A new exhibition at the British Library traces the history of crime fiction through an enlightening illustrated alphabet. From the foxed pages of the earliest forays into crime in the late 19th century to the rubbed spines and cracked joints of well-fingered contemporary paperbacks, there are some choice books on display. Illustrated covers of crime [...]
David Bowie is a man of many faces, a fact borne out by the selection of 45 7-inch single sleeves soon to be exhibited at The Vinyl Factory in London’s Chelsea. The exhibition, entitled David Bowie Nacht Musik, follows a near-identical format to the recent Kraftwerk 45RPM show. It will feature the collection of original [...]
Submergence is a mixed media installation designed to challenge the natural perception of space. The piece includes 8,064 points of lights, suspended from the ceiling in a mind-boggling construction. Developed by collaborative group Squidsoup, which consists of international artists, researchers, and designers who create work that “combines sound, physical space, and virtual worlds to produce [...]
We’re gutted we didn’t get to see Ann Hamilton’s groundbreaking installation, The Event of a Thread, at the Park Avenue Armory in New York. Perhaps the only saving grace of not seeing it in person, is this gorgeous new video by Paul Octavious who managed to catch a final glimpse of the installation before it [...]
In their “Geolocation” project, conceptual artists Nate Larson and Marni Shindelman use GPS data to locate tweets and then add a photographic layer to the 140-character story. Every tweet may contain a story. But in 140 characters or less, tweets can only hint at drama, romance, tragedy, and intrigue. Artists Nate Larson and Marni Shindelman [...]
Visitors walk among large ice sculptures at the 29th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China, on Jan. 6. The annual festival features hundreds of activities related to snow and ice. With snow allegedly on its way to Britain and northern Europe, we thought it a perfect time to show you some pics [...]
Dave Brown is probably best known for playing Bollo the gorilla in The Mighty Boosh, but he is also a graphic designer and photographer. He has a new exhibition of portraits of 50 well known comedians at London’s Strand Gallery. Entitled Tough Crowd, the exhibition features the likes of Adam Buxton, Bill Bailey, Julian Barratt, [...]
Argentinian artist, Tomás Saraceno has created a fantastic new installation at the HangarBicocca in Milan. On Space Time Foam, a floating structure composed of three levels of clear film that allows the public to walk, crawl or jump over each other while suspended by the structure. Click the pic to find out more.
Slinkachu is a master of the miniature world and he has been at it again with his recent show at Andipa Gallery in London. In conjunction with his book, Global Model Village, the installation with the same name featured what the artist described as “the common denominators of humankind, the dramas of hope and tragedy, [...]
British photographer Julian Germain traveled around the world from 2004 to 2012 and through his recent travels he photographed classrooms of students. In an exhibition at the Foto Museum in Rotterdam called “The Future is Ours” Germain’s aim was to depict how children across the world experience education. From the light, colourful spaces in Western [...]
