Members of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs choir perform a rousing rendition of Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ before Friday’s Opening Ceremony. The original video with better quality is available at the NBC Olympics website.
No Pants Subway Ride 2014
From Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere
On Sunday, January 12th, 2014 tens of thousands of people took off their pants on subways in over 60 cities in over 25 countries around the world. The above photo is from Beijing. In New York, our 13th Annual No Pants Subway Ride had over 4,000 participants, spread out over seven meeting points and eleven subway lines.
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Company of Thieves
From Artists Denial and Ben Frost:
Canadian artist Denial and Australian born Ben Frost have joined forces in a bold exhibition of new work that explores the boundaries of appropriation, in confronting re-imaginings of our current dystopian society.
Inner State Gallery
October 18 – November 15
1410 Gratiot, Eastern Market
Detroit, Michigan
313-774-6505 / info@innerstategallery.com
October 18 – November 15
1410 Gratiot, Eastern Market
Detroit, Michigan
313-774-6505 / info@innerstategallery.com
Self-confessed “˜visual thieves”, both artists have had a long history of stealing and subverting the cultural icons that the advertising and consumerist world has thrust upon us, to create new and pertinent interpretations that are as confronting as they are humorous.
Denial and Frost formed an instant friendship since their meeting in Canada in 2011 and have been creating engaging street and gallery work ever since. “˜Company of Thieves” sees their collaboration push further, with large and small-scale works that reference Pop Art, Graffiti and the corporate world they rebel against.
Banksy Carries On
From Deborah, Michael, & Toni:
Banksy’s month long New York show “Better Out Than In” continues. Here’s work found in the streets from October 11-14, 2013.
October 14, 2013, Queens
Says Banksy:
Some people criticize me for using sources that are a bit low brow (this quote is from ‘Gladiator’) but you know what? “I’m just going to use that hostility to make me stronger, not weaker” as Kelly Rowland said on the X Factor.
October 13, 2013, Banksy originals sold for $60 each in Central Park
Want to know who bought them and how much they were worth? Read about it here.
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Fake Design Studio Satirizes Artists Who Value Style Over Substance
From Emerson Dameron as seen on psfk.com:
Artist uses a tongue-in-cheek method to get noticed
Graphic Designer Amy West has created a brilliantly refreshing new project titled Grafik BS. The work sees a completely made-up design studio with its own fake Behance page aimed at an audience with a shallow understanding of design, or as West puts it, “those who have come to rely on the aesthetic qualities promoted by new technologies with graphic design.”
The studio”s “˜page” displays posters with meaningless messages giving users the ability to comment on her phony designs thus portraying our modern obsession with trends and style whether they be good, or bad. Continue reading “Fake Design Studio Satirizes Artists Who Value Style Over Substance”