Five Nobel-winning scientists have been paired with five textile designers as part of a two-year project between Central Saint Martins College and the Medical Research Council, and the result is Nobel Textiles: a brilliant week of exhibitions and events at the ICA and in St James’s Park, London. Theres an introduction film to the project here Five greenhouses in St James’s Park will contain self..
In the sophisticated popular culture of the Edo period (1603-1868), much attention was devoted to Japan’s rich pantheon of traditional monsters and apparitions, known as yokai. Sometimes frightening, sometimes humorous, these compelling Japanese folk creatures were the subject of numerous artistic and literary works. One such work was Hyakkai Zukkan, a collection of picture scrolls completed in ..
exhibition at bitforms gallery nyc, 6 March to 12 April 2008. from reas
As a result of diminishing resources and rising prices the age of oil is drawing to a close. Accordingly there is increasing interest in renewable raw materials as alternative sources of energy and as a basis for the production of plastics. These new bio materials are above all useful for packaging, because they are naturally degradable and break down into their original components. The best fut..
Here is a collection of digital illustrations of mechs, droids and borgs discovered via the Pixiv image sharing site. Follow the link below each image to view the artist’s website. POLIZEI ROBOTER [Hikaru Kanefusa] COMBAT BALL [Hikaru Kanefusa] Cyborg [Hikaru Kanefusa] e9 [MAUVE] L2C4 [MAUVE] electric girl [Denki] Armor Suit [Denki] UE [VVV] Hyaku Shiki Kai [Saburo] Cyber Ninja [元村人] Major Maint..
In the early 1970s, artist Kazuaki Saito’s fantastic alien landscape illustrations graced the covers of SF Magazine, Japan’s first successful and longest running science fiction periodical.
this delightfully deranged promo video for Maximum The Hormone’s “Bikini Sports Ponchin” was directed by Kōki Tange (Yellow Brain).
연설문중 If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. 만약 아직도 미국이 모든것이 가능한 나라라는데 의심을 가지고 있는 사람들이 있다면, 미국의 건국자들의 꿈이 아직도 이 시대에 살아 있는지 궁금해 하는 사람들이 있다면, 그리고 민주주의의 힘을 의심하는 사람이 있다면. 오늘이 바로 당신의 의심에 대한 답입니다. It’s t..
Interesting interview with David Chipperfield by Martha Thorne (Associate Dean for External Relations of IE School of Architecture and Executive Director of the Pritzker Prize). He shares his thoughts on new concepts in architecture.
Here are some images from ©MURAKAMI, a retrospective exhibition of work by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, which opened two weeks ago at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. The exhibition includes paintings, sculptures and animation by the artist, including the unveiling of a new animation called Kaikai & Kiki. Watch Murakami give a tour of the exhibition, and a preview of the new a..
