Category Archives: Art

MoMA Unadulterated

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Audio Tour Hack is a playful band of artists and communication professionals who collaborate with museums, galleries and businesses to create interactive and entertaining content. Their most recent project, MoMA Unadulterated, enlisted a gaggle of 3 to 10 year old … Continue reading →

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A Book Is Proof…

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

This wonderful graphic paean to the printed book is the work of Australian freelance illustrator Gavin Aung Than. His entertaining and educational website, Zen Pencils, was launched earlier this year and was inspired by quotes from famous figures as diverse … Continue reading →

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No Place for Superman

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

São Paulo, Brazil now offers a reason to use a public phone rather than your mobile. Sponsored by Brazilian telecommunication company Vivo, Call Parade is a collaborative art project that uses public phone booths as its medium. One hundred phone booths … Continue reading →

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How They Do That

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Do you ever pass some amazing street art and wonder how it was created? Well, even if you never thought about it, here are some examples of amazing street art that has been popping-up around the globe in recent months. … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Maps

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

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aMAZEme London

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Inspired by a mutual love for the work of Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, Brazilian artists Marcos Saboya and Gualter Pupo have created aMAZEme at London’s Southbank Centre. Constructed with more than 250,000 books by dozens of volunteers, the labyrinth, … Continue reading →

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Guarding the Museum

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

I am always intrigued by the urban art “interventions” of the Spanish art performance collective Luzinterruptus. Their latest piece titled “Plastic Garbage Guarding the Museum” is a large scale installation consisting of thousands of multicolored plastic shopping bags inflated with … Continue reading →

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Do Fictitious Dishes Have Calories

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

For her very clever photo project called “Fictitious Dishes“, graphic artist/designer/editor/photographer Dinah Fried has reimagined meals for iconic fictional characters. She recreated and staged meals from Moby Dick, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Catcher in the Rye, Alice … Continue reading →

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Voices in High Towers

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

British artist Robert Montgomery’s text/art has appeared on streets and in galleries around the world. His eloquent, moving and ruminative statements challenge viewers’ beliefs and illusions. Montgomery usually plasters over existing signage and replaces the advertising with poetry. This summer, … Continue reading →

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Room for Art

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

The Clarion Hotel in Stockholm‘s happening Södermalm district, loves art so much that they inaugurated a scheme this summer that offers artists the opportunity to pay for their accommodations with a work of art. The offer is good for a … Continue reading →

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