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“Frida Kahlo of the paintings has The Look. Frida Kahlo of the photos does not. Why?” (includes small photograph) gulfstream/2408There are no guns in the Lego world, but this is a problem that can be fixed. (Or, you could get a fully-equipped Lego terrorist.) gulfstream/2410
Portraits taken as you go about your daily routine: “Using information provided earlier about their weekly routine, the photographer will arrive on the … gulfstream/2415
Odd hand-drawn stop-motion ad for the Russian Gmail apparently created by Saatchi Moscow demonstrating the various features. gulfstream/2416
Surprisingly charming, inventive, A-Z alphabet pop-up book. gulfstream/2420
Impressive new UK coins. (One problem with the unified design is that it doesn’t deal very well with coins being added or removed from circulation, … gulfstream/2422
Bracelets made from the focus and zoom rings of old SLR lenses. gulfstream/2434
Photographs of trees, by Myoung Ho Lee. gulfstream/2313
Portfolio site of the designer of Shopsin’s website, the legendary Greenwich village restaurant profiled by Calvin Trillin in the New Yorker. gulfstream/2328
Some exceptionally beautiful shots in this trailer for Heima, some sort of Sigur Rós tour documentary. (Hard to tell if Sigur Rós are pretentious, or … gulfstream/2329
Loving piece on the Leica. “Ralph Gibson once went to a meeting of the Leica Historical Society of America and, he claims, listened to a retired Marine … gulfstream/2331
Collection of over 5,000 posters that have appeared over the years on London’s Underground. e.g. “Many or few it’s better to queue”; “England … gulfstream/2347
Improv Everywhere’s “Frozen Grand Central.” (report) gulfstream/2389
Nice building: small weekend cabin in Mazama, WA. gulfstream/2394
Run-down auto repair shop converted into architects’ offices (pictures; associated story). gulfstream/2404
In 2001 the Swiss ambassador to London invited graffiti artists to decorate the underground carpark of the Swiss Embassy, one of whom turned out to be … gulfstream/2405
Photographing medieval tapestries. gulfstream/1717
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Bikini-clad doll falls into spheres … mesmerising. gulfstream/1781
Scrollbar art installation. gulfstream/1784
The All-New Sesame Street. gulfstream/1787
Star Wars business cards. gulfstream/1815
Alice-in-Wonderland-inspired Leibovitz/Vogue picks. gulfstream/1828
Difficult-to-descibe art: a large wooden box (filled with people) functions as a replicator—put something in a slot in the side, get a copy back. gulfstream/1888
Captivating “interactive essay” (photos plus commentary from the photographer) on London’s inner-city housing estates. Towards the end there … gulfstream/1900
Surreal ad for German hardware store. More: 1, 2, 3. gulfstream/1902
“Everything I have ever”: poster containing “over 400 highly detailed silhouettes [um],” printed in bright orange, then overprinted in … gulfstream/1905
Furniture in the style of minor historical figures: artist Paul Davies, inspired by a single image of a sturdy and stolid-looking 80s video-game … gulfstream/1931
Where map geeks and music geeks intersect… Map superimposes 20th Century musicians over London’s tube map; musicians at intersections … gulfstream/1965
What’s the deal with these pictures and characterisations of scientists, supposed produced by 7th graders before and after visiting Fermilab? They’re … gulfstream/1981
Audio of Malcolm Gladwell’s Feb 21st talk on a possible prodigies/late bloomers dichotomy. (This reminds me: in A Mathematician’s Apology, G.H. Hardy … gulfstream/2007
“Africa and teamwork inspire me.” Street fashion from Helsinki. (I do genuinely like this, but there is also some quality amusement to be had. Another: … gulfstream/2012
Promoting works of art: the Tate Britain has been running an unusual ad campaign recently. Basically, instead of doing what’s generally done, and promoting … gulfstream/2013
“Live Pelt, by Kelly Heaton, is a multimedia installation based on the transformation of 64 previously owned Tickle Me Elmo dolls, the popular consumer … gulfstream/2023
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“The God of Realism”: Robert Hughes on Rembrandt. gulfstream/2046
Interesting art/media projects with refreshingly straightforward descriptions of intent. gulfstream/2070
Milk crate Tetris. gulfstream/2110
Some really fun Japanese Rube Goldberg devices. gulfstream/2125
Great photographs, as reviewed by people on the internet. “Sam, GORGEOUS scene I luv it! Too bad u couldn't get a little more color in sky area. Blues … gulfstream/2132
Remarkably honest and straightforward (feelingless?) autobiographical account of Robert Hughes’s first marriage. “We met at a drinks party in Notting … gulfstream/2142
Captivating: art made from cut up pieces of A4 paper. gulfstream/2152
The Suspicious Looking Device: “The only function of the Suspicious Looking device is to appear as suspicious as possible, whether carried in hand or … gulfstream/2166
Disappointing new Sony Bravia ad: a lot of it looks computer generated (though I don’t think it is) the paint explosions aren’t fun (and the clown … gulfstream/2178
Wow, art conservators take their jobs really seriously: to fixing Steve Wynn’s ripped Picasso they’s (may) attempt to match up individual fibres. … gulfstream/2180
Photographs of iconic scenes, with street-vendor postcards and trinkets substituted for the real thing. (Makes more sense when you see it.) gulfstream/2183
The ATM (cash machine) at the DNA Lounge gives out receipts which are headed “SHOPPING IS NOT CREATING / YOU ARE NOT WHAT YOU OWN”. gulfstream/2216
Interview with the designer of the pre-Euro Dutch bank notes, complete with revelations of secret embedded features. gulfstream/2224
Loving review of Zidane a documentary that follows Zinedine Zine over a single football match. (Lots of stills.) gulfstream/2252
The New Yorker has redesigned! Some notes: overall, much cleaner, nicer and more modern (though it does feel a lot like New York Magazine) cartoons … gulfstream/2255
Impressive continuously-shot fight sequence. gulfstream/2262
Review of photographer Andreas Gursky’s showing at Matthew Marks Gallery. “The biggest picture at 22nd Street is F1 Boxenstopp III … They’re reportedly … gulfstream/2287
Pretty morph through a few dozen famous portraits of women. gulfstream/2289
Really cute teeny cardboard models of synthesisers. gulfstream/2299
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Southbank Centre > Festivals & Series > Antony Gormley: Blind Light
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Glen Baxter - Artist
creator of the "A spate of Hepworth rustling was spreading alarm along the Texas Border" at the walsall gallery
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BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Can the art of a paedophile be celebrated?
eric gill "regularly had sex with two of his daughters, his sisters and even the family dog." can you separate the art from the artist?
