Peter Norton Family Christmas Art Projects at the MoMA Design Store
This Christmas is the 22nd anniversary of the Peter Norton Christmas Project, a series of limited-edition artworks once only available to those on the software pioneer's personal Nice list (see a 2005 NYT writeup for more info). Commissioned to make contemporary art more accessible, the artists' creations were unavailable to the general public until this [...]
'Almost Sunset' Photo Series by Liva Rutmane
Liva Rutmane. Left: Almost Sunset 01. Right: Almost Sunset 03.
Liva Rutmane is an art student in Riga, Latvia who sells some of her work on Etsy. She describes herself: "I like strange things, lot's of paint and everything colorful. I am amazed by popular cultures way of expression, but at the same time I am [...]
'Uncle Jello' by Nouar
"Uncle Jello" by Nouar. Photograph via Corey Helford Gallery
Currently on display at the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City, CA is "The Multiplane Group Show" which includes the piece "Uncle Jello" by the artist Nouar (previously profiled on EMD). She also posted some great behind-the-scenes shots on her blog revealing the process in making it, [...]
'The Beauty of Mended Ceramics' at BachmannEckenstein in Basel, Switzerland
Currently on display at BachmannEckenstein JapaneseArt in Basel, Switzerland is the exhibit "The Beauty of Mended Ceramics" featuring Kintsugi ("golden joinery"), the 15th and 16th century Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with a lacquer resin sprinkled with powdered gold. The Smithsonian's website has a good writeup of the technique, explaining that it became [...]
London Skyline Recreated With Fruit and Vegetables
Back in November, Carl Warner (responsible for many of the foodscape photographs you may have come across) was commissioned by the Good Food channel in the UK to make an edible version of the London skyline. The Houses of Parliament, the London Eye, the Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, and the Gherkin all get the [...]
Ben & Jerry’s 'Peace Dance Art' by Natalie Kovacs at Art Basel Miami Beach
"Peace Dance Art," Natalie Kovacs. Photograph kindly provided by Jorge Rivas.
Corporate and art synergy! Ben & Jerry’s teamed up with Morgans Hotel Group and Interview Magazine to bring "Peace Dance Art" to Art Basel Miami Beach this year with a "dance intervention" by public performance art curator Natalie Kovacs. Several hundred ice cream lovers [...]
'Corner Store' by Okay Mountain at PULSE at Art Basel Miami Beach
"Corner Store" by Okay Mountain. Photograph: Elizabeth Jones / Eat Me Daily
A rising star at Art Basel Miami Beach, Okay Mountain, a collective of eleven young Austin-based artists, presented "Corner Store." Featuring a vast assortment of hilariously odd treats including Wolf Meat, Kool Zesty Ranch Zest and Craps Candy, the packaging brought to mind [...]
'Die Burger' by The Bruce High Quality Foundation at Art Basel Miami Beach
Photograph: Elizabeth Jones / Eat Me Daily
In the piece "Die Burger" by the Broooklyn-based artist collective The Bruce High Quality Foundation at Art Basel Miami Beach, the "meat" is made of felt, the "cheese" is lard, and the "buns" are from Burger King. The video on the screen is a reworking of the video of [...]
