Cool Hunting
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Cool Hunting Video Presents: See It Split, See It Change
by Cool Hunting Video
In this Capsule Video, we visit NYC's latest subway installation by the artist-twins Doug and Mike Starn. The duo explains the rhizomatic tree-subway connection of the site-specific work and the process of printing their imagery onto the tiles.
New Wood Focused Furniture
by Karen Day
Our friends over at Fast Company have put together a nice roundup of contemporary furniture, all executed in wood. These clean, simple designs allow the wood to really stand out for its natural beauty. Our favorite is the Zipshape I chaise lounge by SchindlerSalemerón, which unlike most wood chairs is actually two pieces cut by a router and fitted together instead of one whole piece steamed and bent into shape.
Read more at Fast Company.
100 Minutes Of Havana
by Karen Day
If the Sharks and the Jets had been armed with paintbrushes, they may have ended up in a battle like 100 Minutes Of Havana, an art duel at Village Underground that pits two teams of acclaimed artists against each other in race to see who can create the best wall mural in 100 minutes.
Sponsored by Havana Club rum, the beguiling competition is set in motion by design studio Intercity and Secret Wars art battle proponent Monorex. Equipped with nothing more than colored acrylics and Edding pens, the artists will show their skills as they celebrate Cuban culture and street art on the 40ft wide wall.
A projection of the above logo will be used as the timer, with each circle representing one minute. The end results will be judged by a panel of experts in addition to the crowd vote, which will be a measurement of decibels. Both murals will be on display at the East London venue from 5-10 March, alongside key pieces from the 100 Pieces of Havana exhibition.
100 Minutes of Havana
Village Underground
4 March 2009, 7pm
London EC2A 3PQ map
tel. +44 0207 426 0616
Arnold von Wedemeyer: Maelzel’s Raum
by Brian Fichtner
"Maelzel’s Raum" [on-time, still life II], by the German video artist Arnold von Wedemeyer, is the second in a series of three video explorations into the classical form of painting popularized in the 17th and 18th centuries. Exhibited by Galerie Anita Beckers at PULSE Miami 2008, the seven and a half minute video is a masterful treatment—the result of a computer generated environment being "photographed" over the duration of several weeks. Each frame (click above for expanded views) is highly detailed, and rendered in full high definition. The moving still life presents the viewer with a near imperceptible shift in the environs: a rose blossom eventually wilts, fruit decays and attracts flies, a chess game unfolds, all the while a metronome beats on the second.
The work is inspired by Johann Nepomuk Maelzel, an inventor and constructor living at the beginning of the 19th century, who worked on creating illusions by means of technology (he was also considered the inventor of the portable metronome). In creating this near lifelike representation through computer renderings, von Wedemeyer serves up his own illusion while injecting the still life with new relevance.
Le Corbusier: The Art of Architecture
by Karen Day
Easily regarded as one of the most adroit architects of 20th century, Le Corbusier was a relentless designer, urban planner and writer dedicated to industrializing almost every city he came across.
This spring The Barbican — London's colossal multi-arts venue — is hosting an all-encompassing showcase of Le Corbusier's work, a survey which will include an abundance of original models, interior settings, drawings, furniture, photographs, films, tapestries, paintings, sculpture and books designed and written by the architect himself. More of a celebration than an exhibition, the festivities include concerts, films, guest speakers and a photo competition all in his honor.
The Art of Architecture
19 February-24 May 2009
Barbican Art Gallery
Silk Street
London EC2Y 8DS map
tel. +44 020 7638 4141
Pixel Hotel
by CH Contributor
by Kelsey Keith
Playing on the idea of pixelation, the rooms and suites of the new Pixel Hotel in Linz, Austria, are scattered across the metropolitan area, blurring the definition of the classic hotel. Young and promising local architects were given a brief to convert various spaces—a garage, a workshop, and even a ship—into six hotel rooms.
The results range from an architecturally-fitted interior connected to an art gallery to a highly conceptual sanctum with furniture design by Thomas Feichtner (above). A short jaunt from center city and the Hauptplatz (Main Square) is a spacious loft with concrete floors and a bed encased in a vintage camping trailer, pictured below. Extra touches: a walk-in closet in a freight elevator and a hand-operated color photo projector.
The project is part of the Linz 2009 European Capital of Culture, an initiative designed to spark tourism in the city, stimulate the economy, and match government funds to creative endeavors.
Rates for Pixel Hotel begin at roughly $250 per night and, for a taste of local flavor, include breakfast in nearby cafes.
Rootbeer
by Lost At E Minor
Recently formed hip-hop duo, Rootbeer (Pigeon John and Flynn Adam), have just dropped a super fresh piece of audio pie right in your kitchen. Influenced by artists such as MGMT, N.E.R.D and A Tribe Called Quest, Rootbeer offer up an edgy and unfeigned lyrical style. Turn up their debut release, The Pink Limousine EP, to eleven. You'll find it impossible not to make shapes.
