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Biarritz is internationally known as one of France’s most premier surf spots. Apparently the city embraces the skate and surf culture so much that the Cité de l’Océan et du Surf Museum was designed with lines taken straight from the skate park. From a kidney pool shaped skylight, to quarterpipe-style walls in the garden, Steven Holl dialed in the skate/surt aesthetic flawlessly when designing this place. More looks after the jump.
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Saturday, October 15, 2011, the Herbert F. Johnson Museum at Cornell University will open renovated spaces in its landmark I. M. Pei building and a 16,000 square-foot extension inspired by Pei’s original museum plan, designed by the original architect-in-charge, John L. Sullivan III (Cornell Class of ’62) of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP.
“The mission of the new wing is to serve the collection and the public by inviting our visitors to use more of the collection more intimately and in new ways,” said Frank Robinson, the Richard J. Schwartz Director of the Johnson Museum from 1992 to 2011. Stephanie Wiles of Oberlin College’s Allen Memorial Art Museum was recently named as the next director of the Johnson.
Additional looks at the renovated space after the jump.
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Core 77 turns us onto “EL Vochol” Mexican art.
Combine the iconic Mexican culture expressions of the psychedelic Huichol and a Volkswagen Beetle or El Vocho as Mexicans have nicknamed it—and you get El Vochol, a beaded VW bug. This dynamic manifestation of indigenous folk art is being used to promote the artisan heritage of the indigenous Mexican communities to an international audience.
El Vochol was first commissioned by the Association of Friends of Museo of Arte Popular in Mexico City to elevate the work of traditional artisans in the public sphere both nationally and internationally. The project took on a greater message to the world: indigenous work is not to be forgotten, and in fact, celebrated. Sonya Santos of the Museo says, “People all over the world are responding in a fabulous way….They are all surprised by the magnificent work.”
After the jump, watch a video tour of the beaded VW Beatle.
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New York’s Curtis Kuilig, better known as “Love Me” is opening a joint installation with L.A.’s SKULLPHONE, this evening at Mallick Williams. The collection is entitled “Scripture.”
Curtis Kulig decamped to New York where he splatters the words “LOVE ME” across the city’s sprawl. Shouting from dripping red rooftop rollers to a uniform sticky message reigning over the cityscape… is his message an honest plea, or just a self-conscious hypocritical statement that is filled with self-doubt? Inverting the I heart NY slogan to the most basic of human desires, “LOVE ME” is becoming a New York icon by being virtually everywhere you turn; confronting onlookers with their most primitive human needs when they least expect it.
Best known for his witty black-and-white image of a skull holding a cell phone, Skullphone began installing artwork on city streets in 1999. In addition to his overlapping appropriation outdoors – reworking, enlarging, and repeating imagery – Skullphone’s oeuvre has expanded through calculated re-contextualization indoors. His new work examines contradictions in digital media, demonstrating cause for both wonder and concern over the increasingly ubiquitous medium. Skullphone has recently shown at Subliminal Projects, New Image Art Gallery, the Riverside Art Museum, and was featured in MOCA’s 2009 FRESH Auction.
“Scripture”
Mallick Williams & Co. Gallery 150 11th Avenue, NYC
From October 6th to November 6th
Additional looks after the jump.
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Belgian artist Roa recently put up some work in Gambia, including the giraffe above. The video after the jump features another one of his pieces in the Gambia series.
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The design gods over at ISO50 are apparently working on a new logo for CN. In the process, they unearthed a ridiculously cool collection of vintage photos featuring the “CN Turbotrain.” View the entire set after the jump.
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New Photography 2011: Moyra Davey, George Georgiou, Deana Lawson, Doug Rickard, Viviane Sassen, Zhang Dali introduces six artists whose varied techniques and backgrounds represent the diversity of photography today.
Moyra Davey makes pictures with film and mails them to friends, resulting in images whose creases, tears, and stamps bear the traces of physical handling so rare in the digital era. George Georgiou documents Turkey’s struggle to maintain its traditions in the face of popular culture, while Deana Lawson’s intimate portraits of strangers examine the African American figure and experience from a variety of viewpoints. Doug Rickard takes a road trip through urban America without leaving his house, photographing Google Street View images on his home computer. Viviane Sassen explores faraway locales as well, re-creating her dreams and memories with the dramatic light and shadow of the African landscape. Zhang Dali joins original archival source materials with their altered counterparts that were used as propaganda in Maoist China. The artists featured in New Photography 2011 showcase the countless ways that photography can be used and made during an exciting time in the development of the medium.
September 28, 2011–January 16, 2012
More looks after the jump.
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Blu recently completed a new mural in Greece. The piece depicts the ancient Greek temples with columns built of stacked coins, tumbling over. Pretty poignant commentary on the current financial situation in that country. More photos after the jump.
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Slinkachu, master of mini street art, has been up to plenty of good lately. He will be opening a solo exhibit in Germany on October 23, at Kunstverein Kreis Ludwigsburg e.V. The installation will be titled “The Big City.”
Kunstverein Kreis Ludwigsburg e.V.
Wilhelmstraße 45/1, 71638 Ludwigsburg
Telefon 07141/92 91 96, Fax 07141/92 28 73
mail@kunstverein-ludwigsburg.de
In the mean time, check out some of his latest work after the jump.
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