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 →When we got the e-mail from Sharon Paris over at Paris House in New Zealand, she said, "we create products that make people smile." Then we thought, "we're consumers, and we like to smile." Also, we were in the market…
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 →When Zoo York asked Mark Owens and Matt Owens to design six decks for their artist series, we knew we'd be in for some of their standard-issue graphical, collage-esque awesomeness. What we got, though, is seemingly more -- a modern,…
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 →Over the years, millions of Football (in America, read: Soccer) fans around the world have worshiped at the altars of players like Beckham, Ronaldinho, and Zidane. AC Milan, Real Madrid, and Manchester United aren't just teams -- they're religions. It's…
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 →Are you feeling down in the dumps? Perhaps you need some pleasant thoughts or the added elements of sweetness and whimsy introduced to your mundane existence. We've been there before, but luckily we found a place where even the saddest…
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