More than 2,000 yards of Sunbrella Canvas Natural fabric was used in Situ Studio’s “reOrder” installation at the Brooklyn Museum. Photo: Keith Sirchio. Architects use more than steel and glass. In fact, we’ve witnessed some pretty amazing projects, whether art installations or giant buildings, made with fabric. (See Situ Studio‘s amazing “reOrder” installation for the Brooklyn …Continue Reading
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Awesome: Facebook’s New Artist In Residence Builds Wood Domes On Wheels And Water
The New Haven, Marseille, 2013. When the San Francisco-based artist (and avid surfer) Jay Nelson wanted a car he could sleep in for his frequent trips to the coast, he didn’t need an RV—just a new way of looking at a sedan. Nelson had acquired a rusting 1986 Honda Civic, and with the addition some …Continue Reading
Awesome: Facebook’s New Artist In Residence Builds Wood Domes On Wheels And Water
The New Haven, Marseille, 2013. When the San Francisco-based artist (and avid surfer) Jay Nelson wanted a car he could sleep in for his frequent trips to the coast, he didn’t need an RV—just a new way of looking at a sedan. Nelson had acquired a rusting 1986 Honda Civic, and with the addition some …Continue Reading
A New James Turrell Installation For The Guggenheim
James Turrell Rendering for Aten Reign, 2013 Daylight and LED light Site-specific installation, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York © James Turrell Rendering: Andreas Tjeldflaat, 2012 © SRGF On June 21st, one of three simultaneous James Turrell retrospectives will open at the Guggenheim in New York. Titled quite simply James Turrell, the exhibition will feature …Continue Reading
‘Evolucio’ By Onionlab Deconstructs Building And Puts It Back Together Again
‘Evolució’ by Onionlab Like the White House in the film Independence Day, the Museum of Art and History in Geneva [Musées d’art et d’histoire de Genève] exploded earlier this month. And then it exploded again. And slowly wove itself into a knot. This was not the work of space aliens invading Earth, but of the …Continue Reading
Mark Di Suvero’s ‘Miniatures’ Of The Golden Gate Bridge
Figolu, 2005–11. Photo: Jerry L. Thompson/Courtesy of Storm King Art Center We’re closer than we’ve ever been (and now we’re even closer!) to the SFMOMA expansion, which will break ground on May 29. The official last day to appreciate the Mario Botta building’s intactness is June 2, at the close of a four-day countdown celebration with free admission …Continue Reading
Mark Di Suvero’s ‘Miniatures’ Of The Golden Gate Bridge
Figolu, 2005–11. Photo: Jerry L. Thompson/Courtesy of Storm King Art Center We’re closer than we’ve ever been (and now we’re even closer!) to the SFMOMA expansion, which will break ground on May 29. The official last day to appreciate the Mario Botta building’s intactness is June 2, at the close of a four-day countdown celebration with free admission …Continue Reading
Illustrator Paul Catherall Shares The Inspirations Behind Lovely London Linocuts
In Paul Catherall‘s illustrations of London’s famous buildings and landmarks, the city appears as a collection of two-dimensional shapes, rich hues, sharp lines, and shadowy gradients (see “Telecom and Barbican” above). Both older buildings, like Big Ben, and newer structures, such as the Shard, are streamlined into an aesthetic that combines the design of postwar poster …Continue Reading