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Archive | October, 2009
Digital Architecture: Passages Through Hinterlands
Digital Architecture: Passages Through Hinterlands is a collection of provocative projects from a young generation of digitally enabled designers. This publication oscillates between the analog and the digital, from concept to realisation, mapping processes as it explores the diverse digital paths that lead innovative spaces, poetic narratives and social interactions.
sixteen* (makers), 55/02 Shelter, Kielder Forest, [...]
where to?
Sunset, from a Dune at Lake Michigan,
What are the accompanying sounds? Below, waves splashing against the shore and all around me, happy voices articulating multilingually.
Heather L. Johnson – Air and Blood @ GlowLab
I took a walk over to GLOWLAB this afternoon and stumbled on Heather Johnson’s Air and Blood show, which was unusual.
First, Heather, an avid Motorcycle chic, takes the Holland Tunnel to and from work each day. She began to look at the Holland Tunnel as a navigation system, much as a blood cell navigates [...]
Local Subway and Street Art in Lower Manhatten
Over the last week I’ve noted some lovely scenes in streets and subways, on my way going to or coming from work.
Usually I try to stop, take a look, but taking photos, I almost never do; decided to take some this week.
The first two pictures are ceramics from the Houston Street number 1 line, downtown [...]
Molly Smith and others at Kate Werble
Viewing a series of enviornmental art work at Kate Werble, that I found I liked, the more I looked at them.
Of course, there’s the metel piping, to the right, upon entering the gallery, that might as well have been an artwork, it would fit right in.
There’s a few pieces where, it could almost be a [...]
Edward Burtynsky Photos.. Defied Recession Gravity
Edward Burtynsky Photos.. Defied Recession Gravity. For those long time MAO readers.. it will come to no surprise that MAO is an avid fan of Canadian Photographer Edward Burtynsky. Yes.. we know.. Edward’s work is big, colorful, over-hyped, straightforward, expensive, often pretty, very “corporate”, safe, etc.. just about everything most fine art photography scholars and contemporary art snobs love to poke fun of.. but yes.. MAO loves his images. But.. here’s a little secret.. The auction world LOVES Burtynsky Too!! So while photo auction results have been poor.. some artist’s works are still breaking records. Check out this outcome from…
Edward Burtynsky Photos.. Defied Recession Gravity
Edward Burtynsky Photos.. Defied Recession Gravity. For those long time MAO readers.. it will come to no surprise that MAO is an avid fan of Canadian Photographer Edward Burtynsky. Yes.. we know.. Edward’s work is big, colorful, over-hyped, straightforward, expensive, often pretty, very “corporate”, safe, etc.. just about everything most fine art photography scholars and contemporary art snobs love to poke fun of.. but yes.. MAO loves his images. But.. here’s a little secret.. The auction world LOVES Burtynsky Too!! So while photo auction results have been poor.. some artist’s works are still breaking records. Check out this outcome from…