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I’m wondering if this is a good idea:

Why does that sound like Barbie?

This one looks better:

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Here’s one reviewer’s take, which mentions that some pictures in these board books, like Botticelli’s , have been cleverly cropped to avoid over-exposure of the young to certain body parts. Has anyone else seen or reviewed these books? What ages are they for? Would they blow me away if I were actually holding a copy?

In the absence of more information, I think I’d rather chance it and take kids to a live art museum, where I could yell at them to touch the paintings. The National Gallery has a Hopper exhibit through January, and a great cafe, if you need lunch with the old boy. Or if you can’t get to a decent museum, what about dragging out your well-worn copy of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg and exploring the Met with Claudia and Jamie?

On the other hand, if you really want your children to interact with Mona Lisa’s hair, well…I don’t have any suggestions for you. You’ll have to buy the book.

P.S. Check out the contest in the post below.

The Museum of Scientifically Accurate Fabric Brain Art has the world’s largest collection of anatomically correct fabric brain art. Inspired by research from neuroscience, dissection and neuroeconomics, the current exhibition features three quilts with functional images from PET and MRI scanning, a knitted brain, and two fabric pieces interpreting single neuron recording.

The artists are Marjorie Taylor, Karen Norberg, and Patricia Jauch. Techniques used include quilting, applique, embroidery, beadwork, knitting, and crocheting. Materials include fabric, yarn, metallic threads, electronic components such as magnetic core memory, and wire, zippers, and beads.

Currently based in Los Angeles, MARTIN VENEZKY is the mastermind behind Appetite Engineers, a small, internationally recognized design firm. His interest in intricacy, complexity, ornament, and handwork has caused many a wary employee to nervously inch their way toward the exit. But before taking flight, they have helped him create some wonderfully entertaining work for the Sundance Film Festival, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Chronicle Books, Princeton Architectural Press and Blue Note records among others. He was also art director of the late, great Speak, a magazine of popular culture, literature, music, and art.
 
Martin Venezky’s work has been featured in Eye, How, Emigre, and Graphis. In 1997, he was listed among I.D. Magazine’s ID40 list of influential designers and, in 2001, an exhibit of his collected design work, Martin Venezky: Selections from the Permanent Collection of Architecture and Design, was held at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art from July 20-October 14. A monograph of his work, It Is Beautiful…Then Gone, has been published by Princeton Architectural Press. This publication includes a section on form-making that covers some of the material he’ll use in this class. Mr. Venezky has taught at CCA, California Institute of the Arts, and Art Center College of Design; he recently completed a term appointment at the Rhode Island School of Design. BFA, Dartmouth College; MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art. (via)

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