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Chen Wenling's crudely awesome commentary on the global financial crisis with his aggressive sculpture "What You See Might Not Be Real" is currently on display in Beijing. The bull obviously represents Wall Street while the pinned man is suppose to be Bernie Madoff.
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When I was visiting DC recently, I came across this sculpture by artist Roy Lichtenstein in the Smithsonian sculpture garden near the Museum of Natural History. As you walk along the path past the sculpture it gives the impression that it is spinning, an optical illusion which you can see below in the video I recorded. Tres cool, rite? [vimeo=http://vimeo.com/6694216]
These glass boxing punching bags with dust from Havana, LA, and New York are an interesting concept by Alexandre Arrechea.
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Artist Adrian Riemann awesomely illustrates characters from Masters of the Universe as hipster fashion models. In case you are wondering, He-Man is wearing:
Jacket - Dior Homme, Jeans - April 77, Shoes - Pierre Hardy
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Artist Qiang Gao "captured" this meeting of the members of the Tyrant Hall of Fame. It appears Pol Pot had a conflict that day and couldn't make it.
Last weekend I went to visit my old high school chum Clay in DC (Formerly Clay the Alaskan).
After brunch on Saturday, we headed to watch a baseball game between the Nationals and Mets, until we ran into one of Clay's friends who informed us that the Nationals were actually playing in New York that weekend. Our initial disappointment turned into happy stomachs because instead of the game, we popped fortuitously into this nearby cupcake bakery. I couldn't decide between the strawberry and carrot cake.
The blueberry looked tempting too. I'm not sure why the topless Smurfette is necessary though.
I decided on the carrot cake and it was f'awesome.
The bakery also had this painting of the way I like to eat my cupcakes.
Clay man walking.
The Hirshhorn Museum.
Clay kneeling to get a neat angle on an artsy photo. Note ma' shoe!
Clay after some jerk kicked him while taking said artsy photo.
Outdoor sculpture...which when standing underneath reveals a star.
Ta-da! I see what the artist did there.
I took some photos of the pieces there at the contemporary museum.
Scariest easter bunny ever.
Silly photo take 1.
Take 2.
Jay, me and Clay! Thanks guys for taking care of me!
From artist Dash Snow's provocative "Bin Laden Youth." Snow recently passed away earlier this summer.
This installation by Ugo Rondinone can be found at Il Giardini dei Lauri. Yes, it's the same artist behind "Hell, Yes!" on the facade of the New Museum on Bowery.
Pro golfer and now Stanford college student, Michelle Wie has a blog, "Black Flamingo" where she demonstrates her artistic talents. There's a lot of pop-kitsch vibe to them, but it's not too bad. [Via]
I'm greatly amused by this flowchart by Christoph Niemann. View the rest of his illustrated thoughts on matters of pertaining to sleep.
Your moment of zen provided by Jeff Koons' "Bowl with Eggs" and photographed by Frank Gehry’s in-house photographer, Joshua White.
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Artist Mike Geno made this valentine bacon. Prints available here.
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A couple Mondays ago, I enjoyed a staycation by visiting Dia: Beacon, "a must-see spot on the contemporary-art circuit" located in Beacon, New York, approximately an 80 minute Metro-North train ride from Grand Central.
Walking over from the train station, we passed this sign. Beacon Day!
Dia: Beacon!
The weather was perfect this day.
Surrounding perfectly shaped trees.
A pose.
Pre-jump.
Lame jump.
John Chamberlain's intricately disordered sculptures made from crushed auto parts.
On Kawara obsessive compulsive date paintings.
Michael Heizer, "Negative Megalith No. 5" was one of my favorite pieces. The effect of turning a corner and abruptly encountering a large boulder embedded in the gallery wall was dazzling.
Robert Smithson's organic piles.
More Smithson.
Dan Flavin's light installations.
More Flavin.
This photo does not do any justice to the level of intricacy in the pieces by Sol LeWitt.
Louise Bourgeois's creepy "Spider."
Yay to running around inside Richard Serra's steel installations.
This Met pin amused me.
Lastly, BACON.
Scenic train ride back to the City.
Danish artist Jeppe Hein's "Appearing Rooms" is a nice aquatic twist on the ubiquitous water sculptures found at plazas around corporate buildings. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKnO3HPeuEs&fmt=18]
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Keetra Dean Dixon's series "Just Between You and Me: Objects of Co-Dependancy" is quite clever.
Keep an eye on you.
Every breath you take.
Significant spooning.
I've got your back.
Just between you and me.
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A fews ago, a Brooklyn art gallery The Laundromat hosted an exhibition-slash-barbeque featuring conceptual hamburgers created by various local artists.
