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Maraya Cornell
What I do, where I work
I’m an independent content developer and writer based in Los Angeles.
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Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art
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by Maraya Cornell Published July 12 2010
My friend Emily and I caught the exhibition "Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art" at the Norton Simon on a Saturday, just before it closed. For its dramatic title and its prominence on the Museum's website, the exhibition of paintings and...
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Inside White Space: Portraits of Black and Brown Power in the Institution
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by Maraya Cornell Published June 29 2010
You probably wouldn't expect the Museum of African American Art (MAAA) in Los Angeles to be housed in a shopping mall. And I don't mean the kind of alternative "Anti-Mall"
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Water: Our Thirsty World
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by Maraya Cornell Published June 22 2010
The salient impression I had when I visited the Annenberg Space for Photography for the first time was that it doesn't provide a lot of space for photography. By photography, I mean still images captured on film and rendered on some static medium, such...
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Leonardo da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture
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by Maraya Cornell Published May 31 2010
Yesterday, I saw the da Vinci exhibition at the Getty. As the full title of the show, "Leonardo da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture: Inspiration and Invention," suggests, it's an exhibition about process rather than product. The show is introduced...
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USATODAY.com: Iowa aquarium exhibit highlights oil spill
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by Maraya Cornell on July 08, 2010
I thought this was interesting. The Exec director is saying that this new exhibit may be the first time a major aquarium is showcasing an environmental disaster rather than beautiful fish. http://www...
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Information doesn't drive behavior change; Identity does
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by Maraya Cornell on December 01, 2010
The public's (non)reaction to the mountains of data in support of human-driven climate change should be of interest to anyone engaged in an attempt to influence behavior through messaging. Whether you...