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Arts and Culture

Modern Art Monday Presents: Georgia O’Keefe, Fishhook from Hawaii – No. 1

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Fishing is an important and enduring practice in Hawaiian people‘s food systems, though shifting factors have forced Hawaiians to supplement to traditional fishing methods with larger-scale commercial efforts. In Fishhook from Hawaii – No. 1  (1939 ) Georgia O’Keefe depicts a fish hook (Makau) – which symbolize this prosperity and connection between humans and water – adorned with the vibrant feathers of local birds.
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Design and Innovation

Eye On Design: Fernando Laposse, Lovebird Agave Cabinet

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If you’re looking for a piece of furniture that doesn’t just sit there but instead tells a deeply layered story — equal parts eco-conscious innovation, cultural revival, and visual poetry — look no further than Fernando Laposse’s Lovebird Agave Cabinet.

Recently added to the Brooklyn Museum’s permanent collection, this sculptural cabinet is a showpiece in every sense of the word. But calling it a cabinet almost feels reductive. It’s more like a creature —soft-edged, inviting, and covered in shaggy, colorful “feathers” made from dyed agave fibers. Think: Big Bird goes haute couture, with a sustainability mission as a bonus.
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Eye On Design: The Ball Clock By George Nelson

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Time never looked so playful as it does with the Ball Clock, a mid-century modern masterpiece designed by George Nelson in 1948. A true icon of atomic-age design, this whimsical wall clock ditches traditional numerals in favor of brightly colored wooden balls radiating from a central face, evoking both a burst of sunshine and the orbit of planets. It’s science, sculpture, and style — all rolled into one.
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Modern Art Monday Presents: Revolutionary Sister By Dindga McCannon

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An expression of artist Dindga McCannon’s love for Black American women, Revolutionary Sister (1971) was a response to the absence of depictions of women fighting for Black empowerment in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Eye On Design: Tom Dixon Fresh Fat Easy Chair

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A true marvel of modern design and plastic production, the  Fresh Fat Easy Chair (2006) by British designer Tom Dixon turns the process of mass manufacturing on its head — by injecting a touch of the handmade into the synthetic. Unlike most plastic furniture, which is typically created using molds in industrial quantities, Dixon’s chair is crafted through a unique process of hand extrusion. The result is a sculptural seat that blurs the line between art object and functional furniture.
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