Ornamental yet functional, mobile yet fragile—do these aesthetic humanoids belong more to the realm of novelty or art?
Tag: Art
A Brief History of Sketchbooks
If you trace the history of sketchbooks, you’ll find that although paper wasn’t always bound up into leather Moleskines, sketchbook contents haven’t … More
What a Wes Anderson-Curated Exhibit Means for the Art World
If we have to accept it, Wes Anderson seems like our best option for a director-turned-curator. The man certainly has … More
War & Alchemy: The Story of Prussian Blue
I’m happy to announce that I have a new column in Londnr magazine, the “Colour Column.” My first article of … More
Dentist Office Art
Foam greens and ice blues. Fluoride colored, as if ions were individual units of aquafresh. Nothing red or geometric, sanguine … More
Golden Country
Today I’m going to buy sunflower oil. I’m imagining a small glass vial filled with viscous, tinted liquid. The color … More
A Lesson in Physics and Heaven, Courtesy of Art
In a museum, the least striking exhibits are inevitably the ones I see last—usually whatever occupies the lowest floors … More
Eat the Art, They Said
This is the excerpt for another post.