Sculpting the Future: The xx / Decode at V&A

Posted by Jimmy Tilley

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Posted: 12/01/2010

Sculpting the Future: The xx / Decode at V&A

Two different London shows this weekend displayed how programming and audio-visual technology are finding their place as tools with which to make more artistic statements.

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Ed Ruscha — The designers’ artist

Posted by Dan Greene

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Posted: 15/12/2009

Ed Ruscha — The designers' artist

I first became aware of Ed Ruscha’s work through the beautifully designed book ‘Cotton Puffs, Q-Tips, Smoke and Mirrors’, so the opportunity to see his new show ‘Ed Ruscha: 50 Years of Painting’ at the Hayward was too good to miss. More

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Charley Harper @ Altman Siegel Gallery, SF

Posted by Tom Crabtree

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Posted: 08/10/2009

Charley Harper @ Altman Siegel Gallery, SF

Since his passing in 2007 and the subsequent publishing of Todd Oldham’s coffee table tome ‘Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life‘, we’ve seen quite a resurgence in interest - at least here in the U.S. - in the late, great graphic artist’s work. More

Posted in Exhibition, Fine Art, Illustration, Inspiration
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Break the cycle

Posted by Matt King

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Posted: 31/07/2009

Break the cycle

I have always felt that there has been a strong connection between art & design and cycling. From art students on their beaten up racers to designers on their fixed gears. Here’s a festival that caters for not just the overlap of bike/artist but for anyone who loves bicycles. More

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Sorry, no pictures

Posted by Ian Moore

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Posted: 29/07/2009

Sorry, no pictures

Originally this post was about Radical Nature, an exhibition running at the Barbican art gallery in London (19 June —18 October 2009). I hoped to get some nice close-ups of Henrik Håkansson’s horizontal section of rainforest, or some maybe some above shots from of Tomas Saraceno’s floating bubble structures. More

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Watching you watching me

Posted by Claire Warner

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Posted: 13/07/2009

Watching you watching me

Is it just me or is anyone else completely obsessed with Anthony Gormley’s 4th plinth living sculpture ‘One & Other’ in Trafalgar Square? More

Posted in Exhibition, Fine Art, Inspiration, Installation, Originality, Signage, Uncategorized
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Will Broome: ‘There’s Something in the Wardrobe’

Posted by Matt Judge

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Posted: 08/07/2009

Will Broome: 'There's Something in the Wardrobe'

For those of you in London over the next few weeks the House of Propellors latest exhibition of Will Broome’s illustration work may well be of interest. More

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Red Light Fashion

Posted by Matt Judge

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Posted: 03/06/2009

Red Light Fashion

Fashion is an important economic provider for the Netherlands. It is home to the head offices of Nike, Tommy Hilfiger, G-star, Oilily, Mexx and, recently, Reebok. After a bank holiday excursion to Amsterdam I discovered just how important the industry is to the cities future. More

Posted in Exhibition, Fashion, Installation, Originality, Social responsibility
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