Objectified

Just seen the trailer for this documentary that came out at the start of this year (missed that then). Objectified looks at the role of design in our everyday lives. Its from the people who made the film Helvetica

the film has an interesting website/blog too.

Journal of Contemporary Art Interviews

There is an absolute treasure trove of interviews available online taken from the archives of the Journal of Contemporary Art. For photographers I would recommend the interviews with Thomas Ruff and Willie Doherty but obviously dont limit your reading to your own medium.

http://www.jca-online.com/interviews.html

Fluxus: Knitted Glass Sculpture

This structure is made up of thousands of individual Murano glass pieces in black, white and shades of grey that link together to form what appears to be an oversized knitted fabric, weighing over 6 tonnes.

Style over circumstance

I saw the book of these photographs recently and really love it. The Gentleman of Bacongo are a group of dandies in a suburb of the Congo who put a lot os effort into dressing with a touch of elegance. This article is from the Telegraphs new online Photography pages ‘Telephoto’ which is worth keeping an eye on.

CINECITY- Brighton Film festival

For those of you who still don’t know about brighton’s film festival there are still 5 days to go. ENDS SUN 6.

I highly recommend trying to get tickets to see A PROPHET by Jacques Audiard  (THE BEAT THAT MY HEART SKIPPED) screening on Sun at 6:30  at the Duke of Yorks

Photo Festival Giveaway

What better way to celebrate the photograph during a swanky opening party to the Paris Photo Festival than to dump a mass of old photographs at the entrance and let everyone help themselves. Inside photographs were being sold at prices in the tens of thousands while at the door a bunch of pranksters gave away stuff for free as long as you were willing to get involved.

read more here: http://www.lensculture.com/webloglc/mt_files/archives/2009/11/art-market-anarchy.html

Peter Crawley: Stiched Illustrations

Peter’s series of illustrations that replace the pencil with cotton thread include abstract line studies and iconic buildings.

MOCA Goes Gaga

The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles celebrated it’s 30th anniversary with a one-off performance of Lady Gaga and the Bolshoi Ballet, deisgned by artist Francesco Vezzoli, with props by Miuccia Prada, Frank Gehry, Damien Hirst and Baz Luhrmann.

Vogue’s Black Barbie Auction

Photographs with black Barbies posed like real models in Vogue Italia’s Black Issue.

Mathieu Lehanneur demos science-inspired design

Naming science as his chief inspiration, Mathieu Lehanneur shows a selection of his ingenious designs — an interactive noise-neutralizing ball, an antibiotic course in one layered pill, asthma treatment that reminds kids to take it, a living air filter, a living-room fish farm and more.