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Book review: ‘The Power of Habit,’ by Charles Duhigg
Human consciousness, that wonderful ability to reflect, ponder and choose, is our greatest evolutionary achievement. But it is possible to have too much of a good thing, and fortunately we also have the ability to operate on automatic pilot, performing complex behaviors without any conscious thought at all. One way this happens is with lots…
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Book Review: Creative Intelligence –
Design professor and business journalist Bruce Nussbaum’s new book about creativity begins with an anecdote about Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The story is about the development of their musical talent and it illustrates that creativity is less a stroke of genius than the natural result of years of study, the hard work of attention,…
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The Vending Machine Gallery
The Vending Machine Gallery is a new buying concept from a group of London-based artists and designers. Striving to diversifiy art sales, a well curated mix of contemporary work from the likes of Petro and Katie Brooks can be purchased from a vending machine in unexpected locations across London, beginning with The Fox pub in East London.…
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How to look at art, and use it to learn in daily life
My hometown is scattered with museums and galleries. Since I like art and design alot I visit them often. Although I am not a ‘connaisseur’ I always try to understand a deeper meaning of a piece of art. Last week I was preparing my visit to Witte de With, a museum/gallery for contemporary art. And during…