“It’s easy to build a house, much harder to build a community,” as Cynthia E. Smith, the show’s curator, told me. “Cities are very complex, and what the best designers illustrate is how to give form to sometimes very simple ideas. Good design involves bringing not just a fresh eye to problems but, most of all, listening to the people who live in those communities. We’re talking about a billion people living in informal settlements today,” she added. “You can see them as a billion problems or a billion solutions.”
Exhibition on now at the UN in NYC. Article on the show in NYT.
Published on October 23, 2011 7:02 am.
Filed under: civic engagement, design + craft, object design, sustainability, urbanism Tags: developing world, exhibition, housing, social development, strategic design, Thailand
Amnesty International Media Awards Winners 2011 is up until November 8 at Amnesty International UK’s Human Rights Action Centre and Simon Roberts -
We English remains open through 19 November 2011 at Flowers galleries.
- from we-make-money-not-art.com
Published on October 22, 2011 9:10 pm.
Filed under: art, documentary Tags: exhibition, london, photojournalism
Published on October 20, 2011 3:37 am.
Filed under: art, design + craft, stuff along the way Tags: craft, exhibition, london
Yes, I know it’s bad and wrong to take photos in an exhibition, but I couldn’t help myself. Such an incredible exhibition, a fitting celebration of a brilliant artist and designer. I couldn’t handle the 2.5 hr line so I became a member of the Met and jumped the queue.
Published on August 5, 2011 1:52 pm.
Filed under: art, fashion, stuff along the way Tags: exhibition, museum
- from Contemporary Art Daily
I watched Gasland today (more on that to come) and then came across this work by Katharina Grosse, which triggered all kinds of thoughts about how humankinds shapes and colours our landscape, transforming ecosystems and even our geology… I understand Grosse is more focused on transforming the gallery space and working directly onto the surfaces of galleries, but to me it speaks about the human need to leave a mark on the environment… for better or for worse.
Published on February 26, 2011 6:34 pm.
Filed under: art Tags: colour, exhibition, installation, landscape
- from tinsheds.wordpress.com
Oz is one of the few things that makes me wish I had been born 30 years earlier. One of the most controversial, funny and truly cool things to come out of Australia, it broke all the rules and launched the careers of some of our most brilliant artists, critics and writers (including one Bob Ellis – I will have to quiz him on that point).
This exhibition at Sydney University’s tin sheds gallery brings together collages by Oz art director Jim Anderson Lampoon. I’m definitely going, hoping that some of the genius and damn-it-all recklessness rubs off on me.
Published on February 25, 2011 10:46 pm.
Filed under: art, genius of the day Tags: art direction, collage, exhibition, history, publishing
Published on February 22, 2011 11:55 am.
Filed under: art Tags: exhibition, photography
Published on February 22, 2011 9:10 am.
Filed under: art Tags: exhibition
A centrepiece to the exhibition will be a new series of self portraits covering the span of Yang’s life. Shown in a smaller selection at GOMA Brisbane as part of The China Project these delightful images tell us more than we already know about the nature of Yang’s bold journey embracing his identity as an Australian citizen and a contemplation of life’s milestones. All these works have a written commentary, which has become a hallmark of Yang’s later works. The tone is always gently wry with a delightful mix of humour and seriousness.
Published on February 7, 2011 1:15 pm.
Filed under: art Tags: exhibition
Prophetic Initiatives (P.I.) is a multifaceted collaborative project which began in 2009 with artists David Capra and Leahlani Johnson as a ‘ministry’ to the art world. Through performance and installation P.I. projects aims to highlight the art world’s ability to house experiences that surpass the rational realm. One of the branches of Prophetic Initiatives is their street ministry, Prophetic Art Stall, an interactive performance between created personas and the spectator. Documentation of these exchanges at Mori Gallery and Mop projects (both 2009) can be viewed at www.propheticartstall.blogspot.com.
Published on February 6, 2011 10:19 pm.
Filed under: art Tags: exhibition
Published on February 2, 2011 12:59 am.
