LARA VIANA

Posted on 2010-03-01

Lara Viana was born and brought up in Salvador, Brazil. She graduated from the Painting Department at the Royal College of Art in 2007, was selected for New Contemporaries in 2008 and the Whitechapel Gallery’s East End Academy 2009 – The Painting Edition as well as a solo show at Phoenix Arts, Exeter. Lara Viana is also currently exhibiting in ‘Psychic Geography’ at Workplace Gallery, Gateshead. Rebecca Geldard’s essay will be published with images as a pocket–book by domobaal editions, and will be available from the gallery.

Exhibition runs through to March 30th, 2010.

Domobaal
3 John Street
London
WC1N 2ES

www.domobaal.com

  

JENNY HOLZER

Posted on 2010-03-01

Jenny Holzer is one of the most acclaimed artists working today . In the 1970s she began to use text as art, creating provocative writings displayed and distributed through means akin to the mass media – on fly posts, T-shirts and, in 1982, an LED billboard in New York’s Times Square.

Opposite – Purple, 33 double-sided curved LEDs, 2008

Exhibition runs through to May 16th, 2010.

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
Gateshead Quays
South Shore Road
Gateshead
NE8 3BA
UK

www.balticmill.com

  

AUGMENTED REALITY

Posted on 2010-03-01

adidas Originals is launching the first Augmented Reality experience in footwear. The adidas Originals AR Game Pack is a set of 5 iconic Originals shoes, each printed with an AR code on the tongue. When you hold the code in front of your webcam, you’ll gain access to a virtual version of the adidas Originals Neighborhood. Each month between February and April, Originals will launch a new interactive game within the Neighborhood and your shoe will be the game controller.

www.adidas.com

  

ACNE FURNITURE

Posted on 2010-03-01

ACNE’s Jonny Johanssen presents the new collection of furniture in the latest addition to the sick Acne line. In Mr. Johanssen’s own words, ”The Nya Berlin was an archetypical piece of Malmsten design and was created for use in the Swedish consulate in Berlin. It has not been in production since 1949, so it was really inspiring to work with. With this sofa as a reference, I started to look at how we worked architecturally, instead of just treating say the upholstery. I decided as an alternative to objectify its form from a perspective play. As we do with fashion we played with proportion, lineage and structure – stretching, squashing and pulling the simplistic shape to create new sculptural forms.

acnestudios.com

  

LEVI’S X HOUSE OF HOLLAND

Posted on 2010-03-01

After working last season on a collaborative 501, Levi’s and House of Holland got together once again for Spring/Summer 2010 to work on a mens and womens collection. Overall the collection consists of 8 pieces, all made of washed denim. In contrast to the blue denim you get black denim straps and gold strap-locks. The collaborative label of the collection is a Levi’s logo inside a house, all in purple.

levi.com

  

FASTER THAN THE EYE CAN SEE – HAROLD EDGERTON

Posted on 2010-03-01

Delaware Art Museum’s houses an exhibition of ultra-high-speed photography pioneer Dr. Harold Edgerton. Faster than the Eye highlights some delightfully lush color prints – all of which catch moments impossible to view with the naked eye.

Exhibition runs through to April 25, 2010.

Delaware Art Museum
2301 Kentmere Parkway
Wilmington
Delaware
19806

www.delart.org