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Jamer Hunt

@jamerhunt

Author of Not to Scale. Founding director of Transdisciplinary Design at Parsons. Co-creator Design and Violence at MoMA.

 New York
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Joined April 2012
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So excited to hoist my first Emmy!! Not mine, of course. It belongs to superstar Kirsten Johnson (she was robbed of an Oscar) for her documentary Dick Johnson is Dead #RIPDickJohnson . See it. It cannot be described.
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Check out the Amazing BioCyclr - Food Scrap Collection Bin on @Kickstarter kickstarter.com/projects/bar…
BioCyclr - Food Scrap Collection Bin

BioCyclr - Food Scrap Collection Bin

Compost Bin made from recycled plastic and manufactured in a solar-powered shipping container MicroFactory.

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Great thanks to provocative media thinker and former Emily Carr president @ronburnett for his recent review of Not to Scale bit.ly/2TrcLsQ. And dive deep on his site, you'll find treasure everywhere.
Not to Scale — Ron Burnett | Critical Approaches

Not to Scale — Ron Burnett | Critical Approaches

Not to Scale: How the Small Becomes Large and the Large Becomes Unthinkable and the Unthinkable Becomes Possible by Jamer Hunt (Grand Central Publishing, New York 2020)  Reviewed by Ron Burnett

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#BlackLivesMatter
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via @NYTOpinion “Harbingers of failure.” One of the great insights of 2020 so far. People who like watermelon Oreos and Cheetos lip balm tend to like other failures and live near each other. I almost thought this was satire. nytimes.com/2020/03/05/opini…
Opinion | Are You an Anti-Influencer? (Published 2020)

Opinion | Are You an Anti-Influencer? (Published 2020)

Some people have a knack for buying products that flop, supporting political candidates who lose and moving to neighborhoods that fail to thrive.

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My book drops today! Find a local bookstore to order it bit.ly/2wsA4H3 or buy it online bit.ly/39jng4F. Thanks to Grand Central for all of their help. #nottoscale
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Honored my book is part of this list!
Rufus Griscom (@rufgrisc) profile pictureRufus Griscom@rufgrisc28 Feb 2020
We just announced the 30 Best Non-Fiction Books coming out this spring ... which doubles as our list of nominees for the Next Big Idea Club Spring Season. Congratulations all! nextbigideaclub.com/next-big… @AdamMGrant @susancain @DanielPink @Gladwell

Next Big Idea Club Nominees Spring 2020

This season we are inviting you, our Next Big Idea Club community, to nominate books that you think are worthy of consideration. View current nominees.

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@cjenscook29 Feb 2020
Good to see Iranians haven't lost their sense of humour. Iranian greetings #coronavirus style @Frances_Coppola @thoughtland
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“I am a proud feminist!” “Patriarchy is not inevitable.” Impressive speech on gender equality by UN Gen Sec Guterres ⁦@TheNewSchool⁩.
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I'm very excited that my new book comes out next week. It's available for pre-order now bit.ly/2I0GWho or please try a local bookseller bit.ly/2w8wsKv #nottoscale
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#disneyline meets Donald Judd at MoMA
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Great to hear the legendary and pioneering ⁦@djrekha⁩ of ⁦@basementbhangra⁩ at The New School
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⁦@EyalWeizman⁩ of brilliant Forensic Architecture targeted as “security risk” and barred entry to US for an exhibition in Miami. Shocking. Desperate. Sad. nytimes.com/2020/02/19/arts/…

Forensic Architecture Founder Says United States Prevented His Visit (Published 2020)

Eyal Weizman, the director of the investigative group, said an embassy official in London told him an algorithm had identified a security threat that was related to him.

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$32B of financial aid at 4yr PUBLIC universities goes to those with no financial need, @newamerica reports. That's 40% of all financial aid. Time to end the focus on merit-based enrollment mgmt practices? bit.ly/2OZJ3WU
Report: Diminishing Financial Aid for Low-Income Students

Report: Diminishing Financial Aid for Low-Income Students

A new report says that as universities chase high rankings and future donors, financial aid money is all too often allocated to students who don’t really need it.

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The new coalition govt of @finland. Their guiding principles are Inclusivity and Competence. Zoinks, a mirror image of the Trump Administration.🙃#finland
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Must read: the brilliant @michellemfisher's "call to arms" around labor, equity, inclusion, parenting, and museum culture. bit.ly/2Yek6sH
Parenting and Labor in the Art World: A Call to Arms

Parenting and Labor in the Art World: A Call to Arms

To argue for basic human rights seems to be only acceptable when spoken of by artists in museum galleries, but not by the art workers whose labor underpins such projects.

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#fakejamer has only been possible due to the extraordinary support of the fantastic and talented Yuxin @fantasticyuxin. She did all the hard work.
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I contain multitudes. The gallery of #fakejamer, so far...
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#fakejamer is taking a break. If you ever came across me on the internet or have similar stories to share, let’s connect at #fakejamer. The list is ongoing....
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