Alexandre Nicolas, a french sculptor, created a series of superhero fetuses based on her personal favorite comic book characters. In addition to the superheros, Nicolas created one “accident” fetus of Adolf Hitler, complete with mustache and comb-over. More looks after the jump.

Now open at the Boston ICA: Swoon. The exhibit is titled “Anthropocene Extinction.” The ICA website’s description of Swoon reads:

In both her art and her own life, Swoon is deeply engaged with social and humanitarian projects. During the 2009 Venice Biennale, she and a crew of 30 other artists and friends sailed SWOON boats made of reclaimed materials through the canals of Venice—creating new purpose out of what was cast aside. Her latest endeavor, the Konbit Shelter Project, is a sustainable building project assisting Haitians who lost their homes in the devastating 2010 earthquake. Working alone or in collaboration, Swoon’s work is often about forming a community in order to practice what she refers to as a “real world” engagement.

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Check out this fantastic series by Matthew Cusick entitled “Transamerican.” Cusick creates intricate portraits and other domestic scenes using maps as his medium. More looks after the jump.

This gigantic orange elephant was created by Javier Requejo. The  elephant is made of polypropylene tied to a metal frame. The project took 8 months to complete.

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Architect Andrew Berman was able to create his dream project when he designed and built this free standing work space in Long Island. The client’s requirement was that she needed to have somewhere peaceful where she could keep her books and work. Watch the video after the jump, as Berman described the idea and the process.

Now open at the Pompidou Museum:  CYPRIEN GAILLARD-UR.

The largely awaited private showing, showcasing a voyage over the past five years of the world’s changing, degrading sceneries of past and present from his iconic Polaroid boxes to a Mesopotamian tribal head from 710 B.C.  curated from the Louvre’s Archives.

Cyprien Gaillard UR

Le Centre Georges Pompidou

September 22nd 2011 – January 9th 2012
11h00 – 21h00
Espace 315

Video after the jump.

Finally, a reason to look forward to laundry day, instead of dreading it. Lee Wei Chen has created a laundry arcade game that completes the wash/dry cycle according to the gamer’s ability to clear levels. More looks after the jump.

In the wake of the Troy Davis execution, one of our favorite perspective piece street artists, Mentalgassi puts up work in London for Amnesty International. Peep the video after the jump.

The LA Times reported this week about a piece of conversational street art. The work appeared on “the face of 200-foot Matilija Dam near Ojai.” Apparently the surfing community, fishing community, and everyone else who remotely cares about the environment, has been petitioning for removal of the dam. According the LA Times:

For years, an alliance of environmentalists, fishermen, surfers and officials from every level of government has called for demolishing the obsolete structure.

Now, an anonymous band of artists has weighed in, apparently rappelling down the dam’s face to paint a huge pair of scissors and a long dotted line. The carefully planned work popped up last week and is, no doubt, Ventura County’s most environmentally correct graffiti by a dam site.