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Pixar Art Exhibit at MoMA, with Podcast

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the things-to-listen-to dept.

yodelingjedi writes "Pixar's CG models, paintings, pencil drawings, maquettes, color scripts, and sketches are the subject of the special exhibit Pixar: 20 Years of Animation, now being held at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC until February 6 of '06. A complete Pixar film retrospective is being shown as well. What's especially cool is that MoMA, like some other museums, is providing a Podcast you can load into your mp3 player and listen to as you're standing beside a specific artwork. Be sure to check out MoMA's RSS feed and listen to the Exhibition Guide (entries 670 to 688.) Each mp3 file corresponds to a numbered artwork. A link on the Pixar exhibit page, Listen to the audio program, brings up a Flash presentation with the same audio as the Podcast, but of lower quality. It does have sample images though. Perhaps MoMA should provide an enhanced Podcast? Enjoy!"

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  1. pixar cult by Keyframe2 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    it's like a sociological phenomenon.. pixar is very "in" and "cool".. which is nice, I really like it - refreshment from disney doing old tricks for years now. It's funny to see how pixar is at moma being displayed, while they don't have that much work to display yet. However, their work is groundbraking. In Tokyo there is Ghibli museum of Studio Ghibli, which is animation studio famous for work of Hayao Miyazaki (spirited away etc..).. Hopefully, one day soon, pixar could have such a museum, or more of a display if you will, with permanent hands-on display of how their work is done, and all of their works in one place. On a sidenote, I really like podcasts, they turn me - the lazy bastard - into actually "reading" TFA :)

  2. Walker Art's Art on Call service by dieman · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Far more accessable -- we all have cell phones, but we don't all have ipods.

    http://newmedia.walkerart.org/aoc/index.wac

    A podcast is being setup, but Art On Call was there first.

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    -- dieman - Scott Dier
  3. Re:Provide the iPod by blondieeng · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Oh, how nice. A running commentary of what people can listen to while enjoying the exhibit. I am Deaf. What options do I have to enhance my visit to this exhibit? Will a docent hand me a well-thumbed, stained transcript?
    Just another worthless feature for the masses.