Playing hide and seek with Yinka Shonibare

I’ve never quite understood the concept of reassembling historic rooms, putting a red velvet rope around it, and funneling tourists on a counter-intuitive path through a house, castle, or museum. But once Yinka Shonibare placed child figures ducking under desks…

BK Museum, you my only friend

Well, this is the shit. The Brooklyn Museum has released their online collections API. This follows a string of smart, with-it moves, such as the “Tag you’re it” crowdsourcing project and contributions to the Flickr Commons project.

Oh, and Dance Parties! Afro-tech this Saturday! If only they weren’t sponsored by that big trendy department store. Sigh.