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Tomás Saraceno – 14 Billions (Working Title) 2010

tiana — Thu, 13 May 2010 20:43:30 +0000

Tomás Saraceno - 14 Billions (Working Title) Exhibition

Artist and architect Tomás Saraceno explores the world we inhibit through his experiments in art and sustainability.
For the 14 Billions (Working Title) exhibition Saraceno collaborated with astrophysicists, engineers, and spider researchers to create a large scale model of a black widow’s web. Inspired by the scientific study of spiders’ webs to understand the origin and structure of the universe, the installation took two years and 400 cubic meters of elastic black rope to complete.

The exhibit is a continuation in the development of Saraceno’s work from the 53rd Venice Biennale in 2009: Galaxy Forming along Filaments, like Droplets along the Strands of a Spider’s Web.
Along with the new work the exhibition includes a number of photos, drawings, and texts which describe Saraceno’s work and process.
14 Billions is on display at Bonniers Konsthall in Stockholm, Sweden through June 20, 2010.

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Audrey Kawasaki

Audrey Kawasaki

tiana — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:03:23 +0000

Audrey Kawasaki is a painter and illustrator living in Los Angeles, California. Paintings stylistically reflect art nouveau and Japanese manga, creating tension between innocence and seduction. Her work is distinct: young girls with transparent features and evocative wide set eyes. Oil paint is spread thinly on wood allowing for the grain to show through.

With a mass adoration for her work, prints are consistently sold out.
I recently received her Mizuame (seahorse) print (above), as well as a Gelaskin of Odaijini.

Her work is often featured in lowbrow art publications, and she participates in a number of shows. In a past show at Subtext she painted a Kokeshi doll:

And artist Mike Leavitt sculpted an Audrey Kawasaki action figure, for his Art Army exhibition at CoproNason:

For more info, check out her livejournal and myspace.

Tattoos & Design

MOT-Space For Your Future

tiana — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:42:10 +0000

Space For Your Future is the current exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. The exhibition features multidisciplinary work categorized into four groups: Body-Inner Space, Metaphor, Body Sensation, and Memory/Data. Together they propose how we will live and communicate in the future.

My favorite spaces are Body-Inner and Memory/Data:
Body-Inner Space features Cosmic Wonder’s Magic Village 2004, Hussein Chalayan’s LED dress from his Readings collection 2007,

and Ernesto Neto’s Humanoids 2001.

Memory/Data space features Sanaa’s Flower House 2007, French architectural firm R & Sie(n)’s Olzweg 2006,

and Demakervan’s Lace Fence 2005.
Space For Your Future closes January 20, 2008, for more information visit http://www.sfyf.jp/

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Nikki S. Lee, Subcultural Chameleon

tiana — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 05:10:05 +0000

Nikki S. Lee is known for studying subcultures by introducing herself as an artist and participating in their activities. She then portrays them by posing for photographs. Her various projects include: the Hispanic project, skateboarders project, lesbian project, yuppie project, punk project, seniors project, etc. GAK is currently running an exhibit of her work from Projects, as well as her other series, Parts until December 2nd, 2007.

~~The Hispanic Project~~ Correction: The Hip Hop Project Thanks, Danna!

The Lesbian Project

Kiki Smith @ UPenn

Dutch Design Love: Kiki van Eijk

tiana — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:04:46 +0000

Kiki van Eijk is a dutch designer with a kick-ass portfolio of work. I first saw her work posted on core77 for dutch design week 2005. Upon visiting her website kikiworld.nl, I recognized Modern Dutch Tile Chair. I love how this design invokes dutch tradition with a twist by adding in some bombers. As the tiles come together they create chunky, rectangular forms that are really appealing as well.

Speaking of dutch design, I think I might have to wishlist EKWC’s brick book.