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olympia scarry sounds like a good title for this one but it’s actually the name of the swiss artist behind this classic bust. reminds me of the mad busts done by this 18th century artist, but just not as good. i can’t remember his name for the life of me, some german/spanish mix of a name. he did a series of classic busts with everyone making insane faces. a good twist on your boring everyday alabaster. by dd
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URS FISCHER – MOCA, FULL CREAM
another mind blow by swiss artist urs fischer. this time in LA at MOCA, this satelite show to his main retrospective involved 1500 volunteers in a spectrum of ages and specialties. an experience of the raw, the forces of nature and time, and above all, freedom of mind. not for everyone, but i hope you got your chance to experience as i was so dazed by the experience it is not long gone. by kl
Killer art: Dylan Bailey
love this poster for dylan bailey, when the designer chills the fuck out and lets the cowboys run the show. pretty amazing, it helps when your client does nothing but paint circles. by dd
interaction of color
josef albers’s quintessential work the interaction of color can now be observed and studied as an app for ipads everywhere. as a modular and important educator and artist, albers single-handedly changed the way color can be observed and defined. you can learn more about it here. by bw
HENRIQUE OLIVEIRA – PALAIS DE TOKYO
i sure won’t miss this installation by brasilian artist enrique oliveira at palais de tokyo when in paris, that looks just great. by pp.
joaquin trujillo – flores
great still lifes from artist joaquin trujillo. the mexican version of dutch’s nature morte. love it! great site by our friend javas too by pp.
andy warhol’s bmw m1 art car
“now i don’t care what you dress like or what you wear, but please make sure baby, you’ve got some colours in there.” by kd
the location makes the shot
funny post on jalouse magazine blog about a photoshoot story out in their summer issue, shot at the exact same place venetia scott shot the paul ka latest ads. they mention that it was shot at the same time in a factory outside of paris so there is no rip off here, only coincidence. sometimes the location makes the shot… well, and the model too. styled by anna quérouil. by pp
MARC QUINN – STEALTH KATE
nice video from wallpaper documenting the making off of the marc quinn’s poster of his work stealth kate featuring miss moss in a very comfy position. love when they apply the diamonds. by pp.
GUIDO MOCAFICO – 101 PACKSHOTS
great ironic work from the master of commercial still life photography. guido mocafico collected over the years some cheap fake perfume bottles he found in various cities street shops and put them in a book. by pp.
sympathetic magic
in his artist’s statement from 2013, mark a. reynolds quotes plato when stating, “in the world of shapes and figures something perfect and sublime, to which imagined form those objects not accessible to sensory perception can be related by way of imitation”. i think he sublimely demonstrates that here. above are works from his minor third series, spiritual jukebox series, and the 1.111 series: ode to john cage. by sv
Cindy sherman – bus series
the first and maybe the most pure example of cindy sherman’s work is the bus series. circa 1976 when the artist was 22 and not discovered yet, it was presented for the first time in new york in 2000. the next body of work from sherman was the still film studies that made her fame. by pp.
