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GQ Profile on Ai Weiwei

08 December 2011, 20.25 | Posted in Art, Design | 6 comments »

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Wyatt Mason penned an article about Ai Weiwei in the December 2011 issue of GQ. The article gives a lot of background on the artist, including chronicling his time spent living in New York, in the 1980’s.  The article also goes into detail about Ai’s constant struggle with the PRC. It’s definitely worth the read. Check it out over here.

[Photo by: Ai Weiwei, via GQ]

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Justin West “Atomic Visions” at Tria Gallery

06 December 2011, 19.00 | Posted in Art | 1 comment »

mankind Justin West Atomic Visions at Tria Gallery

Justin “Jay” West is part of a group show called “Atomic Visions” on view now at Tria Gallery in New York City. It opened last week on the 1st of December and will run through January 7th, 2012.

Check out past works and a preview of the new work after the fold.

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Nick Georgiou’s paper scupltures.

06 December 2011, 16.00 | Posted in Art | 1 comment »

the meeting 540x358 Nick Georgious paper scupltures.

Nick Georgiou’s paper sculptures and portraits are intricate and expressive. He explains his motivation as such:

My art is inspired by the death of the printed word. Books and newspapers are becoming artifacts of the 21st century. As a society we’re shifting away from print consumption and heading straight towards full digital lives. My sculptures are products of their environment —both literally and figuratively. As often as I can, I use local newspapers to add authenticity, and the form the sculpture takes is a reflection of the personal connection I feel to that particular city.

More images after the fold.

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You are what you eat?

06 December 2011, 15.00 | Posted in Art, photography | 1 comment »

people and fish You are what you eat?

In Ted Sabarese new photo series Evolution, he explores the connection between us and our ancient ancestors, the fish…

With all the recent, fiery controversy between evolution, creationism, intelligent design, science, religion, the political left, right, etc., I thought it might be provocative to throw my visual two-cents into the ring. The images beg the question, is it really so difficult to believe we came out from the sea millions and millions of years ago?

See the rest of the gallery after the fold.

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Tag Your Own Chinatown Cube Truck – Kid Robot

05 December 2011, 23.33 | Posted in Art, Designer Toys, Material Culture | No comments »

DIYCubeTruck Tag Your Own Chinatown Cube Truck   Kid RobotAnother DIY toy for you aspiring hooligans…

The new DIY from TYOTOYS is a collector-quality die cast model of the Ford LCF delivery truck. A mainstay workhorse on the streets of bustling Chinatown, NYC, and a prized canvas for the deft graffiti artist, this 1:43 scale delivery truck is now available to private collectors.

Available at Kid Robot.

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Video | Here Comes The Neighborhood – Web Docuseries

05 December 2011, 22.25 | Posted in Art, installation, street art, video | 1 comment »

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I got an email a few weeks back from my friends over at Mid-City Arts in Los Angeles and I have been wanting to post this…

HERE COMES THE NEIGHBORHOOD is a Short-Form Docuseries exploring the power of Public Art and innovation to uplift and revitalize urban communities. The Pilot Season revolves around the Arts District of Wynwood Miami, featuring an array of internationally acclaimed and locally respected Street Artists, Graffiti Writers and Muralists.

It’s a well made series and the concept in Wynwood, Miami is impressive. The trailer and link to the rest of the series is after the jump.

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iCam Concept

29 November 2011, 01.40 | Posted in Art, Design, photography | 4 comments »

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ADR Studios brings us these hyper-realistic renderings of the way designer Antonio DeRosa imagines that Apple could further foray into the field of digital photography. The concept sports a modular design, in which the iPhone (based on the anticipated specs of the iPhone 5) docks in the rear of the camera unit and controls the camera.

Plenty more looks after the jump.

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Unnoficial New Banksy in London?

23 November 2011, 05.39 | Posted in Art, Design, street art | 2 comments »

jux banksy 540x351 Unnoficial New Banksy in London?

Is it possible that Banksy has been busy in London? We have our doubts. In addition to the fact that the piece has not officially been claimed by Banksy, the softer shading below woman’s body would certainly be a different direction than his his usual style. We know that Blek le Rat has been busy in the streets again these days. Possibly the work of Blek? Another look after the jump.

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Preview | East West Connect at Above Second Gallery

23 November 2011, 05.31 | Posted in Art, Design, Events, street art | No comments »

Arrested Motion Hong Kong 540x439 Preview | East West Connect at Above Second Gallery

Above Second Gallery is pleased to present East West Connect, a group exhibition curated by Arrested Motion (www.arrestedmotion.com) featuring the work of Luke Chueh, Faile, Shepard Fairey, Evah Fan, Stella Im Hultberg, Tat Ito, Akino Kondoh, Travis Louie, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Brendon Monroe, Edwin Ushiro, Nick Walker, and Yoskay Yamamoto. The exhibition will run from November 25th until January 12th with an opening scheduled for Friday November 25h (6-10 pm).

“East West Connect”

November 25, 2011, January 12, 2012

Above Second Gallery

31 Eastern Street, Hong Kong

+852.3483.7950

More looks after the jump.

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Recap | Video | Mike Giant – The Skullz Press installation at The Hydrilla

18 November 2011, 21.00 | Posted in Art, Design | No comments »

MGheader 540x294 Recap | Video | Mike Giant   The Skullz Press installation at The Hydrilla

Check out the cool time lapsed video of Mike Giant working on The Skullz Press installation at The Hydrilla.

Video and images from the entire show after the fold.

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