When Mother wanted to achieve an authentic 60s look for its recent poster campaign for Stella Artois 4%, the agency turned to illustrator Robert McGinnis, who created classic posters for films including Breakfast At Tiffany’s and Barbarella, as well as Bond movies Live And Let Die and Thunderball. “Because Stella Artois 4% lives [...]
This is the homepage of the site for W139, an Amsterdam-based exhibition and production space for contemporary art. All the elements sit on a trolley that is wheeled around the space and photographed from above The installion, known as the WEX machine, looks like this. It photographs itself regulalry through each day. Each new image [...]
Anthony Burrill (shown above, looking suitably stressed) has a new show opening on July 24 at the Kemistry Gallery in London: over the past few days he has been busy installing the work… Burrill’s show is called In a New Place and features large-scale works that have been laser-cut in acrylic as well as a [...]
It’s often said that in order to have a vibrant culture, a city needs the presence of a creative community – so why not tempt that community to come to your city with the offer of a free bed for the night? Creators Inn is a project initiated by Swedish fashion brand Elvine and design [...]
The latest art studio belongs to the Vietnamese painter Do Hoang Tuong based in Saigon, Vietnam. More work by the artist can be seen at Galerie Quynh. He does wonderful little paintings like these below.. See more artist studios online. Read the original post on the Art News Blog
Anyone visiting LABoral Art and Industrial Creation Centre before September 7 will get face to face with a mysterious installation by young artist Félix Luque Sánchez. Chapter I: The Discovery is an impenetrable, geometric object and a series of videos restaging the moment of its discovery, as if it were a scene from a sci-fi [...]
I never thought i’d mention good old Tarzan on wmmna but there you go. Last week, I went to Paris and ran from one gallery to another. I’m not sure what got into me but at some point i decided to change plans and swap the Martin Parr exhibition at the Jeu de Paume for [...]
A couple of months ago, the postgirl brought me a magazine i had contributed to. I’m absurdly reluctant to open any publication i’ve contributed to. Poor mag laid on the kitchen table for weeks. Last week, however, i grabbed it on my way to the airport and realized that the magazine, the very first issue [...]
25 Jul, 2009
Posted by: admin In: BBC Arts
A look at the six buildings which are in the running for the 2009 Stirling Prize for architecture. Read the original article on the BBC
25 Jul, 2009
Posted by: admin In: BBC Arts
Rare film giving a unique insight into the life of Cheltenham-born composer Gustav Holst is discovered by BBC Gloucestershire. Read the original article on the BBC