Factory Records played an integral role in the proliferation of the Madchester Music scene of the mid/late eighties and early nineties, releasing albums from seminal acts such as The Happy Mondays and James. However important their musical output was, one…
Continue Reading →Sculptor Kim Laughton experiments with electronics and a love for the natural sky to create "Box of Clouds". Laughton sought to create a functional piece of sculpture "for use use on days with uninteresting skies." The selection inside cycles through…
Continue Reading →Several months ago, we about lost our crap when we heard that Beautiful Losers "“ the museum exhibit-turned-most brilliant coffee table book ever bound by mechanical means "“ would soon be joined by another extension of arty rectitude. Beautiful Losers,…
Continue Reading →As an artist continues to evolve, so must the way said artist represents him or herself. In order to accurately reflect his own evolving work, long time friend of the site and Spear Collective member, Grant Barnhart has given his…
Continue Reading →LA-based artist Jorge Pardo turns us on mostly because his design looks delicious. Sure it has a fresh breath of a minimalist modern aesthetic that evokes a...blah, blah, blah. But honestly, his pendant lamp fixtures kind of look like marzipan.…
Continue Reading →Though there's been a lot of art inspired by government and political ongoings in the United States as of late, the impending election isn't the only worldwide example of government policy affecting the artistic landscape. In Germany, the government recently…
Continue Reading →Baseball season is in full swing yet again; this season's home openers for both New York teams were very special affairs, though not because of the outcome -- each team's respective game was the last at their current stadium. The…
Continue Reading →In the early '90s, the most we knew of an artistic movement was the one that was happening on our World Politics textbook (and we seriously hope the statute of limitations is up on prosecuting for vandalism). However, guys (and…
Continue Reading →Here's a little eye candy from one of my favorite artists, eepmon. I'm not even quite sure what Mini Financial Services is, nor do I even think it matters-- because this 13 month Mini Cooper Canada Calendar (yeah, that's a…
Continue Reading →Just what we need right now "” someone to shed some light on the situation. Art director Kleber Matheus, whose graphic designs have found their way onto apparel from kingpin Brazilian labels Ellus and Neon, is getting props for his…
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