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Tissue #4. Martin Eder.

roni horn “thicket no.1” 1990

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Here’s a lovely interview with my friend, Hong Kong-born, Berlin-based, artist Andrea Wan as she prepares for her first solo show, in Denmark. Vancouver really misses you Andrea, me especially.

I love the part where she talks about the improvised stories she used to tell into a tape recorder when she was younger. Things like that can unlock ideas that are buried deep in your subconscious.

My mom kept an old journal of mine from grade 3, and when I found it a few years ago, it was hilarious to see how many of the stories were about someone getting lost. It didn’t matter if it was a boy, a snail, a knight. No matter what happened in the beginning and middle of my stories, somewhere near the end, whoever it was, they got lost. I guess it was my biggest fear at the time.

Andrea Wan’s Website

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Foam, 2013. Mixed media. Photo by Nobutada Omote, courtesy SANDWICH.

Foam, 2013. Mixed media. Photo by Nobutada Omote, courtesy SANDWICH.

Foam, 2013. Mixed media. Photo by Nobutada Omote, courtesy SANDWICH.

Foam, 2013. Mixed media. Photo by Nobutada Omote, courtesy SANDWICH.

Foam, 2013. Mixed media. Photo by Nobutada Omote, courtesy SANDWICH.

Foam, 2013. Mixed media. Photo by Nobutada Omote, courtesy SANDWICH.

Foam, 2013. Mixed media. Photo by Nobutada Omote, courtesy SANDWICH.

Created by artist Kohei Nawa (previously here and here) for the 2013 Aichi Triennale, Foam is an immsersive cloud-like installation made from huge plumes of amorphous bubbles, meant to mimic a bleak primordial landscape. Nawa is known for his explorations of cellular forms as seen in his extensive series of PixCell sculptures where animal forms are covered in glass beads, and Foam seems to be a natural extension of this. All images courtesy SANDWICH and the 2013 Aichi Triennale.

Jamie McCartney is a multi-disciplinary artist who specializes in sculpture. For “The Great Wall of Vagina,” McCartney casted the vaginas of 400 women, ranging in age from 18-76 years. Casts of mothers, daughters, twins, trans men and women, pre- and post-natal women, and a woman’s pre- and post-labiaplasty are all featured in this large piece. “In creating this work, I set out to alleviate the needless anxiety that is driving so many women to contemplate cosmetic genital surgery.” “The Great Wall of Vagina” book is for sale and features testimonies of over 100 women who took part in the piece. The piece even has an entire site dedicated to it, featuring images and videos and other information about the project.

For “The Spice of Life,” McCartney casted the genitals of flaccid and erect penises, vulvas with closed and open legs,and breasts of a variety of people. “4×4″ depicts a panel of 16 erect penises. McCartney claims that many people have engaged with his work in positive ways, noting the variety and lack of “normality” across the spectrum of featured genitals. People often use pornography to gauge normalcy of their genitals, even though these representations are skewed or exaggerated.

McCartney’s pieces, “Old Glory”  and “O Limp Pricks,” feature casts of the tip of the artist’s penis. For ”Internal Affairs,” McCartney casted the inside of vaginas, transforming the vagina into an external, almost phallic organ.

In all of these pieces, McCartney seeks to satisfy our curiosity and asks us to engage with the relationship we have with our own bodies.

The post Jamie McCartney’s Genital Cast Sculptures (NSFW) appeared first on Beautiful/Decay Artist & Design.

The Workbed concept lets you easily transform your entire work space into a cozy bed perfectly suited for power naps.

Designed by Mira Schroder of BLESS, the desk essentially has two different modes. You’ve got work mode, and sleep mode. The space saving design also makes the Workbed a great choice for small spaces and urban dwellers as well. It’s extremely easy to transform too. With just the press of a button, the desk turns to bed, and thanks to the unique design of the sheets, they will stay attached to the underside of the table/mattress even while it’s flipped over. There’s also a nice little shelf on the side providing some extra storage space. The Workbed is part of BLESS’s No. 33 Artistcare collection.

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most unexpected gif action of 2013

Photos by Kyle Thompson. More below!

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I could watch this forever. Not sure who made this or where it’s from, but it’s damn cool. Anyone know it’s source?

the tang contemporary art booth has been transformed into a replica of a finance office in beijing, where ordinary devices seem to inhale and exhale.

The post wang yuyang breathing series – finance department at art basel in miami beach appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

almost 700 objects by melbourne design studios are suspended on a wall of 7 x 15 meters at the national gallery of victoria in australia.

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What a beautiful modern globe. It came out of a collaboration between Monocle and Nendo Watanabe. Major cities are marked in bold type on a black and silver background. I’d give it a home!

for the 12th edition of art basel in miami beach (ABMB), the swiss artist created a smoke bomb of rainbow-hued fumes

The post olaf breuning detonates smoke grid at art basel in miami beach appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

Giannina. 

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En Belgique, l’agence Duval Guillaume Modem a réalisé un billboard distributeur de papier cadeau pour Coca-Cola.

Coca-Cola se veut distributeur de bonheur, positionement particulièrement adapté aux cadeaux de Noël. C’est ainsi que l’agence a eu l’idée de créer un papier cadeau reprenant le slogan « Open Happiness ». Des billboard adaptés dans plusieurs grandes villes de Belgique permettent aux passant de se servir en papier cadeau.

Avec cette opération, Coca-Cola s’ouvre les portes des foyers le jour de Noël, réaffirmant son rôle de pourvoyeur de bonheur.

Edit du 27 décembre 2013 : le papier cadeau en vidéo

Duval Guillaume vient de mettre en ligne la vidéo de l’opération. Les passants, étonnés mais ravis, se servent pour emballer leurs futurs cadeaux.

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