DecArts

This week I discusses Nick Lopes' paper on Graphic Design in Contemporary European-style Board Games that he wrote for Jeremy Aynsley's class on Issues in Graphic Design. If you are interested in looking into these games further visit:https://boardgamegeek.com/strategygames/browse/boardgame If you want somewhere to play in NYC visit: https://www.meetup.com/Uptown-NYC-Board-Gamers/

This week Elizabeth Muir and I had a foodie talk about Julia Child’s ‘The Art of French Cooking’. The thesis we mentioned is by Ashley R. Armes, B.A. ‘Image of Nation, Image of Culture: France and French Cooking in the American Press, 1918-1969’, A Thesis in History, submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Texas Tech University, Master of Arts, December 2006. The cookbook I mentioned is ‘Thug Kitchen’. If you want to read more about the flavors check out Sarah Lohman’s book ‘Eight Flavors’: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Eight-Flavors/Sarah-Lohman/9781476753959

This week I had a lengthy and fun chat with Ria Murray, a Master’s candidate at the Parsons-Cooper Hewitt program, about Hector Guimard’s stylistic innovations in standardized design. OBJECT OF THE DAY: https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2017/04/03/building-up-affordable-housing-in-interwar-france/NYPL ARCHIVE: http://archives.nypl.org/mss/1264OBJECT OF THE DAY TOMBSTONE: https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2016/10/30/noveau-repose/LILLIAN NASSAU: http://www.lilliannassau.com

This week I have a quick chat with Lily Gildor about the life of designer Florence Knoll and her impact on office interiors. *side note we forgot Knoll's second husband's name, it was Harry Hood Bassett. CRANBROOK http://www.cranbrookartmuseum.org/history/KNOLL https://www.knoll.comFLORENCE KNOLL BASSETT PAPERS https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/florence-knoll-bassett-papers-6312THE GLASS HOUSE http://theglasshouse.org

This week I talk with Kayla about her undergraduate Senior thesis project. ARTIST SPACE http://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/documents/2019MET TOURS https://www.shadyladiestours.com/nasty-women-metropolitan/MARILYN MINTER https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/marilyn_minter_pretty_dirtyS. LEIGH THOMPSON https://www.gobeyonddiversity.com

The first episode of the DecArts podcast discusses the Native American Dreamcatcher and the connection to current political and social discourse. Guest this week is Annaleigh McDonald a Masters Candidate at the Cooper-Hewitt/Parsons program for History of Design and Curatorial Studies. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37863955