Daily digest: Ellen DeGeneres loves gorillas, Snapchat and LACMA unveil virtual …

Happy Monday! It’s National Columnists’ Day, so please show this post some love on AN’s Twitter or Facebook. Here’s what you need to know today: LACMA and Snapchat team up for augmented reality monuments in Los Angeles Today the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and Snapchat released a second edition of what the museum and social media are calling “AR monuments.” LACMA × Snapchat: Monumental Perspectives features the three augmented reality pieces by mostly local artists that investigate the interplay between memory and landscape. The artists build the work in collaboration with AR creators using Snapchat’s technology. This edition spotlights Judy Baca, Sandra de la Loza, and Kang Seung Lee, three artists exploring changing landscapes and memory via site-specific digital installations around Los Angeles. Starting today, Kang Seung Lee’’s la revolución es la solución! will launch at Algin Sutton Recreation Center while Sandra de La Loza’s What the Willow Whispers will debut at Earvin “Magic” Johnson Park. Judy Baca’s The River Once Ran will launch at a later date. You don’t have to be in LA to enjoy the monuments, however. All three can be accessed worldwide via Snapchat’s Lens Explorer or by scanning the Snapcodes here. Ellen…
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