Luke Casey, “Jamaica Smile”.

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This is a selection of most beautiful villages around the word. Enjoy the photogallery below.

Village on the bank of the Niger, Mali. Photo by: Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Hidden mountain village in Southern China. Photo by: Christian Ortiz

Mist over countryside in Southwest England. Photo by: Bob Small

Hobbiton village – “Lord of the Rings” movie location in New Zeland. Photo by Weta Workshop

Riomaggiore is a village and comune in the province of La Spezia, situeted ina small valley in the Liguria region of Italy. Photo by James Brandon

Mountain Village, Iran. Photo by Mohammadreza Momeni

Beautiful African sea side village. Photo by Michael Poliza

Hallstatt, Upper Austria, is a village in the Salzkammergut, a region in Austria with 946 inhabitants. Photo by: unknown

Gàsadalur village, Faroe Islands. There were only sixteen people living in village and several of the houses stand empty today. Photo by: Gareth Codd

Village located in Himalayas, Tibet. Photo by: Coolbie Re

Fort Bourtange in a star fort located in the village of Bourtange, Groningen, Netherlands. Photo by Jan Koster

Popeye Village, is a group of rustic and ramshackle wooden buildings located at Anchor Bay in the north-west corner of the Mediterranean island of Malta. Photo by: Mosin

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The Japanese artist Aki Inomata imagined shells for hermit crabs based on french architecture 3D-printed. An interesting and visually very successful process, inspired by the many trips of the artist between the two countries to discover images and an explanatory video after the jump.

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When I visited San Francisco last summer Kyle and I were able a good chunk of the day with Erik Marinovich, one of the best dudes/letterers I know. While we were chilling at his studio he was telling me about this project called Do Not Open where he mails hand-painted envelopes to folks around the world.

Do Not Open brings something that was specifically available to friends and family to the general public. You can submit an address (yours or a friends) and for a fee, a uniquely hand-lettered envelope will be carefully packaged and mailed to you. Envelope dimensions are 15″x20″and no two addresses will look the same. All envelopes are one of a kind that include a hand painted address on #7 kraft bubble mailers (14 1/4″ x 19″) from Office Depot. The series will be limited to only 250 envelopes. Note International orders welcomed!

Erik told me that he should have some more updates to the site early next week, so be sure to keep scoping out his awesome work. Also, mail is clearly becoming the cool new medium. You may have seen Roxy Torres’ hand-lettered envelopes which we posted about last week, which gives this trend even more of a leg to stand on. Anyone else going to utilize this medium for their own project?

La première couverture de livre imprimé à l'aide d'une imprimante 3D a été réalisé, et, bien sûr, il s'agit d'une initiative de Penguin.
Le livre en question est une édition spéciale de On such a full sea de Chang-Rae Lee
Voila, ça, c'est fait :-)

After iGNANT was invited to the opening of Expo 1: New York at MoMA PS1 and The Museum of Modern Art last year in May, we were lucky enough to be part of the presentation of its latest version, the Expo 1 in Rio de Janeiro.

The project was developed by Klaus Biesenbach and Hans Ulrich Obrist in partnership with Volkswagen in order to establish a public discourse around the ecological challenges that go along with our economical and sociopolitical instability of the 21st century. Especially recent events of global climate change and the experience of the Hurricane Sandy gave impetus to create this creative dialogue and translate contemporary art practice into social practice.
The about 70% of the New York exhibits are enriched by some Brazilian artists, which thereby put the focus more on the current areas of conflict of their country. Especially in the city of Rio de Janeiro, as the host for this year’s World Cup and the Olympic Games in 2016, the enormous ecological, economic and infrastructural changes cause friction in society.
Controls by the police and politics, resettlement plans in favor of attractive cityscape stress the tensions even more and often vent into mass demonstrations. It is these parade-like citizen’s initiatives as a recurring motif coupled with the deconstruction of the common gaze on social reality that these artists are concerned with.

In addition to historical works such as Joseph Beuys’ “Sweeping” after the May 1 demonstrations in 1972 on the Karl-Marx-Platz or Chris Burden’s installation, in which he makes the unsinkable Titanic praise to the indestructible Eiffel Tower, works such as Halil Altindere’s Rap video, add a current reference to the riots in Istanbul. Brazilian artist Cinthia Marcelle displayed a bulldozer digging its own hole in the jungle as a loop.

