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Rethinking Design History from the Ground Up: A Conversation with Brockett Horne

Contributing authors Sage Antonio, Quinn Chen Phang, Ryan Coffey, Josephina Green, Soojin (Lucy) Lee, Hoa Hong Ly, Sasha Marmur, Naseem Mohideen, Hyerin Park, Thalia Rebello, Svetlana Russell, Isabelle Song, Lara Taylor, Julia Vazquez, Andrew Wallace, and Leah Wirley are students at Northeastern University. VoCA is pleased to present this blog post in conjunction with Associate… Read more »

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Making as Cultural Stewardship: Caroline Monnet’s Man-made Land

This week’s contributing author, Leyi Yuan, is an undergraduate student at Northeastern University and a writer based in Boston. Her areas of interest include site-specific installation, material processes, and the role of cultural institutions in shaping public engagement with contemporary art. She previously worked at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston in Marketing and Communications.  … Read more »

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The Data Vandals Go Underground: NYC Subway “Newsstand”

Contributing authors Jen Ray and Jason Forrest began Data Vandals in 2021 as an experiment to bring data out of the digital world and onto the streets. Driven by the conviction that meaningful change happens when art meets community, they have engaged thousands of people through exhibitions, performances, and workshops, collaborating with global brands, universities,… Read more »

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