Suzanne Treister, Correspondence

In "Correspondence: From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe," artist Suzanne Treister reproduced in pencil drawings of 324 letterheads "primarily fromGovernment and Presidential Offices, Ministries of Defence, NGOs and arms manufacturers across the world, both past and current." While browsing through the artist's series I was struck by the common denominator that unifies all the letterheads: their sheer banality. On a side note, I'm curious as to how the artist obtained copies of all these letters to reference for this project.

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Instant

I'm not quite sure how this sneaked over here from Tumblr.

- The Intern

JooYoun Paek, Pillowig

This pillow wig created by JooYoun Paek makes a lot of sense for people suffering from narcolepsy.

Joana Vasconcelos,

Cotton crochet piano by Joana Vasconcelos.

Shilp Gupta

Don't Worry You too will be a star.

At Sunfiltered

To quote Lionel Richie, "Hello." Here are some AWESOME (said an *cough*anonymous critic) entries I've posted for the Sundance Channel at SUNfiltered. If you enjoyed any of them, please spam your friends and share the link with them! KTHNXBI.

• This week is the anniversary of a dude who scaled the World Trade Tower.
• The scariest Goofy movie ever.
• The longest handshake ever.
• Movie posters recreated with LEGO.
• If you like puns you'll love these posters.
• Round up of music videos that I thought were coolio. No actual Coolio videos were involved however.
• Neat street art in Barcelona.
• Desks of famous men.
• New York City MTA's new slogan?
• Photographs by blind photographers.
• T-shirts I like.

You can view a complete listing of all my SUNfiltered entries here.

Lacey Jane Roberts, Pink Knitted Barbed Wire Fence

Lacey Jane Roberts, "We couldn’t get in. We couldn’t get out." She comments:

I also think making big work that forces people to move around it or interact with it is really interesting. When I first showed We Couldn’t Get In, We Couldn’t Get Out, the large pink fence, people were having conversations through the fence. It was startling and creepy to me, but fascinating.

Grace Chen, The Egg Bench

Designed by Grace Chen this bench is created with real eggs. The artist explains:

I made my furniture debut with a conceptual piece that blurs the line between art and design. Composed of six dozen eggs delicately seated on a solid walnut base, Egg Bench was created to challenge common misconception that eggs are fragile. By researching this complex physical structure, I discovered that each egg can support and distribute a load of 120 lbs maximum. To insure success, my unique design isolates each egg into an optimum position and ensures that it remains motionless. The result is a piece that invites the sitter to suspend their disbelief and to embrace a new appreciation for this powerful, natural creation.

It's quite an "eggscellent" concept!

Tapp Francke, Swallow

$3,700 here, that is for the neon sign.

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Shilpa Gupta, Untitled

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Spoken Word Love

He could avoid the high cell phone bill kind of love if he just gets the unlimited voice plan. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5WgmbMW7Ek&fmt=18]

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Sylvie Fleury, (Gold) Fountain

Gold plated porcelain tire fountain by Sylvie Fleury.

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Barnaby Barford

Barnaby Barford creates these wickedly subversive figures from ceramic porcelain pieces he finds.

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Relax

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Stripped Street Fighter

RISD student Dylan Hayes reduced Street Fitgher 2 to its most basic pixelated element as demonstrated in this clip of a fight between my boy Ken and Blanka. [vimeo=http://vimeo.com/4504861]

Juxtaposition

Broken and twisted chairs. RISD student George Dubinsky's recent "broken arm chair."

Versus

A special edition "twisted" version of Thonet's iconic "No. 14" chair to commemorate their 150th birthday. More here.

Nike Gladiator Women's Sandals

A fashionable gal I know recently commented on an interest in obtaining some sneakers. She rejected my initial suggestion of Crocs, so my next recommendation is this hybrid, a collaboration between Art Center College of Design student Nancy Wu and Nike, which combines an uptown look with a downtown style. Wu's beef jerky "Chanel" purse is also deliciously clever.

Buy it here.

Sam Tayler-Wood, Escape Artist

Sam Tayler-Wood's self-portrait series "Escape Artist" reminds me of the recently mentioned piece here by Daniel Eatock.

Every Morning, I Check Many Stuff

This is my life. By Julien Vallee

Daniel Eatock, Up & Down

Daniel Eatock's "Up and Down" (that's what she said) features "one coloured balloon (filled with helium) touching the ceiling connected by a white ribbon to a second balloon (of a different colour) filled with breath (exhaled by a member of the gallery staff) resting on the floor." Seeing this installation provided a moment of zen for me today.

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