“We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams” is a quote taken from Ode by Arthur O’Shaughnessy via the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
A bit of whimsy and playful type, this is MaricorMaricar‘s largest piece to date at A1. We find the quote and work quite charming!
A limited edition of 100 signed and numbered A2 prints of the artwork are now available. Head to their store for more details.
Our New York team always looks forward to The NY Art Book Fair at MoMa PS1! My favorite part of the fair is discovering new zines and artists and I always leave with a bag of goodies. But be warned it gets very crowded! So now that you’ve been warned…mark you calendars and get ready to be inspired.
Printed Matter presents the sixth annual NY Art Book Fair, from September 30 to October 2, 2011, at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, Queens. A preview will be held on the evening of Thursday, September 29th. Free and open to the public, and featuring more than 200 exhibitors, the NY Art Book Fair is the world’s premier event for artists’ books, contemporary art catalogs and monographs, art periodicals, and artist zines. Exhibitors include international presses, booksellers, antiquarian dealers, artists and independent publishers from twenty-one countries. (via The NY Art Book Fair site)
HOURS AND LOCATION
The NY Art Book Fair is free and open to the public.
Friday, September 30, 11 am–7 pm
Saturday, October 1, 11 am–7 pm
Sunday, October 2, 11 am–7 pm
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Avenue at 46th Avenue
Long Island City, NY
Berlin-based artist Olafur Eliasson has taken his art to the skies by creating a “moveable rainbow” above the the roof of the ARoS Aarhus Kuntsmuseum in Denmark.
Titled Your Rainbow Panorama, according to Wired UK it consists of
a 150-metre-long and three-metre-wide self-contained circular walkway with glass that moves through all of the colours of the spectrum. The 52-metre-diameter walkway …[Is located] 3.5 metres above the roof and stretches like a multi-coloured halo — supported by 12 slender columns.
Though it was conceived in 2006, the piece has been under construction until this May when it was finally unveiled to the public. Tinted in rainbow colors, this paneled walkway allows viewers to see the city through a technicolor lens, which Eliasson hopes will allow visiters to “erase the boundary between inside and outside” and find ” a place where you become a little uncertain as to whether you have stepped into a work of art or into part of the museum.” (via PSFK)
‘the maison in a room’ is a space entirely redesigned and redecorated by Belgian fashion designer maison martin margiela at 10 corso como. the atmosphere of the room draws on his iconographic use of black and white furniture, objects, fabrics and textures. trompe l’oeil walls of this parisian apartment show a fireplace, doors and carved wood panels to build on the space’s personality.
Referencing the coloring games played by children, the walls are displayed with partially empty numbered zones to be re-colored in different shades of grey and silver. safes are half hidden behind classical paintings to display jewelry while sunglasses are presented on the eyes of surrealistic dolls.
‘the maison in a room’ is occupied by additional designs by margiela including: his complete collection of home objects edited by ENO, the maison martin margiela book published by rizzoli, ‘untitled’ his first fragrance for women, his jewelry collection, his complete collection of ‘incognito’ sunglasses and his hand-knotted wool and silk rug which came out of his collaboration with chevalier édition.
MoMa PS1 will bring the worlds of fashion, dance, visual art, performance art, and theater together with MOVE! to create “a new genre of performance-based installation. The two-day event being held on October 30th and 31st will feature 12 collaborations between artists and fashion designers.
RE:FORM SCHOOLis a high profile group art exhibition and event series, and public awareness campaign that is bringing together the creative community to bring public awareness to reform our public education system.
The event series takes place from Saturday, October 9th – Monday October 11th from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM and is located at 233 Mott Street, New York City, NY 10012.
RE:FORM SCHOOL is a REDUproject.REDUstands for rethinking, reforming and rebuilding US education. Powered by people and technology, REDU is a movement designed to expand and encourage the national conversation around education reform by providing information and resources to learn, a community platform to connect, and the tools to act. Get involved at letsredu.com.
From RE:FORM SCHOOL’s official site:
“Throughout history artists have lent their creative expression to issues of culture & politics. They combine innovation with art’s greatest strength – the ability to transcend boundaries and make an impact, while not relying solely on language. We would like to invite you to join together with many of today’s top contemporary artists, hundreds of volunteers, sponsors and grass roots organizers to send a loud message that the time has come to fix our ailing public school system.”
To learn more about participating artists such as, Shepard Fairey, Swoon, and more – go here.
Definitely check out the official RE:FORM blog to see how the project has developed and meet the artists.
We’ll be there and hope you’ll come out to support this cause too. If you’re unable to attend the event in New York, there are other ways to participate! Learn how.
We love our great city and Jim Datz’s posters pay homage to Manhattan and Brooklyn in playful, Pop Art–inspired style screen-printed posters. Spice up your home with a fun print, at just $48 and printed on recycled paper – these posters will do just the trick!
Manhattan poster by Jim Datz, $48 at Three Potato Four.
Sign up here to be contacted when the Brooklyn poster is restocked.
Today’s our last day in Vegas for Project and FN Platform and we’ve been surrounded by the latest in apparel and accessories design. It’s been great to see old friends and make new ones but we’re looking forward to heading back to New York. We’ve worked and played hard in Vegas and can’t wait to share with you our recap next week…stay tuned!
The convention centers in Las Vegas are massive and the number of booths can get overwhelming and it’s really easy to feel small in the space, so when we found this image of Charles LeDray’s work it was quite refreshing.
LeDray’s latest exhibit, CHARLES LEDRAY: workworkworkworkwork is currently on display at the ICA in Boston and will travel to the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. On display are 50 sculptures and installations, from LeDray’s early works to the first U.S. presentation ofMENS SUITS (2006-2009), his highly acclaimed project presenting three complex, small-scale vignettes of second-hand clothing shops.
We’re starting a new series on the blog, featuring the latest and greatest in Shoe Art!
When we first came across this piece, we found it quite clever! To walk or to ride?
UK designer Max Knight created “The Walking Bike,” a bicycle made from a standard frame but with wheels made from eight different pairs of shoes topped with black ankle socks!
The Greater New York exhibit opens Sunday at PS 1 in Long Island City and will run through October 18th. This is the third installment showcasing 68 artists and collectives that live and work in the New York area. Covering a full range of practices and media, the artists in Greater New York are inspired by this great cityand the “exhibitioncenters largely on the process of creation and the generative nature of the artist’s studio and practice.” Many featured artists have been commissioned to work in residence in MoMA PS1’s gallery space to shoot photographs and video, rehearse and realize performances, and stretch the notions of sculpture, painting, photography, film, and video-making.
To read more about the upcoming exhibit, go here.
We can’t wait to check this out!
The Opening Day Celebration for Greater New York is Sunday, May 23 from 12-6PM.
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