Speed Limits is open now at the Canadian Centre for Architecture. The exhibition explores the roll of speed in modern life from art and architecture to urbanism. Addressed are five key domains of speed beginning in 1900 and extending to the present. Discussed are circulation and transit, the measurement of rapid motion, and the mind/body relationship. In total, 240 objects are employed to help articulate the themes and stories.

The Canadian Centre For Architecture is located in Montreal. (via ArchDaily).

More gallery views after the jump.

Opening on September 10, 2009, Sacred Monsters examines representations of monsters, myths, and mutants in contemporary Japanese art. Eight artists are represented, each incorporating animist beliefs in their work. Like many Japanese artists, those showing in the exhibition often choose to represent animist beliefs as cultural rather than religious expressions. (via Arrested Motion).

Sacred Monsters will also include a full range of ancillary programming – from film showings to gallery talks. The exhibition takes place at the Tufts University Gallery.

Today marks the opening of Parra’s first exhibition in Germany. The selected works will be shown through October at Pool Gallery. In addition a related pop up shop will be running at Wood Wood. The entire “event” is sponsored in part by Arktip. Humorously titled “I Like the T-Shirt But I Will Get the Painting” the exhibition presents the full range of Parra’s artistic potential.

More information at Arktip.

Jason D’Aquino reproduces Pulp magazine covers in meticulous detail on matchbooks. At heart, he is a miniaturist and works in small scale in each of his projects. All of his work is produced on found surfaces (like matchbooks). (via Juxtapoz).

More examples after the jump.

The American Folk Art Museum houses the single largest collections of work and drawing by Henry Darger. A major influence on a great many artists, Darger is one of the most important self-taught artists of the 20th-century. Up Close: Henry Darger, has been on view since 2008, but comes to a close early next month. The intimate exhibition draws highlights from the extensive archive at the Folk Art Museum. Catch it if you can.

A few more examples of Darger after the jump.

On August 13, 2009, Stolen Space opens the first solo exhibition of Spanish artist San in the UK. Works on paper and canvas will be presented by the artist, which he complements with a larger outdoor mural. San currently lives in Brazil.

StolenSpace, 91 Brick Lane, London. Pygmalion runs to August 23, 2009.

Last night, a new selection of works by Richard Hogg went on view at London’s Concrete Hermit. The drawings and prints that are part of the exhibition Off the Wall, which in part previews the forthcoming book Car Boot Sale. Hogg’s work is centered on a triptych telling a simple story of happiness, freedom and rebellion. This is Hogg’s first solo showing since 2007.

Visit Concrete Hermit at 5a, Club Row, London, E1

More of Richard Hogg follows.

Last month the RIBA Gallery hosted Overlappings, an exhibition of works by young Portuguese Architects. Though small, the installation covered in depth the product of six chosen young professionals. In each of the cases drawings, models, photos, and computer screens were utilized to express the achievement of the represented offices. (via ArchDaily).

More images from Overlappings follow.

British mixed-media artist Jon Burgerman has spent his summer vacation visiting New York and Los Angeles. While traveling, he’s produced a new body of work that makes up the forthcoming My American Summer exhibition at Giant Robot New York. After nearly 3-months in the States, Burgerman has created drawings and 3-dimensional objects that focus on cliched observations and the nature of difference in homogenized cities.

My American Summer opens on August 15, 2009. Giant Robot New York is located at 437 E. 9th Street, New York, NY.

More of Burgerman’s drawing after the jump.

Pulling from the museum’s collection of prints, drawings, and photographs, Skyscrapers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art presents images of the true icons of early 20th-century urban architecture. As much about a modern look than they are about human achievement, Skyscrapers offered inventive solution to spacial concerns in the American city. Through the exhibition, views of Chicago’s Gothic-ornamented Tribune Tower, the Art Deco masterpieces of New York, and Philadelphia’s own modernist gem (the PSFS Building) are presented.

Skyscrapers is on view until November 1, 2009.