Go K! [Pride]
So while K is out in Chicago, she's been making big waves. Most recently, she's been at the Renaissance Society at University of Chicago, where she has helping with their digital strategy.
But it seems like her work at UIC's Gallery 400 is still getting play. First, there was her soundbite on Chicago's own WBEZ for her show.
But just the other day, she got a shout out in ArtNet Magazine. In an article called "Chicago Buildup," they profile her handiwork.
Tear. I'm so proud!
It’s Political Sushi [Oddities]
I guess it's suppose to be an homage, but seems a bit weird to me... Its interesting what they choose to highlight as MyBO's key features...
Dalai Tweets [Dalai Lama]
His holiness, the dalai lama, joins twitter. Under @OHHDL, the office of his holiness the dalai lama has been posting for about 10 hours and has 3,293 followers at the time of the post.
HT: ReadWriteWeb
This post is a bit of promotion [Gallery 400 Exhibit]
This Shadow is a Bit of Ideology, gathers a group of artists working against the darkness cast by a long, drawn-out war, a rancorous spirit in politics, a social landscape obscured by rampant information retrieval, and a crumbling economy. The artists in the exhibition do not turn their backs on current socio-political issues, but neither do they embrace propaganda. Rather, they harness anxieties—political, economic, personal—as productive generators for form. Introspection, reflective criticism, oblique commentary and cohabitation of past with present are just a few of the tactics by which these artists navigate progressively through the twilight.
Visualizing Music Mash-ups
Source: Cool Infographics
The intersection of art and commercialism
A lot of fashion retailers are partnering with designers and artists to promote their brand. Nike has partnered with experimental theater director, Robert Wilson (whose art has appeared in the Guggenheim, Metropolitan Opera of New York, and the Centre Pompidou) to create video portraits for Nike store retail displays.
While not for all companies, I feel that this is a refreshing injection of perspective into a brand. While in Japan, K learned that Chanel's mobile art container. Chanel partnered with famed architect Zaha Hadid to create and curate an multi-media experience. The traveling exhibit launched in HK, made a pit stop in Harajuku, and will end in Paris. Luckily for us, the rush line was pretty short and we were able to get into the exhibit.
Upon entering the container, you're directed to sit down and wait while the all-black-outfitted workers set you up with a personalized mp3 audio guide. A melange of music, voice-overs, and sound effects direct you through the container, telling you to stand-up, look-up, and walk to the next exhibit. Controlling your movements allowed each of us to experience a personal connection with the narrator and art. The 20 different pieces reflected their impressions of chanel, handbags, and leather. I was surprised how edgy some of the content was.
The container lands in New York between October 20 and Nov 9. To read more about visiting it while in NY, check out the NY Times article here.
Starting to collecting jargons for a jar
Many of all work in the professional field. We often create an ecosystem of jargons terms. I don't know why I leverage these terms, but one day I'll figure it out and draw a strawman for you all.
According to Lucy Kellaway, business jargon cloaks the brutal modern workplace in such brainlessly upbeat language.
Read more about it here.
Top pics from japan
I've finally sorted, filtered, and uploaded pics from my trip to Japan. There is much more to come, but I've been running around looking for a new apartment in Chicago. I'll follow-up with posts to provide a narrative to the pics. But in the meanwhile, enjoy!
Goonies 2 Rumors
Rumors are that Goonies 2 has been greenlit. Having grown upon on the original goonies, tried my first baby ruth candy bar, and played the Nintendo Famicom game, I'll be eagerly awaiting its release.
You can read more about it at screenrant.
The Art of Cleaning
Speaking of corporations and their PR marketing campaigns. Green Works, a Clorox Company and maker of "natural cleaners," worked with Paul "Moose" Curtis on a graffiti art project.
Using Green Works products, created "reverse graffiti" by cleaning dirt off walls.
Like my last post, I'm on the fence. Conceptually, I like what the idea of "reverse graffiti," and its ephemeral qualities, and I'm a big fan of the director, Doug Pray (Scratch, and Infamy).
It's just...
I'm just not sure how to feel when street art goes corporate.
Source: Blogthousand!