Johnny Magdaleno
There’s No Such Thing as a 'Non-Lethal' Weapon
Tasers, pepper spray, and other "non-lethal" or "less lethal" devices still have the potential to cripple or kill, and we need to recognize that.
A Kinetic Sculpture Arranges 804 Orbs From Order To Chaos
Using 804 rusty spheres, design studio Hypersonic have created a kinetic installation that represents the promise of biotechnology.
No One Wants You to Know How Bad Fukushima Might Still Be
The Tokyo Electric Power Company plan to build an ice wall around the Fukushima plant feels like a step backwards.
Artist's Retrospective Celebrates 10 Years Of Giant Piñatas, Kinetic Cabinets, And 3D-Printed High Heels
Opening September 6, Sebastian Errazuriz's retrospective at CMOA is as exciting and playful as it is contemplative.
No One Wants You to Know How Bad Fukushima Might Still Be
The main point of criticism about Japan's largest utility company is rooted in one that countless others have voiced since the beginning: a suspicious disregard for keeping the public informed.
Intricate Patterns Reveal 'The Hidden Order' Of Music And Geometry
See ensemble music transform into meticulous geometries in Sama Mara and Lee Westwood's "A Hidden Order."
Cai Guo-Qiang Ignites The Seasons With Explosive New Installation
The pyrotechnic artists, known for his work on the 2008 Olympics, has created a funeral pyre for Mother Nature to call attention to environmental crises.
Could 3D Scanning Give Eternal Life To Endangered Cultural Artifacts?
CultScan3D is a virtual preservation company that could protect the world's most valuable art from an untimely demise.
An Immersive Look Inside Shanghai's First New Media Arts Center
Featuring lectures, residencies, and a 360-degree visualization environment, the Chronus Art Center is Shanghai's first non-profit art organization dedicated solely to new media art.
Dig Up Dead Tech At The Media Archaeology Lab
The project includes over 1,500 outdated computers and devices that have since been brought back to life.
Why Are We So Obsessed With Editing Photos Beyond Reality?
Professor Paul Hertz's work explains that, while photos are intended to support, not replace, memory, we're often set on using them to reformat history.
Why a Surveillance Balloon Is Flying Over London to Protest Surveillance
The balloon-kite hybrid will carry aerial cameras and darknet routers, and release the data to anyone who wants to see it.