MUSEU DE ARTE MODERNA

 

Museu de Arte Moderna
Av Infante Dom Henrique 85
Parque do Flamengo
20021-140 Rio de Janeiro
Tel: +55 (21) 3883 5600
atendimento@mamrio.org.br
Admission: R$12/R$6
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ANITA SCHARTZ GALERIA DE ARTE

 

On the day of our arrival in Rio de Janeiro, Rio Art Tours took us on a little Gallery and City tour.

‘Anita Schwartz Galeria de Arte’ has been actively part of the local art scene for over 25 years now, mainly focusing on Brazilian art and spreading over 700 m². The minimalistic and clear-cut three stories lead to a wide terrace on the second floor, where a container was placed, destined to host video-installations with capacity for 20 spectators.

Anita Schwartz Galeria de Arte
St José Roberto Macedo Soares 30
Gávea – 22470-100 Rio de Janeiro
Tel: (21) 2540 6446
galeria@anitaschwartz.com.br
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GENTIL CARIOCA

 

A ‘Gentil Carioca’ is a young contemporary gallery that was founded by three artists in 2003, who still run it today. It is located in the historic center of Rio, more specifically in the region called Saara, the largest outdoor market in Latin America.

A Gentil Carioca
Rua Gonçalves Ledo, 17, Sobrado – Centro.
20060-020 Rio de Janeiro
Tel: +55 21 2222-1651
correio@agentilcarioca.com.br
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MUSEU DE ARTE CONTEMPORANEA DE NITERÓI

 

One of the most spectacular places during this trip (unfortunately only from the outside) has definitely been the beautiful, very photogenic Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói built by Oscar Niemeyer. It’s shape has been designed to fit exactly to the Sugarloaf.

Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói
Mirante da Boa Viagem, s/nº. Niterói
24210-390 Rio de Janeiro
Tel: (21) 2620-2400
Admission: R$ 10,00/R$ 5,00
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Here are some more impressions of our trip to Rio de Janeiro. Thank you Volkswagen and MoMa for inviting us. We had a great time and can’t wait to come back to beautiful Brazil some time soon.

Text and images by Sylvie Weber

thomas struth presents a selection of images from his opus, which seeks to dissect the fabricated landscapes of enterprise and industry.

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Here in London, the end of the London Collections: Men means the end of revelling in sartorial male brilliance right? Wrong! Guinness has created a superb short film which features the Sapeurs, a group of people from the Republic of the Congo who embrace stylistic individualism in a truly inspiring way. It’s part of the Guinness Made Of More campaign, which celebrates those who live their lives with real integrity and character.

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Willem de Kooning by Thomas Hoepker

Starting out with an intro from Alfred Hitchcock, British musician King Krule's video for "A Lizard State" moves into a black-and-white optical illusion, showing Krule (aka. Archy Marshall) giving a rendition of the song while standing horizontally off the wall.

There's also a young woman, who peeps in on Marshall while a iguana crawls over his oversize-suited shoulder. The video was directed by Jamie-James Medina, who has worked with Krule in the past, as well as Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx. Watch above!

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Here is a crazy idea for the identity of Stichting Antheil a museum dedicated to the musical genius George Antheil. He was well-know for having distorted the way to make music, so the student Jelle Zweegers has disassembled then reassembled a scanner to created a distorted logo.

The scanner is the identity of Stichting Antheil, the printed corporate identity has to be scanned by an employee everytime a letter leaves the building. This way a dynamic identity is created by the foundation employees itself.

 

The *entire* cast of Futurama, in one image. Inside is every character that appeared in the show,..(Read...)

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de Kooning in his East Hampton NY studio.

Created in 2006 by multidisciplinary artist Kimsooja, To Breathe – A Mirror Woman was an elaborate installation at the Palacio de Cristal, Parque del Retiro, in Madrid. Originally built in the late 1880s to house a collection of flora and fauna from the Philippines, Kimsooja transformed the Palacio de Cristal into a multisensory sound and light experience. A special translucent diffraction film was used to cover the windows to create an array of naturally occurring rainbows which were in turn reflected by a mirrored surface that covered the entire floor. Additionally, an audio recording of the artist breathing was played throughout the space to further enhance the experience. The installation was on view through the end of the summer and you can read much more about it here.

Kimsooja most recently wrapped the Korean Pavilion with a similar film treatment at the 2013 Venice Art Biennale. (via My Amp Goes to 11)