Sol LeWitt is easily one of the most well known artists of the modern century known for his artistic drawings and sculptures that reflected the ideas of conceptual art and minimalism. I took particular interest in this artist because of his hometown being one that I have visited regularly; Hartford, Connecticut. His works are currently being [...]
Rene Magritte’s Birthday! As well as the Largest Italian exhibition of his work to date!
For those of you who have not yet seen it, the MoMA in NYC is providing the public a look at what great communication design really is. George Lois: The Esquire Covers exhibition is a collection of the most though provoking, controversial magazine covers designed by Lois. For anyone interested in the communication arts, or [...]
Through January 4th visitors to the Whitney Museum of American Art can peer in on Corin Hewitt’s “Seed Stage”, a performance piece that exhibits the artist himself making the art that will populate the gallery walls.
The Cooper-Hewitt is featuring “Wall Stories: Children’s Wallpapers and Books” through April 5th, 2009. It is a collection that keeps us all in touch with fairy tales and the child within, and for those of us who can recall the nostalgia of having inspirational wallpaper in their rooms when they were growing up, or their favorite book to read…
The Cooper-Hewitt’s People’s Design Award voting ends today at 6:00pm EST. In case any of you would still like to cast your vote there’s still time yet.
Here in New York, Chinese contemporary artist Wu Jian’an is exhibiting his extraordinary, large-scale “paper-cut” installations. With his inspiration being channeled from Chinese folk art, more specifically Chinese mythology and the eerily beautiful shadow puppets, Wu Jian’an creates detailed and expressive pieces.
On September 20th to 21st, exactly a month before the game hits store shelves, Sony Computer Entertainment of America will bring the highly anticipated game to Parsons The New School for Design. The purpose is to let a large number of design students get down and busy with the creation toolset for a marathon 24-hour [...]
“Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling is both a survey of the past, present and future of the prefabricated home and a building project on the Museum’s vacant west lot. Not since the mid-century House in the Garden series has MoMA built occupiable model buildings to demonstrate contemporary issues to the public. The fives homes [...]
I’ve been meaning to write a post about James Jean for a while. His illustration work is stunning and imaginative, with a very distinct visual style (almost like Asian painting meets Little Nemo in Slumberland). He works in several mediums and has done work for well known clients: Target, Prada, Rolling Stone, and Time Magazine, [...]
