dissection 101

to most, the dissection of a human cadaver may seem downright vile–an unnatural activity or an off-putting endeavor.  however, to an anatomical dissector who also happens to be an innate artist and visionary, the human body and its attributes are flawless and paramount.  these works, conceived by dr. frank scali (www.drfrankscali.com), propose and demonstrate what the inner workings of some infamous humans would look like.  art, science, pop culture and history–an unspeakably succinct and powerful union indeed. by jr + sv

invisible ink

french artist zev’s invisible installation that can only be seen in UV light in suite 112 of the new w paris opéra. by ak

ever after- nick cave

“i want to provide transitional experiences…a moment of silence, and at the same time asking, ‘come out with me and play'”– nick cave

reminded of his solo exhibition ‘ever after’, at the jack shainman gallery in chelsea nyc. ‘mating season’ is an encounter of white haired, boyish bunny figures suggesting a sublime play of fornication, placed in multiple positions. by am

double take

when i was younger and sometimes made double exposures by accident, i always thought it was really cool. unfortunately, mine never looked as good as these. artwork by pakayla biehn. by wn

Demain est un Autre Jour – par Mathieu Lehanneur

mathieu lehanneur‘s tomorrow is another day (demain est un autre jour), is a sculpture created by gathering real time weather information from the internet, and summarizing it visually. originally intended for a hospital palliative care, the device eludes the course of time by offering everyone the opportunity to see tomorrow’s sky. the luminous, atmospheric and impressionist image of this sky is diffused through the network of a honeycomb structure, appearing both like a sculpture and a celestial globe. mathieu is an artist and designer, and you can see more if his work here by kl

marianne boesky gallery in the armory show

this is a piece by anthony pearson, who is represented in the 2012 armory show by marianne boesky gallery, along with artists diana al-hadid, andisheh avini, pier paolo calzolari, jesse chapman, rachel feinstein, barnaby furnas, adam helms, donald moffett, william j. o’brien. check them out at booth 500 in pier 94. allez-y! by ak