Posted by Fabio 25 October 2010
“The Ecology of Images” is the first, ambitious, intense publishing project from communication agency 1861 United: 445 images with the unmistakable signature of italian artist and photographer Jacopo Benassi from La Spezia.
Posted by Fabio 25 October 2010
New !!! video Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass taken from their new album Strange Weather, Isn’t It?. Directed by Saman Keshavarz.
Posted by Fabio 22 October 2010
Somewhere between a home-video mixtape and a postmodern travelogue, “oops”—a ten-minute art video composed entirely of appropriated YouTube videos, seamlessly stitched together via a motif of camera drops—serves both as transportative adventure and metaphorical elucidation of YouTube itself (i.e. endless related videos), exemplifying the Internet’s infinite repository of “throwaway” social documentation. Directed by Chris Beckman, Experimental Film winner of the Vimeo Awards 2010.
Posted by Fabio 22 October 2010
Plan B opened in September 2005 in Cluj, the main city of the Romanian province of Transylvania. Initiated by Mihai Pop and Adrian Ghenie, Plan B functions as a production space for contemporary art; at the same time it is a research center focusing on the Romanian art of the last 50 years, by revealing works of remarkable artists without previous international exposure. Photograph shown here is by artist Alexandra Croitoru.
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Posted by Fabio 22 October 2010
In addition to his more traditional work, Belgian photographer Filip Dujardin creates imaginary buildings by resampling pictures of real buildings; that is, he digitally pieces together elements of existing architecture to create fictional structures. Dujardin often starts with a specific idea for an image, then creates a cardboard maquette or a 3D computer model of the final shape he has in mind. read more
Posted by Fabio 22 October 2010
Kemistry Gallery is celebrating the work of legendary designer Lou Dorfsman, art director for the CBS network. The exhibition centres on his most notable creation, the 11 metre wide handmade wooden typographic wall that he named Gastrotypographicalassemblage. Video directed by christian carlsson.
Posted by Fabio 22 October 2010
Malaysian artist Amir Zainorin believes that humour is a powerful tool to get his message accross. He states that ‘I like using ready mades images and objects in my work to channel my thoughts and ideas, and most often humor comes along with it to make things a bit lighter.’