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Through a Different Lens: Stanley Kubrick Photographs

Among the most complex and capable directors of all time, Stanley Kubrick was also a prolific photographer. This immaculate collection of his images, many previously unseen, coincides with a major exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York and The Design Museum in London. For the budding filmmaker or shutterbug, it doesn't much get better than the work of this master.
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The Codex Seraphinianus

We all need to dip our toes in the river of strange from time to time to get the creative juices flowing. Well, it doesn't get much more surreal than Italian artist, Luigi Serafini's, illustrated encyclopedia of an alien world. Evoking the works of M. C. Escher and Hieronymus Bosch, this codex plays out like John James Audobon's depiction of The Lorax. Keep it weird. 👽

James Turrell: A Retrospective

Steep your friend in the quasi-spiritual, otherworldly light 🌈 phenomena of master light and space artist James Turrell. Inspire them to find their peace with the universe and run with you to the closest contemporary art museum.

Very Slow Movie Player

Designer Bryan Boyer wondered if a film could be consumed at the speed of a book. The result of that existential investigation is the Very Slow Movie Player. Using an eInk display, the VSMP plays out one second of a film over an hour or an entire film over a 7,000-hour tableau.