Cidade Limpa

Posted on July 16, 2007 Under Art

For his exhibition Cidade Limpa at Galeria Choque Cultural, Sao Paulo graff artist Zezao hung his work in specially re-created scenes of degraded areas in the city, the very environment that drives his art. On the walls, among the mock…

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A. Leo Nash

Posted on July 12, 2007 Under Art

In the interest of full disclosure, let me state the following: I have not gone, nor do I ever intend to ever go, to Burning Man. There are a myriad of reasons behind my reluctance, not the least of which…

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Abigail Percy's Kraft Paper Prints

Posted on July 12, 2007 Under Art

I figured that I won't get murdered for cruising Etsy on company time if I actually write instead of shop, so I'm killing two birds with one stone (writing and shopping) to point out why you should snag some of…

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Vote For Yosoh: Mountain Dew Bottle Design

Posted on July 11, 2007 Under Design

Remember that Do Your Own Dew: Mountain Dew Bottle Design Contest we mentioned a few weeks ago? JoshSpear.com mainstay and good friend Scott Rench, AKA Yosoh is in the competition and needs our help. Apparently he's losing to some knuckle-head…

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+41 @ Nokia Trends Lab

Posted on July 11, 2007 Under Design

Our friends at +41 will be making an appearance at the upcoming Nokia Trends Lab in Berlin along fellow designers Cassette Playa, Surface2Air, and Wasted German Youth. (Nokia Trends Lab, for those who are unfamiliar, is an interesting initiative that…

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People Like Us Styles

Posted on July 11, 2007 Under Design

I've been anxiously awaiting the release of the inaugural line of iPod-protecting Styles from People Like Us for sometime now, and it looks like they're finally here. Jeremy Somers, a member of the Spear Collective and head of People Like…

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IYC Update!

Posted on July 10, 2007 Under Art

Last Thursday, I wrote about the new issue of If You Could, the ongoing project that asks artists to answer the question "If you could do anything tomorrow, what would it be?" There are still copies of this book up…

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Sweeter than Honey, Better than Gold

Posted on July 6, 2007 Under Art, Life

"Sweeter than Honey, Better than Gold..." I love that saying for some reason; it reminds me of a Kings of Leon song, but after further research, I found out that it has a more religious connotation. At any rate, I…

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If You Could

Posted on July 6, 2007 Under Design

Today marks the official release of the second edition of If You Could, the annual publication that shares 112 artists' answers to the question, "If you could do anything tomorrow, what would it be?" The new issue, which once again…

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It Figures

Posted on July 5, 2007 Under Art

PIEK! is an art group based in Amsterdam. Damien Hirst is a contemporary British artist. PIEK! appears to be just starting out; Damien Hirst has exhibited all over the world and his piece The Physical Impossibility of Death in the…

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