Dushi is the title of the solo show of Florentijn Hofman at Galerie West in The Hague (The Netherlands). He supersized stuffed animals so that they complete lose their function and feeling.Via todayandtomorrow.net
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Crossing Now “Dialogues for Emergency” Exhibition. This exhibition was organized after the Sichuan earthquake (May 12, 2008), which devastated the Chinese nation, with over 69,000 lives lost and over 15 million people affected, needing temporary homes. Crossin Now looks to help these people through architecture, on an exhibition that will bring talented architects from around the world to discuss the issues of environment and emergency architecture from a global perspective. Via archdaily
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More of a destination than a sculpture, the Light Scraper is a towering vortex of visuals and sound feeding off it's surroundings. Featuring real-time 3D graphics and a human motion tracking system, the Light scraper explores new forms of engagement with technology and ultimately each other. The closer we go the higher the glow, enjoy. Visit ENNES
Friends With You (FWY) is an artist collaborative founded by the two Miami-based artists, Sam Borkson, born in Plantation, Florida in 1979, and Arturo Sandoval III, bornh in Havana, Cuba in 1976. Since its conception in 2002, FWY has continued to promote the two artists' common message of magic, luck, and friendship, through its popular designer toy line, publicart installations , new-form playgrounds , published works, live performances , and variousanimation, motion picture, and multimedia projects.
From Art Basdel in Miami to Pictoplasma in Berlin, FWY has been invited to participate in some of the most respected artistic happenings worldwide. Due to its unique style, creative and technical abilities, FWY has also been commissioned to help develop the image and identity of some of the world’s most prominent brands, including, among others, Nike, MTV, Red Bull, Volkswagon, and Coca-Cola.
Takashi Murakami’s Kaikai Kiki was present in full force at this year’s Art Basel Miami. Having seen Murakami getting thoroughly into the festivities with a full costume, a complete look into the world of Kaikai Kiki was on display. Among the highlights was a massive 2.5 m (8.2 feet) flower ball as well as other Kaikai Kiki patterned pieces such as couches and carpets.(hypebeast)
After having settled down in Los Angeles and New York, Takashi Murakami’s exhibition entitled © Murakami, makes its way onto European soil for the first time, landing in Frankfort at the Museum of Modern Art. The show features a whimsical showcase of all things Murakami, including life-sized interpretations of his infectious characters and countless paintings.
Consisting of members Steffen Sauerteig, Svend Smital and Kai Vermehr, the eBoy collective was founded in 1998 as a channel to explore the three men’s shared interest in the burgeoning pixel art movement. Ten years later, and still at the forefront of pixel art, eBoy has worked with many of the top brands in the world; The New York Times, Nike, Coca-Cola, and Honda are only a few of the hundred plus companies eBoy has created pixel art for. With their work now not just online, but in print, and in galleries, eBoy’s eye for detail is finally being embraced worldwide.
Takashi Murakami is a prolific contemporary Japanese artist who works in both fine arts media, such as painting, as well as digital and commercial media. He attempts to blur the boundaries between high and low art . He appropriates popular themes from mass media and pop culture, then turns them into thirty-foot sculptures, "superflat" paintings, or marketable commercial goods such as figurines or phone caddies.(click name for full profile)
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