a visual collective outlet of inspiration(in no particular order)
art
DOWN BELOW IT’S CHAOS – OPENING JULY 9TH
group show. opening thursday, july 9th. 7pm to late. 50 eldridge street (just north of canal), 6th and 7th floors. after 8 they’re planning records and drinks to dance-off the night. i’ll be there for sure! by kl
Daisuke Hiraiwa
Daisuke Hiraiwa‘s installation “skin of spaces 02″ made out of 1400 disposable plastic knives, all perforated by hand… by pp’
the “the”
conceived as a reaction to the glut of new bands called the…, yes studio created a list of 99 classic band names prefixed with the. a limited, signed edition, printed in one color on 55gsm newsprint. pretty cool! (click to see it bigger) by pp’
at last i’m perfect
‘at last i’m perfect’, 2002. 1.2 carat yellow diamond made with carbon from the artist’s body
marc quinn’s sculpture, paintings and drawings often deal with the distanced relationship we have with our bodies, highlighting how the conflict between the ‘natural’ and ‘cultural’ has a grip on the contemporary psyche. in 1999, quinn began a series of marble sculptures of amputees as a way of re-reading the aspirations of greek and roman statuary and their depictions of an idealized whole. one such work depicted alison lapper, a woman who was born without arms, when she was heavily pregnant. quinn subsequently enlarged this work to make it a major piece of public art for the fourth plinth of trafalgar square. other key themes in his work include genetic modification and hybridism. garden (2000), for instance, is a walk-through installation of impossibly beautiful flowers that will never decay, or his ‘eternal spring’ sculptures, featuring flowers preserved in perfect bloom by being plunged into sub-zero silicone. quinn has also explored the potential artistic uses of DNA, making a portrait of a sitter by extracting strands of DNA and placing it in a test-tube. DNA garden (2001), contains the DNA of over 75 plant species as well as two humans: a re-enactment of the garden of eden on a cellular level. quinn’s diverse and poetic work meditates on our attempts to understand or overcome the transience of human life through scientific knowledge and artistic expression. by kl
I want art
whale by tom sachs. i sooooo want this piece in my bedroom…if only it was a dolphin. by pr
hadi tabatabai – daruni
very nice art book featuring the latest work of artist hadi tabatabai. the book is called daruni and will turn on anybody that is into crazy meticulous artwork like sol lewitt‘s, on kawara and so on… you can order one of the limited editions of 750 books, 96 color pages with hardcover, numbered by the artist with special binding & cover and beautifully printed at a certified wind power plant on 100% post consumer recycled cover using soy based inks (produced + designed by design agency ceft and company new york) the book is available direct from the artist’s studio or at the at st.marks bookstore in NY for $80+ $6.60 (shipping) by pp’
caravanserai exhibit
caravanserai’s were beautiful roadside inns for travelers and supported the flow of commerce, information and people across trade routes. some might even say that mail as we know it originates from this persian concept. tom schutyser went on a journey to discover and capture these architectural, historical and cultural phenomenons. the photographs from his travels will be shown in paris from june 18th-26th. if you find yourself in the right place at the right time; go take a look. if not, at least take a journey through tom’s travel log. by kv
can’t wait for robert polidori
i think robert polidori is my all time favorite photographer and i am reminded of this every time i see his work. i am crazy for this new book compiling all of his versailles work, although i don’t know if it’s a reprint or a rework of his first book. of course it’s published by steidl, and of course it’s a treat ($120) but whatever “quand on aime on ne compte pas“ by pp’
we’ll miss luke smalley
from excercise at home by luke smalley. by kl
ron mueck
Two Women, 2005. Mixed media, 33 1/2 x 18 7/8 x 15 in. (85.1 x 47.9 x 38.1 cm).
Big Man, 2000. Mixed media, 80 x 47 1/2 x 80 1/2 in. (203.2 x 120.7 x 204.5 cm).
In Bed, 2005. Mixed media, 63 3/4 x 255 7/8 x 155 1/2 in. (161.9 x 649.9 x 395 cm).
known for his extraordinarily lifelike renderings of his subjects, (five of which were commissioned by the fondation cartier pour l’art contemporain in paris), ron mueck was the artist that I first saw in 2005 at the sensation exhibit in london (and then again in brooklyn). the pieces are made of “mixed media”, appear to be of wax and real hair. every detail is so vivid its almost unbelievable. the skin seems transparent and the hair, each individually set in, seem hyper real. one peice commemorating the death of mueck’s father via a smaller than life-size sculpture (not pictured here) has a reality inline with that of the hyper realist painters of the days past. the work is surely worth a look. by dd
not in fashion – a collection of works by photograher mark borthwick
the signed cover by mark for us to keep… ahhh! we love mark.
at a dinner at mark’s house, we stumbled into none other but the mother of god ms. bjork and her football player, film maker, artist from trustafarian school yale, mister matthew barney. of course no one noticed!
another dreamer we love to love. by kl
