Cool Hunting
| 08 August 2005view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
Vacantoys
by Ami Kealoha
Vacant, the group behind temporary "popup" stores that appear in major cities for a week to a month, introduces Brooklyn, the premiere figure in their new toy line, Vacantoys, with a guerilla marketing campaign on the streets of New York this month and an exhibit featuring 30 different unique versions at Showroom NYC that opens August 25th. The limited-edition growly pitbull, stands 24" tall with a removable collar (to minimize meanness?) and moveable head.
Nokia + P.S.1's WarmUp
by Ami Kealoha
In recent years Nokia has designed deco handsets, turned LCD screens into mini art galleries, backed arts related organizatons, and tasked creative types (like judges of the Tribeca film fest) with creating cell phone-produced work. Currently, as part of their sponsorship of WarmUp 2005, P.S.1's 8th annual weekly Summer music series, artists selected by Nokia use the phones to create works on-site at the Saturday events. Recent artists include New York-based Jan DeNike who asked visitors to kiss in photos and videos as "a dialogue with the history of kissing in art and films." You can see her work and more on Nokia's online WarmUp site. Running through September 3rd, the "live" art set to WarmUp's critically-acclaimed soundtrack (next weekend features Lovebug Starski of Wild Style fame) is part of a Nokia's bigger commitment to the arts under an initiative called "Connect to Art."
Banksy on Holiday
by Parker Hutchinson
Globe-trotting renegade artist Banksy has hit the Middle East, armed with only spray paint and his brazen political wit. The renowned graffitist chose the Palestinian side of Israel's "separation fence" as the target for his latest statement, a series of paintings that both mock the structure and peaceably inspire activists to work towards its removal. No stranger to high-profile stunts, Banksy has previously organized covert and elaborate schemes that have questioned everything from the artistic establishment to the merits of oil trade and war-waging. See the full set of photos from his latest exploit at Protein.
