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Artist Matthias Manner Turns IT Junk Into IT Monsters

BY Cliff KuangThu Oct 29, 2009 at 2:29 PM

Manner's sculptures look like the misbegotten offspring of computer-junk and deep-sea crustaceans.READ»

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R. Crumb Illustrates the Book of Genesis

BY Cliff KuangMon Oct 26, 2009 at 3:51 PM

Excerpts from the latest long-awaited masterpiece, by one of the great wise men of graphic novels.READ»

PAPERCRAFT | 2 comments

Everything but the Paper Cut: Eye-popping Ways Artists Use Paper

BY Cliff KuangTue Oct 20, 2009 at 9:45 AM

A virtual tour of the Museum of Art and Design's newest exhibition, dedicated to all the surprising ways artists are using paper today.READ»

SHEPARD FAIREY | Comment

Farewell to Shepard's "Fairey Use" Movement

BY Zachary WilsonMon Oct 19, 2009 at 12:49 PM

It's no secret that we at Fast Company love an underdog. A little guy taking on a big guy? Bring on the popcorn. And before this weekend's events, we were rooting for artist Shepard Fairey's fair use case against the Associated Press. ...READ»

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Step Into the Matrix: The Art of Ester Stocker

BY Cliff KuangThu Oct 15, 2009 at 1:44 PM

We live in a world soaked with data, overflowing with information, charts, graphics, systems, and software. And that's precisely what Ester Stocker evokes, using nothing more than gaffer's tape and foam board. Below a taste of her ...READ»

CHERNOBYL | Comment

The Sinister Beauty of Nuclear Mutations

BY Cliff KuangTue Oct 13, 2009 at 10:12 AM

For nearly 25 years, science-illustrator Cornelia Hesse-Honegger has been making lovingly detailed drawings of the bizarre insect mutations to be found at Chernobyl.READ»

DESIGN | 2 comments

NYC Gallery Brings Design to the People

BY Kelsey KeithMon Oct 5, 2009 at 4:26 PM

Last weekend The Drop: Urban Art Infill took to the streets of Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood with an expo of art and design marketed to the community-at-large.READ»

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Damien Hirst Gets Re-Schooled in Painting

BY Kelsey KeithFri Oct 2, 2009 at 12:53 PM

Damien Hirst's upcoming show of figurative paintings, compiled over the past three years, signifies a new turn for the provocative British artist.READ»

DESIGN | 10 comments

Art and Commerce Meet on Buildings' Interactive Media Facades

BY Kelsey KeithFri Oct 2, 2009 at 11:21 AM

The main strips of Las Vegas, Hong Kong, and Times Square are on the cutting-edge of illuminated media façades--emblazoned with hyper-animated, neon advertising. But there's a parallel movement to harness the technology for ...READ»

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"Reverse Graffiti" Artist Paul Curtis Shows Us How Dirty We Really Are

BY Jeff ChuThu Oct 1, 2009 at 2:00 PM

If there is a lesson in the work of the British artist Paul Curtis (aka "Moose"), it would be that the world is a mess. Curtis's signature technique is cleaning.READ»

CRAIGSLIST | 1 comment

Craigslist Heartbreak Turned Into Art

BY Chris DannenWed Sep 30, 2009 at 4:38 PM

A Brooklyn illustrator has begun turning "missed connections" posts from Craigslist into a series of art prints, which she posts on her blog. (Here's one of her posts, taken from a "m4m" ad.) According to the New York Times ...READ»

GRAFFITI | 3 comments

Smell This Tag: Olfactory Street Art

BY Kelsey KeithTue Sep 29, 2009 at 4:10 PM

Mitchell Heinrich invents a temporary urban graffiti spreading smells, not spray paint. READ»

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Design/Art

BY Manuel SaezMon Sep 21, 2009 at 8:19 PM

Design/Art Last week, in a conversation with a colleague, I felt a little disappointed about a negative comment he made about the “Tuyomyo” bench designed by Frank Gehry for Emeco. He said it was “impracticable ...READ»

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Fish in the East River Say: "Hey Wht R U Up 2?"

BY Cliff KuangThu Sep 17, 2009 at 11:24 PM

This weekend at the Conflux festival, artist and technologist Natalie Jeremijenko will hold a workshop showing off a fish monitoring system that issues text-message status reports.READ»

YOSI SERGANT | 10 comments

Should Artists be Government-Supported Activists? A Call From the NEA Raises Questions About Its Role [UPDATED]

BY Alissa WalkerFri Sep 11, 2009 at 10:25 AM

A tireless campaigner for Obama who helped rally artists in support of the campaign has been removed from his role at the NEA after apparently asking artists to do the same thing for the White House's service initiative.READ»

GLENN BECK | 4 comments

Glenn Beck, Art Critic

BY Cliff KuangThu Sep 3, 2009 at 12:17 PM

The tearful, reality-challenged Fox News host decries NBC's 30 Rock headquarters for its Facist design inspirations--which he also happens to have completely made up.READ»

140-CHARACTER ART | 1 comment

Three Twitter-Inspired Works of Art

BY Erica WestlyWed Sep 2, 2009 at 1:23 PM

Some Twitter users bemoan the service's 140-character limit. But to others, the restrictions are a source of inspiration.READ»

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Illustrations That Speak Loudly, Without Screaming

BY Cliff KuangWed Sep 2, 2009 at 12:43 PM

The meaning of Noma Bar's politically charged illustrations only becomes clear at a second glance.READ»

MEDIA | Comment

The People Formerly Known As the Audience

BY Brian ReichThu Aug 27, 2009 at 10:14 AM

Our society has changed - dramatically - over the past few decades. We talk about it all the time in the context of business (flattening), government and politics (opening) and community (connecting). What about media and ...READ»

KICKSTARTER | 3 comments

Kickstarter Connects Artist and Patrons to Get Creative Projects Moving

BY Clay DillowTue Aug 25, 2009 at 9:15 AM

Say you're a wayward explorer wishing to sail around the world promoting sustainability, but you don't quite have the pocket money to see such a voyage through. Perhaps your goals are less lofty, and you simply want to finish that ...READ»

NOTICE FOREST | 10 comments

Artist Turns Fast Food Trash into Delicate Paper Trees

BY Ariel SchwartzFri Aug 21, 2009 at 3:40 PM

The brown paper bags that McDonald's hands out along with Happy Meals and fries are an unlikely art medium, but artist Yuken Teruya has managed to turn the grease-stained vessels into beautiful, delicate paper forests.READ»

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Absolut D'oh!

BY Cliff KuangThu Aug 6, 2009 at 12:30 PM

Absolut tries for an inspiring new viral ad...and promptly gets called out for aping a design masterREAD»

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The Art, Fashion, and Architecture of Louis Vuitton

BY Mary-Louise PriceMon Aug 3, 2009 at 11:45 AM

Under the artistic direction of designer Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton has evolved into a luxury empire that not only encompasses lavish fashion, but experiments in art, and architecture. In "Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion, and Architecture," the history of Vuitton's world is examined by fashion and art historians, scholars, and journalists via essays and hundreds of color photos of LV products, ads, and other sweet monogrammed goodness. Here is a taste from this vibrant anthology.READ»

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'Stages' Exhibition at Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin

BY Clay DillowThu Jul 16, 2009 at 1:00 AM

Lance Armstrong is powering his way back onto the international stage, but this time it’s not simply for sport. While Armstrong pursues yet another Tour de France title somewhere in Burgundy, the Lance Armstrong Foundation's ...READ»