out delivery from your favorite restaurant? No problem. Lowes, Homedepot, Tractor Supply, Walmart, Walgreens, they all deliver. Sometimes it’s free, and sometimes they charge a fee. Some places don’t deliver, but you can get your items shipped to you fairly quickly. Also check your city for bus schedules, to see if they have buses, or ride shares for disabled people.
This all is not as relevant for people who live out in the countryside. Same day delivery is probably not an option for groceries, and delivery fees would probably not be cheap. But there are still some options,I’m sure.
Oh, yeah, and it’s Spring. 😀
Summer Wheat’s Communal Eden
Rather than embrace individualistic “hustle culture,” the women in her paintings work communally and find time to rest.
Source: Summer Wheat’s Communal Eden
Henrique Oliveira’s Arboreal Labyrinth Ruptures the Entrance to an Enchanting Exhibition — Colossal
Rather than open with the stereotypical “once upon a time,” Fairy Tales ushers viewers into a sinuous labyrinth of rupturing trees
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From The Beginning: Sculpture by Liu Shiming
Work by one of China’s earliest modern sculptors is celebrated in the inaugural exhibition at Liu Shiming Art Gallery in Midtown Manhattan.
Progressive utilisation theory
The Progressive Utilization Theory (PROUT) is the basis for an economic system which is an alternative to both capitalism and communism. PROUT was conceived by P.R. Sarkar in 1959 who in the article below outlines some of the basic features of a decentralised, cooperative economic system built upon the principles of PROUT.
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Monday Musings–18MAR24
How about some sketches I’ve done recently.
That’s it today, nothing profound, just thought you’d like to see where my brain’s at. Have great week.
Monday Musings — 11MAR24
Hi there. Here’s another Monday musings. Sorry I missed last week, I was sick all weekend and couldn’t put one together, but I’m back.
Some of you may have noticed I haven’t posted here, or on Instagram, or Facebook, about my graphic novel I’ve been working on for several years. Well I came to an impasse where I didn’t know how to continue it. I kinda script as I go, and ran out of steam at 25 pages. So I started work on something else that I didn’t script at all, and an actually almost finished , just need the last few pages figured out to stick the landing. (It’s a normal sized adventure comic, so not a “graphic novel.) Anyways, 25 pages was the end of the first act, but any ideas for the second act didn’t thrill me. I’ve finally figured out the way into the second act (basically a change in POV), and also the third and final(?) act. Now to flesh them out and get writing and drawing.
On to other stuff.
Who’s creating the unicorns popping up around Providence?
Their less than two-inch stature makes them easy to miss. But locals are finding the figurines seemingly everywhere.
Source: Who’s creating the unicorns popping up around Providence?
A little bit ago I did a post on libraries. Here’s another article about Mychal Threets a librarian who uses TikTok to promote how great libraries are. He’s a lot of fun.
His compassion radiates through the screen as he promotes positivity, belonging and “library joy.” In a country faced with a dire literacy crisis, coinciding with regressive and discriminatory book bans and attacks on third spaces from conservatives, Threets’ work to make reading more accessible is needed now more than ever.
And another artist to end the day with. Hazem Harb is a Palestinian artist working in the UAE.
Dystopia is not a Noun #14, 2023
Tabari Artspace modern and contemporary Middle Eastern Art Gallery in Dubai