A last minute heads-up on what looks to be a very resonant event: the second annual Asian Contemporary Art Fair opens to the public tomorrow and runs through Monday.
Showcasing the work of both established and emerging figures at the forefront of Asian art, ACAF NY will get underway at Pier 92 Friday, November 7. Upwards of 80 international galleries and non-profit organizations will feature an exciting array of art from 15 different countries.
In addition, two special exhibitions, numerous panels and lectures, and an intriguing performance piece called “Control” are…
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Do you like “artist t-shirts”? Does the phrase “limited edition artist tee” make you whip out your wallet and start typing all of your credit card numbers at once? What about “limited edition, hand-screenprinted, Obama poster”? Just kidding! Stop typing your billing address and calm down. We have no Obama posters here.
Back to t-shirts. They are awesome! They are even more awesome when they don’t say “keep staring and I might do a trick,” or “I don’t hear voices, I talk to ghosts”. Seriously Hot Topic, you are ruining the…
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The Olympics is fast approaching and the world is waiting to see if China is ready. While we toil away here in the swampy heat of New York City, the nation of China scurries to prepare for the world’s eyes to fall upon it. The fantastic photoblog over at Boston.com has released a series of images of the final push with just 3 weeks to go. The futuristic nature of the architecture balanced with the traditional imagery and eerily quiet street scenes is spectacular. But I have to wonder, if this is…
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Created using entirely CSA Images, The Control Master from UK illustrator/animator Run Wrake tells the story of a knockout blonde cum superhero who secretly protects the mild-mannered Luddite citizenry of Halftone City from harm. Her nemesis arrives in the form of a tech-savvy supervillain, Doctor Moire, who threatens the destruction of family values.
The Control Master comes out on May 3. Watch the trailer at Veer.
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From the mind of Ben Barry comes Society of Champions,
a fresh store front featuring some of the best up and coming artists and designers.
While there may not be much content at the moment, quality sure as hell kills quantity.
The first artist series features a personal favorite, Seattle illustrator/artist Kyle Kesterson.
“Intrikaboom” is a 6 color print with glow in the dark paint on the clouds and a gloss overprint varnish on the ghosts.
So for those of you who miss their fuzzy black light alien poster, you can…
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From LVHRD member Jon Cronin’s blog:
“With the exception of a few anchor stores, it (Chelsea) has turned into a giant mall with bland artwork from uninspiring artists. What happened to the head of the New York Artist Movement? According to an article in the New York Observer the Movement is growing up near the “new” New Museum space opening up in the Lower East Side on the Bowery.”
The New Museum of Contemporary Art is slated to open on the Bowery December 1st, 2007 with a new design by Sejima…
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In what we hope will be a Japanese fun-plosion,”Suupaa Pop: Package Design from Japan” opens April 12th at the AIGA National Design Gallery on 5th Ave. The exhibit, which runs for about five weeks, will reflect the impact of Japanese risk taking and applied technology on concept design and world marketing.
“The packaging selections on display provide examples of unexpected use of materials, innovative products, beautiful aesthetics and inspiring surprises,” not to mention glimpses of that apparently in-utero spark given to Japanese children that makes them go out and make awesome…
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In this edition of How to Save the World With Good Thoughts: Pretty:Darn:Swell, and Jonathan Lethem.
If you’re an artist or like art that makes you think of The Emperor of Ice Cream and dressers made of deal, check out Pretty:Darn:Swell. Artists featured on the site are selling high-quality prints of their work and donating $5 of the sale to their favorite charities like BARC, Angel Flight New England, and United Way.
This project sounds similar to Jonathan Lethem’s Promiscuous Materials Project. For $1 on the author’s website filmmakers, musicians, dramatists,…
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