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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

NY MOMA exhibit showcases devices to help people interact: EyeWriter, Call Me, Choke Me...

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Excerpt via Montreal Gazette:

"Graffiti equipment for paralyzed artists and bacteria that diagnose human illnesses are just two pieces in a museum exhibit about devices that help people interact with one another and the world.

"Talk to Me: Design and the Communication between People and Objects" at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) includes pieces designed to appeal to both casual museum goers and design aficionados.

"There are people who are wandering through on their way to see another exhibit, and don't realize what the show is about, and often get really excited," said Kate Carmody, a co-curator of the exhibit with Paola Antonelli.

"We've also had a lot of app designers, theme designers, people who usually aren't represented in museum shows who come here ready to participate on that level."...

Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/fashion-beauty/exhibit+showcases+devices+...

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