posted on July 21, 2011 by Gina Hong
The 2008 Presidential elections witnessed amazing street art following Obama's every move. Shepard Fairey created another icon, gallery shows were dedicated to Obama art, etc. Whether or not things will be as intense for Mr. President's re-election campaign remains to be seen, but the battle has officially begun. On N7th and Bedford Ave. in Williamsburg, of all places:
a handpainted touch--
The work isn't necessarily a breathtaking piece of design, but it gets the job done--and the Republicans still got nuthin' on this.
We're excited to see what the campaign will bring out in artists: hopefully everyone will be as inspired as they were last time around, despite all the talk of the President's 'broken promises.' In the street art battle for 2012, who will win--broken promises and attempts at improvements, or those who never promise anything other than "oh, we'll never ever touch the military budget"?
posted on July 18, 2011 by admin
prints995 is proud to introduce our newest photography series by Sonya Kozlova.
Sonya Kozlova is an eighteen-year-old photographer born in Moscow and raised in Milwaukee. Using the aura of unknown contexts, Kozlova captures movement and color in such a delicate manner as to veil her photographs with a dreamlike quality. The images continue to disclose their intricacies over time: the depth of a single spot of color, the travelling lines across an image, and the gentle mimicry of texture and motion.
The artist discusses her photography in this exclusive video for prints995 on YouTube and Vimeo:
[Photographer Sonya Kozlova on prints995.com from prints995 on Vimeo]
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posted on July 16, 2011 by Gina Hong
Slow Saturday? Speed things up a bit with these awesome links.
You can charge your iPhone with the new Vitamin Water ads! Bus shelters in NY, LA, Boston, and Chicago are now hosting charging stations as part of the coolest ad we've seen in a whle.
The California-based sculptor Don Wakefield recently discovered a copy of his work in a corporate collection in California; only problem is that he didn't make it--a fake had been purchased in Beijing.
Remember that Picasso thief everybody couldn't get enough of? Turns out that 11 more works that went missing from NY galleries and hotels were found in his home... eek.
Photojojo's got a new iPhone SLR mount! Looks pretty amazing:
Want to send messages to Emmy Rossum--while she's INSIDE a film? Intel and Toshiba are launching a new social film experience involving facebook and twitter!
New public sound art project coming to Brooklyn. 'Nuff said.
An amazing site is about to launch: Visual.ly--an online service that lets you create your own infographics, easy peasy!
You've most likely heard about JR--the street artist and TED Prize winner who launched the Inside Out Project, a call for a global street art movement involving personal black and white portraits. He's started to document the process on video on Youtube!
SO AWESOME: check out Tattly--the recently launched online store for 'designy' temporary tattoos! Perfect for summer time: bare those arms with some slick, temporary tats!
And remember! Follow our twitter if you want to keep yourself updated throughout the week!
posted on July 14, 2011 by Gina Hong
Tiring week? Blow off some steam and check out the Chelsea Art Crawl tonight! This includes indulging in a pre-weekend party afterwards.
Artlog's Chelsea Art Crawl 2011 is working with the Brooklyn Museum, the Appraisers Association of America and the Chelsea Art Museum to provide after-hours access to over a dozen galleries and non-profits. Then of course there's the incredible summer party at the Chelsea Art Museum from 9:00pm to 11:00pm.There will be Grolsch beer! And Coruba Rum cocktails! For $25 a pop you can enjoy art talks, curator tours, and other events--head over to buy your ticket now! Remember drinks and food will be provided while supplies last. So get there before the supplies stop lasting. Again, there will be GROLSCH BEER.
posted on July 10, 2011 by Gina Hong
Double check that you’re not living in a cave if you haven’t heard of Steve Lambert’s previous projects: a fake edition of the New York Times announcing the end of the Iraqi war, and a free firefox add-on called Add-Art, which replaces ads with curated art images--
Well Steve Lambert is gearing up to hit the public again: he’s currently raising funds for a public art project about--wait for it--capitalism. Lambert’s kickstarter page reads:
Starting a conversation about Capitalism is like walking up to a stranger and asking, "Can I talk to you about Jesus?" The word "capitalism" is a red flag. And for good reason – pretty soon some dude is talking your ear off about "The System, man." Ugh.
...As a culture, we need the vision and boldness it takes to discuss the problem itself...as citizens we need the courage to begin these discussions in order to move on to new and better visions for the future...
Lambert is therefore proposing a polling booth for one simple question: Does capitalism work for me? He wants to travel around the control with a giant LED sign that reads CAPITALISM and a voting mechanism that will allow him to display a tally of the voting outcomes.
Sounds pretty flippin’ amazing; when this happens, we hope we’ll all get the chance to vote.
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