Artifacts

2008-12-11T18:50:00.007-05:00

I get so wild on my motorbike 
I feel so quick in my leather boots
My mood is black when my jacket's on
I cut the road like a sharpened knife
I'm breaking loose on this moonlit night
There's nothing else but me
And an empty road 
And a cool cool wind
It makes me feel so good 
Just like I knew it would
Jesus & Mary Chain

Micro Compact Home .

2008-10-05T21:35:00.000-04:00

m-ch
" Think about reduced consumption and about quality in the small scale . "

How Buildings Learn .

2008-09-28T00:01:00.002-04:00

A 6 part video series by Stewart Brand , with music by Brian Eno .
Originally aired on BBC in 1997 .

Part 1 - Flow

Part 2 - The Low Road

Part 3 - Built for Change

Part 4 - Unreal Estate

Part 5 - The Romance of Maintenance

Part 6 - Shearing Layers

My ideal aesthetic is ...

2008-09-09T20:00:00.002-04:00

minimal but worn in .

2008-08-02T13:27:00.001-04:00

Diller + Scofidio
Bad Press
1993

2008-07-25T22:39:00.002-04:00

richard wilson
20:50
1987
used sump oil, steel
dimensions variable

in 20:50 , the gallery is filled to waist height with recycled engine oil, from which the piece takes its name . a walkway leads from a single entrance , leading the viewer into the space until they are surrounded by oil on all sides . the seemingly impenetrable surface of the oil mirrors the architecture of the room exactly , placing the viewer at the mid - point of a symmetrical visual plane .

my favorite ... abstract expressionist painter

2008-07-09T11:34:00.002-04:00

robert motherwell .

above my desk in paris

2008-05-18T07:18:00.002-04:00

surface to air , a photograph of the lagoon nebula , serge gainsbourg , a russian map of the pompidou center , a flyer from an exhibit mentioned in my first post , a diamond , a flyer for the french release party of the darjeeling limited , a postcard from villa savoye , & wires .

2008-05-18T07:17:00.000-04:00

common projects
spring 2008

feed me with your kiss

2008-05-18T06:50:00.004-04:00

i can barely contain myself upon my discovery of the my bloody valentine 2008 reunion tour .
i am going , i am going to lose myself .

2008-05-18T04:54:00.001-04:00

i found this kitschy tissue box at a supermarket in paris .
it seemed appropriate for the rapidly approaching summer .

my favorite ... sartorialist

2008-05-02T06:08:00.001-04:00

apparently this gentlemen travels the world buying all the great vintage items ( frames , books , fixtures etc ) that you find decorating ralph lauren's stores . to me , that is almost as romantic a job as being a famous artist .

( from the sartorialist )

my favorite ... meal

2008-05-02T05:38:00.001-04:00

breakfast .

baguette aux cereales , pear , raspberry , salade du pecheur , yogurt , coffee , cheese from holland , oranges , a dead rose , kate moss , kyoto candle , & gregory crewdson .

principles of uncertainty

2008-05-02T05:18:00.000-04:00

maira kalman's illustrated blog for the new york times ( turned book )
from april 2006 to april 2007 .
i urge you to read it in its entirety .
some of my favorite panels :

wall coverings

2008-05-02T05:09:00.000-04:00

jim isermann
vacuum - formed plastic
at deitch projects
in 2005

for this 2,700 - panel project , isermann uses five types of concave quadrilateral - based pyramids , whose slight differences in base shape are perceived as undulating rivulets of disruption .

the smiths

2008-04-27T15:32:00.000-04:00

( thanks jacob m . )

my favorite... dancer

2008-04-25T06:03:00.000-04:00

ian curtis
fast forward to 1:42 & 3:00

2008-04-24T14:33:00.000-04:00

merzbau aka the cathedral of erotic misery
kurt schwitters
1919

schwitters would build this neogothic expressionist architecture made out of found objects in his apartment .
according to a friend , the structure would go out one window and come in another , and schwitters rebuilt if every time he moved .

2008-04-24T14:14:00.000-04:00

la chaise
charles & ray eames
1948

my favorite ... podcast

2008-04-15T11:48:00.001-04:00

seminars about long term thinking is a podcast produced by the long now foundation . featuring talks & q & a by a different person every month , this podcast addresses issues about the future through the lense of science , technology , sustainability , art, economics , & culture . some of my favorite previous speakers include brian eno , will wright , george dyson , ray kurzweil , & jimmy wales .
the seminar's website has video , audio , & summaries of previous talks . also , check out other projects by the long now foundation , such as the 10,000 year clock & the rosetta project .

you can subscribe to the podcast ( please do ) here .

there will be blood

2008-04-13T10:22:00.000-04:00

probably should have won the oscar , an all around great film .
but one of its overlooked strengths
is the amazing menswear :

father & son

attention to detail

those boots !

any movie where the main character carries around a moleskine in his back pocket & drinks whiskey out of a flask is a must see in my book .

strandbeest

2008-04-11T04:01:00.000-04:00

for fourteen years theo jansen has been working on creating a new life - form . these creatures consist of walking skeletons made out of yellow electricity tubes . these skeletons are wind powered . over the years an evolution has occurred , which can be seen in the succeeding generations . eventually he wants to put these animals on the beach where they will lead their own lives . more here .

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the artist is giving a lecture at the museum of sciences & industry in chicago on may 12 , 2008 .

(thanks julie)

7000 oaks

2008-04-08T22:37:00.000-04:00

ever walked by west 22nd street , going to art galleries ?
next time pay closer attention to the street & you'll find some art where you don't expect .

colors of shadow

2008-04-01T16:33:00.000-04:00

i've only just begun my observations , but already I've discovered a sublime variety in shadow hues .
- hiroshi sugimoto

2008-04-01T15:52:00.000-04:00

the rose suit
thom browne
spring/summer 2008