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“Assortment of sculptures based on graphs and charts.” e.g. Consumer Confidence, 2006-07, brass, wood. gulfstream/2497

The Cambridge college Corpus Christi is getting a fancy new clock in the form of a monster that devours time, with many features inspired by the 18th C. … gulfstream/2526

Cigarette advertising is banned; can you advertise books that look like cigarette cartons? Tank Books publish “tales to take your breath away”; authors … gulfstream/2527

Malcolm Gladwell, curiously covering much the same ground that another New Yorker writer (Brendan Gill) did in his book Late Bloomers. gulfstream/2536

Video of Banksy’s Village Petstore & Charcoal Grill—eerie looking animatronic hotdogs, drumsticks, etc. in cages. gulfstream/2539

Cartoon illustrating one difference between the 43 Presidents of the United States that have already had a go, and the 44th. gulfstream/2546

Artist reckons he sent a suitcase filled with GPS equipment around the world in a route tracing out the shape of a head—very very unlikely I say. gulfstream/2440

Bracelets made from the focus and zoom rings of old SLR lenses. gulfstream/2434

If you send him your email address, David Horvitz will send you a photograph of the sky for every day of 2008. He also has unusual things to sell. e.g. … gulfstream/2433

Famous photographs (e.g. Capa’s “Death of a Loyalist Soldier”), rendered in Lego. (Interesting details on how they were made as well.) gulfstream/2421

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

Surprisingly charming, inventive, A-Z alphabet pop-up book. gulfstream/2420

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

There 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

“Frida Kahlo of the paintings has The Look. Frida Kahlo of the photos does not. Why?” (includes small photograph) gulfstream/2408

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?