a visual collective outlet of inspiration 
talking about the hawker harriers, here’s fiona banner’s piece at the tate in london. i think this was posted on TS before but with the new post i saw it fit to re-post. by ars
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gold tip – marilyn minter
just because by pp.
happy weekend everyone
see you in wall street, kisses from natalia bessmertova. by xy+jr
Ian Wallace gives us a hint
some new work by vancouver based artist ian wallace (honestly, i had no idea he was a vancouverite, but then again, i didn’t know his work before either even though i shouldn’t admit it since he schooled the likes of jeff wall and rodney graham) at hauser & wirth. that through the minimalist bend, he fragments ‘windows’ between art industry and art imagery. calm, sleek and mysterious. by kl
paper wars: whatever happened to them?
the original Ak47 in paper
the modified Ak-47 by hiroko shiratori
the mills bomb (“pineapple” grenade), initially conceptualized in 1915 by golf club designer william mills, and here in paper.
these are still cool and relevant. the whole idea of “paper” and “war” is already great to start with, but the immaculate, detailed pieces delivered on the words. “paper wars” was an exhibition of paper reproductions of classic weapons, that was shown at the craze gallery in london in 2008. the group show represented a selection of international artists/ designers, like designer ben wilson, product dsigner el ultimo grito, designer pixelgarten, object guru hiroko shiratori and the like who took the idea of cut n’ paste to a new level. since then the group has disbanded and no news has been heard short of their ongoing individual works. a shame as this would be a relevant show today! although not to worry, more wars are sure to come, and unfortunately unrelated to paper! by dd
Vocalis: Natalia bessmertnova
another one of the greats. a beautiful clip and quite nice quality considering it’s from russian TV. by dd
quote of the day: andy warhol
“the best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.” –andy warhol
by dd
Mayan skull: unearthed
apparently apple didn’t invent the white keyboards…. just for dd and his momentary mayan obsession. by ar
shikai tseng – photosensitive
recently graduated from the london’ royal college of art, shikai tseng is covering vases with photo sensitive solution before placing them into a case that will act like a pinhole camera and expose the vases, it’s beautiful and very poetic if you ask me. video here by pp
nico by warhol… well by the photo booth really
dd i thought you’d appreciate that, and don’t be such a sour puss about gaga. by ar
madame gres as sculptor, musee bourdelle
if you happen to be in paris sometime, you should definitely go to musee bourdelle which is one of the cutest museum in paris but if you happen to be there before the 28th of august then you can’t afford to miss the madame gres exhibition. the lady was married to a painter and thought of her work as a designer as sculpting. that’s why putting up this show at the musee bourdelle, is so nice and make so much sense. far from any kind of dusty fashion exhibition that we’re all used to, it seems a must go! interesting article here by pp.
mr. ed’s radio service
portrait of a young artist… ed ruscha in earlier days when he switched careers from graphic design to art. he once said “art has to be something that makes you scratch your head” i agree with that to some extend, its just that it should not end just there. by dd
