http://kcur.org en http://kcur.org/post/smellscape-encourages-nose-first-exploration <p>Berlin-based artist Sissel Tolaas travels the world collecting scents. Her latest project with Grand Arts, SmellScape, maps the invisible city – well, actually, two cities: Kansas City, Kan. and Kansas City, Mo. - through her sense of smell.</p> Sat, 15 Sep 2012 02:03:12 +0000 Laura Spencer 24481 at http://kcur.org 'SmellScape' Encourages Nose-First Exploration http://kcur.org/post/temporary-artwork-generates-discussion-about-economic-policy <p class="legacy-audio-url"> <div class="audio-container"> <div id="jp-interface-51c1cdd1789ea" class="jp-interface"> <div id="post-audio-51c1cdd1789ea" class="jp-player" jp-instance="51c1cdd1789ea"></div> <div class="jp-controls column"> <div class="jp-progress"> <div class="jp-seek-bar"> <div class="jp-play-bar"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="playpause column"> <a href="http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/national/local-national-983644.mp3" class="jp-play">Listen</a> <a class="jp-pause"></a> </div> <div class="jp-time-holder column"> <div class="jp-custom-current-time"></div> <div class="jp-custom-duration"></div> </div> <div id="slider"></div> </div> </div><!-- container --> </p> <p>Kansas City, Mo. – On the grassy lawn near the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City, trucks are hauling cargo shipping containers to be unloaded and stacked into a towering, temporary sculpture. One hundred and five containers, piled almost seven stories high, will spell out IOU on one side and USA on the other. It's a nod to this country's increasing federal budget and foreign trade deficits.</p> Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:59:00 +0000 Laura Spencer 2284 at http://kcur.org Temporary Artwork Generates Discussion about Economic Policy