Filed under: art Tags: exhibition, new media, retrospective, video
Published on February 1, 2011 10:59 pm.
Filed under: art Tags: exhibition, photography
The artist Abdullah Syed, for example, assembled a fleet of drones — the pilotless American aircraft that fire missiles at militants in Pakistan’s tribal areas — constructed from the blades of box cutters, the very instruments used by some of the 9/11 attackers. They float on wires just above the viewer’s head, the silvery blades shimmering menacingly in bright light.
A second fleet of drones is constructed from dollar bills folded into the shape of the planes and stapled together in circular patterns that resemble those of an oriental carpet. Called the “Flying Rug,” the paper fleet casts an ominous shadow on a nearby wall.
Mr. Syed, one of several artists in the show pursuing a career abroad, teaches at the University of New South Wales in Australia. “I’m always navigating ideas between the West and here,” he said, perched on a ladder as he hung his killer fleets. The “Flying Rug” takes sides: “I’m saying, ‘To hell with Uncle Sam.’ ”
- from a story by Jane Perlez in nytimes.com
Published on December 19, 2010 11:49 pm.
Filed under: art, ideas Tags: art, awesome, exhibition, Pakistan, political art, politics
Published on August 14, 2010 12:16 am.
Filed under: art, stuff along the way Tags: exhibition, nyc
I visited this exhibition, by James Franco at the Clocktower Gallery, NYC, on July 15.
Published on August 14, 2010 12:04 am.
Filed under: art, stuff along the way Tags: art, exhibition, nyc, slideshow
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I visited Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other, at the New Museum in NYC.
Published on August 13, 2010 10:59 pm.
Filed under: art, stuff along the way Tags: art, exhibition, nyc
SRD Change is a unique exhibition of graduate sustainable design that often directly challenges conventional expectations. Exhibits are selected from a diverse range of design areas from all of Sydney's top Universities. They feature innovative visual and 3D works, multimedia and even high fashion garments. Held annually since 2004 with healthy annual visitor numbers, we have plans in place to promote our exhibition to an even wider audience.
Published on December 2, 2009 12:13 am.
Filed under: design + craft, sustainability Tags: australia, cc_sustainability, design + craft, exhibition, student, sustainability
This year, the Good Design Award has conducted user-conscious screenings "from the viewpoint of near-future citizens," for users are not only the recipients of products and services, but also the ones who have the potential to enhance their values. In addition, Frontier Design Award has been newly established this year, with the purpose of promoting designs that are pregnant with ideas for future lifestyles.
On view at the Good Design Exhibition 2009 are about 80 works, centering on special award-winning pieces honored with the Good Design Gold Prize. This exhibition aims to share with the audience the fascination and possibilities of creative future-oriented design by disseminating each designer's message and important design points that have the power to appeal to our society at large.
Published on October 12, 2009 10:11 pm.
Filed under: design + craft, sustainability Tags: cc_sustainability, design + craft, exhibition, japan, sustainability, tokyo
This year, the Good Design Award has conducted user-conscious screenings "from the viewpoint of near-future citizens," for users are not only the recipients of products and services, but also the ones who have the potential to enhance their values. In addition, Frontier Design Award has been newly established this year, with the purpose of promoting designs that are pregnant with ideas for future lifestyles.
On view at the Good Design Exhibition 2009 are about 80 works, centering on special award-winning pieces honored with the Good Design Gold Prize. This exhibition aims to share with the audience the fascination and possibilities of creative future-oriented design by disseminating each designer's message and important design points that have the power to appeal to our society at large.
Published on October 12, 2009 9:11 pm.
Filed under: design + craft, sustainability Tags: cc_sustainability, design + craft, exhibition, japan, sustainability, tokyo
Published on July 8, 2009 6:55 pm.
Filed under: Uncategorized Tags: animation, australia, exhibition, festival, film, melbourne, sound + vision
Published on July 8, 2009 6:55 pm.
Filed under: Uncategorized Tags: animation, australia, exhibition, festival, film, melbourne, sound + vision
