Archive | March 18, 2010

Wooster Collective Interviews Legendary Photographer Jon Naar on Faith of Graffiti

by on March 18, 2010 in Wooster Collective



To celebrate Wooster Special Edition of the 35th Anniversary Edition of the Faith of Graffiti we sat down with legendary photographer Jon Naar and artist Snake I to better understand the impact of the book when it was released in 1974.

This first video explains the difference of the new edition from the old edition, the reason for choosing the “Red Bird – Stay High 149″ as the cover and Wooster print and how Jon took over 3000 photos in 10 days.

Redbird In The Bronx
Limited Edition Print of 300
8 1/2″ by 11″
Archival paper
Signed and Numbered by Jon Naar – 2010

Faith of Graffiti
Words by Norman Mailer. Photos by Jon Naar
128 pages
Paperback

$75 USD
Shipping US: $12 USD
Shipping EUR $25 USD


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Augmented Sculpture – Grosse8 & Lichtfront

by on March 18, 2010 in Interactive Architecture



In January 2010 the Cologne based design agencies Grosse8 and Lichtfront presented their cross-media installation titled Augmented Sculpture. The core of the installation is a 2.5m tall wooden form that builds the screen for a 360° projection.

In constant transformation over a score by Jon Hopkins, the 2:32 minute performance is described by Svenja Kubler [...]

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