Did you know...

Georgia O'Keeffe made many paintings about New York City?

Many can be seen at The Brooklyn Museum's exhibition on the 20s.  It's nice of the Brooklyn Museum to lift me out of my vagina flower naivete.    

old meets new

Why aren't I in Rome right now?!  They're having an awesome exhibit of modern Italian design within classic Italian venues.  I need a teleporter stat!

(Un)Still Life

I always enjoy checking out the exhibitions at the Brooklyn Public Library's central branch.  (Un)Still Life just went up and I especially enjoy the works by Justine Reyes' Vanitas collection.

"Taking inspiration from Dutch Vanitas paintings, these photographs incorporate personal artifacts within the traditional construct of still life.  Pairing objects that belonged to my grandmother with my own possessions speaks to the concept of memory, familial legacy and the passage of time."

Savage Beauty

I saw the McQueen exhibit at the Met a few weeks ago and it's one of the best exhibits I've ever seen.  The objects, the design, the music, the lighting... it's not to be missed.  Hair, feathers, flowers and clam shells make up some of the most innovatively designed garments of our time.  Here's a few teaser images.

Shapes!

Tonight I went to an event at MoMA for Shape Lab, an exhibit for children to explore shapes. The coolest idea they employed was painting magnetic sections onto the wall where you could create shapes out of giant magnets. Their text panel was made of magnets on the wall too. I enjoyed playing.

so, we all know...

that cardboard is a delightfully cheap and alternative and hipster and tree hugger material to use for building furniture. I am hoping to have some brilliant solution to our zero budget bookstore at the ADHS. I am counting on cardboard to give me a hand. Here's some images that I'm counting on to spawn the big idea...


This last one is from foldschool. I think this is the most useful for plagiarizing.

Jazz, Man

Tonight is the opening for the Jazz Loft Exhibition at the Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. It will be exciting to see it all put together after being a part of the installation process for the last 2 weeks. My favorite photos are the ones he took out the window. City watching out an upper story window is an experience all New Yorkers can relate to.

tis the season

To visit PS1 in Queens and experience the James Turrell Meeting Room. Since it's getting dark so early, the full effect of the changing natural light can be seen. Don't forget to bundle up, it's open to the elements.

A photo I snuck last year.

Preview

Ethics + Aesthetics = Sustainable Fashion will be opening at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery in November. One designer featured, Alabama Chanin's studio environment sounds like a dream. This handmade piece from her bridal collection reflects her desire to "preserve the living arts".