Kalin Lindena once invited artists to graffiti a gallery wall in Cologne, and then spent the next few days painting over their work to create a massive collage. A former graffiti artist herself (she “studied” it for almost 10 years), she is familiar with layering color over existing textures and structures. Her latest exhibition is at Galerie Parisa Kind in Frankfurt.
Daito Manabe makes innovative use of sounds, software and circuitry. Par exemple:
art swap meet in the desert featuring booths from some of our favorites!
Featured booths by:
Gabie Strong- Smock Shop - Lisa jo & Debo Eilers - Matt Borruso’s Book Store -
Ooga Booga - We Have Photoshop - Amy Yao - Circular File - Lisa Sitko - Anicka Yi & Maggie Peng -
Kye Potter & Julia Dzwonkoski: Grab Bag Sale - Semiotext(e) - Tyson Reeder (Club Nutz)
- Sumi Ink Club/ Elysian Park Museum of Art Store - Michele Abeles - Margaret Lee - Megan Plunkett - Carissa Rodriguez - Young Art
Colorado Wedding Salon is a platform for culinary and cultural exchanges between Wedding and non-Wedding residents (Wedding is a neighborhood in Berlin). Residents come together and someone cooks food from their home country. Discussions ensue.
There have been several welcomed additions to Berlin’s retail offerings in the past couple of weeks. One is the Image Mouvement video art space and DVD shop on Oranienbergerstrasse; another is the international magazine boutique Do You Read Me? Their website features highlights from current issues of some of the magazines they stock (and employs a familiar blog template).
Design Observer has posted an interview with recent MacArthur Grant recipient Tara Donovan.
Untitled, 2003, styrofoam cups and glue
Mother Jones offers a disturbing list of practices used to disenfranchise American voters.
(via we-make-money-not-art.com)
Always a fall highlight for me, the New York Art Book Fair opens tonight and runs through the weekend. Looks like both the fair and the conference will feature a solid roster of participants. Sad to miss this.