Death by iPod

Tweaking iPod are are not something new, by these customized iPod posters definately caught our eye. The skulls fit perfectly and even the earplugs are in place with a little drop shadow. The location: Wismarplatz (friedrichshain) in berlin, germany

(thanks, wolf)

I figured Andy Rementer would love this…

Beukelsblauw RIP

Sad to read on trendbeheer that Beukelsblauw , by Florentijn Hofman (the artist who paints street in yellow and makes inflatable rabbits), has been demolished.

Beukelsblauw was a temporary urban artwork since 2004 and right from the start it had been decided that it would only remain until a new plan was developed for the ground.

Images of the demolition on “feeling blue.”

speaking of ephemeral art…

Charcoal Paintings By Jorge Rodriguez in the Center of Madrid

(more pics at wooster collective’s post — click the title link)

The amazing thing about these peices by Jorge Rodriguez are that with the rain and the wind they will disappear.

The photos are by Socayo.

Action-figures made from Ethernet cable

Cory Doctorow:

This Russian site is filled with pictures of detailed action figures and accessories twisted together from strands of wire unwound from Cat-5 Ethernet cable.
Link

Chair tattoos

David Pescovitz:

Tattoo artist Nick Baxter has done some beautiful needle-and-ink renderings of designer chairs.
Link (via Daddy Types)

no way.

14 Days, 7 Artists, 103 Meters of Canvas in Milan

Last week we posted a series of amazing canvases done in Milan over 14 days by seven artists: Kami, Sasu, alexone , Will Barras, Jago, Microbo and Bo130.

From Bo130 comes some panaramas of the entire 105 meters long 2.5 high, 14 days, 7 people.

Click here to see the first panel
Click here to see the second panel

Knitta — Graffiti by Knit One, Pearl One*

“Knitta began in August 2005, when AKrylik and PolyCotN were discussing their frustration over unfinished knitting projects: half-knitted sweaters and balls of yarn gathering dust. That afternoon, they knitted their first doorknob cozy. Then it dawned on them… A tag crew of knitters, bombing the inner city with vibrant, stitched works of art, wrapped around everything from beer bottles on easy nights to public monuments and utility poles on more ambitious outings. With a mix of clandestine moves and gangsta rap — Knitta was born! Today, Knitta is a group of more than 10 ladies of all ages, races, nationalities, religions, sexual orientation… and gender.” What more is there one can say, ‘cept we happened by this link whilst visiting a funky new DIY Craft blog, that only started up at the beginning of this month. ::Knitta, via Whip It Up

awesome!

edward gorey | illustrator

It’s the birthday of the author and illustrator Edward Gorey, born in Chicago, Illinois (1925). He’s known for writing and illustrating many morbidly funny books. His first was The Hapless Child (1961), about a little girl named Sophia who is picked on and abused, sold into slavery, forced to make artificial flowers, and finally run over by a car. (Writers Almanac, 2.22.06)

Edward Gorey

(via bb)

we\’re late to post, but hope this brings back some memories…

From Chechnya to Italy

Wishing to reintroduce Chechnya to an international audience while reacting to the proliferation of international biennales, the Emergency Biennale has been conceived in a geopolitical context which has become so complex that it seemed urgent and necessary to mobilize the artists. The show is stopping from February 24 to March 12 in Riga, Latvia (after Paris, Brussels, Bolzano, and Milano). A part of the concept involved a call to the artists to create works in a double exemplary likely to fit in a suitcase for Grozny (cared by a local partner), the other one for a touring exhibition around the world. (via e-flux.)

Among the works selected is the Human Rights Memory Stick by Jota Castro: Originally, the idea of this USB memory stick was to allow an easy, discrete and rapid diffusion of confidential and censured information on Chechnya.

before sending this work to Chechnya, we discovered that there was only information on Jota Castro : press releases and articles on his shows, images of his artworks as well as pictures of himself (portraits). We chose not to send it.)

In the late 1990s Jota Castro brought his career as a diplomat at the United Nations and the European Union to a close and decided to become an artist instead. His sculptures, installations, and performances benefit from his in-depth knowledge of the world of politics and stresses the imbalances and weaknesses in our society.

Highlights of his work:

In March 2003, the artist created a space that displayed the clues he had picked up while shadowing during 6 months Nicolas Sarkozy to offer visitors to the exhibition an instruction manual for kidnapping the French politian.

In 2003 again, during the Venice Biennale, Castro distributed Survival Guide for Demonstrators, brochures that were giving some information and practical tips for demonstrators, as well as reasons to demonstrate in Brussels, Istanbul, Havana, London, Dakar, Bilbao, Jeremie, Treviso.

For the opening of Exposition Universelle 1 at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris last year, Castro gave a performance called Discrimination Day meant to present the recurrent excesses of what the French call the délit de faciès, literally “facial crime,” i.e., being stopped by the police because of the color of one’s skin. For that one evening, people who are never victims of such police checks suffered the effects in this case (if you speak french, here’s a video of a visit of the exhibition with the artist.).

Two other works denounced Silvio Berlusconi’s fascist related discourse. Mussolini? Non ha mai ammazzato nessuno (Mussolini? He never killed anyone) is a life-size figure of Berlusconi, hanging by a foot above a European flag full of spikes. While the video Presidenza Italiana gives the full text of the violent controversy between Berlusconi and deputy Martin Schulz–called “kapo” in Italian–in the European Parliament in 2003.

Talking about Italy’s favourite humorist, have a look at this article about Bye Bye Berlusconi. The story: just two months before elections in Italy, four Italians kidnap the Prime Minister, who has always managed to escape uncomfortable trials, to bring him into court and let the world witnesses via internet how Silvio Berlusconi runs his power and policy and how he tries to bribe judges and change the laws to protect himself. (via Tim.)

Seen On The Streets of Buenos Aires

Artists:

Run Don’t Walk
Maybe
Parbo (KidGaucho)
Fase
Chu (Doma)
Nasa

Andy Rementer should join this crew…