Adbusting: Poster Boy NYC Subway Art
Posted November 18, 2008 
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Bldg: Tiny dwellings, but modern
Posted February 16, 2007 Comments(0) 
“Matthew Adams outside his 120-square-foot house by Modern Cabana on his 160 acres near Red Bluff, Calif. He wanted a well-designed dwelling that would have the least effect on his land.” — New York Times
Tunes: Chester French and “The Jimmy Choos”
Posted February 8, 2007 Comments(0) 
From the Chester French MySpace page:
Chester French is the creative partnership between Maxwell Drummey and D.A. Wallach, two 21 year-old seniors at Harvard. The duo has been writing and producing gorgeous pop records for the past 3 years, and is currently readying its forthcoming full-length album, “Love the Future.” Maxwell is from Boston and D.A. lives between Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Nevis, a tiny island in the West Indies. They study social anthropology and African-American Studies, respectively.
According to ArjanWrites:
The duo combines ’60s style songwriting with a sense of soul, intelligence and wit that is rarely found in pop music these days. Take for example the catchy “The Jimmy Choo’s,” a perky tune about “Miss Pristine” who keeps her man close at hand to buy herself pretty little things, like shoes. “She grabs all the cash from my paper stash. Yeah, she takes it all. Cheesecake, fake bake, disco ball. But she’s got me,” Wallach sings.
The song mixes up a myriad of styles and instruments to create a whole new brew that is invigorating and straight up fun. The duo even dares to experiment with the traditional pop structure of verse, chorus and bridge, which makes the song somewhat unpredictable and a joy to listen to far beyond your first few spins.
Arjan always is a great source for new talent and sounds. He also provides us with a download link for ”The Jimmy Choos.” You can also download more tunes from the Chester French MySpace page.
Galleries: Illustrious @ Compound Gallery in Portland, OR
Posted January 30, 2007 Comments(0) 
Illustrious: Monica Canilao, Ogi, Deth P. Sun, RINZEN, Jack Long & Manny Silva
FEBRUARY 01 - 23 2007
Reception: FEB 01 @ 7pm
Curated by: Monica HW Choy
Photog: Ryan McGinley Exhibition
Posted January 29, 2007 Comments(0) 
The talented young photogrpaher Ryan McGinley is showing through February 10, 2007 at Peter Hay Halpert. At 24 he was the youngest artist to have a solo show in New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art.
The work in the current exhibition is drawn largely from McGinley’s breakout one-man exhibition, also titled The Kids Are Alright, held in 2003 at the Whitney
Museum of American Art. Curated by Sylvia Wolf & organized in cooperation with Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art, the exhibit marked McGinley (now 29) as the youngest artist ever to have a solo show at the Museum. Other photographs in the gallery’s exhibition were first viewed in McGinley’s 2004 show at PS-1 MoMA.
Performance: P.A.N. Performance Art Narcotic
Posted January 29, 2007 Comments(0) 
Bldg: Prefab fab by Rocio Romero
Posted January 29, 2007 Comments(0) 
A few years back, I read with interest in Dwell Magazine one of the many articles about prefab housing in the contemporary style. The simple and elegant design of Rocio Romero always stood out in my mind. I always thought if I ever move out of the city I would love to have a house that make such a clean and green statement. For some reason, I always find myself going back to her site to check on the latest developments.
Design: Tennis Ball Chair by Will Holman
Posted January 29, 2007 Comments(1) 
From Will’s profile at Etsy:
Will Holman is a writer and artist studying architecture at Virginia Tech. He started exclusively with cardboard furniture, but lately, finally feeling that a move to more permanent materials was warranted, he has been on a tennis-ball kick for the last month or so. Hit him up if you think you might be interested in seeing any of his other designs, or if you might be interested in custom commissions.
Photog: Brian Ulrich’s Trashcam Series
Posted January 29, 2007 Comments(0) 
Photog: Once again, Brian Ulrich
Posted July 9, 2006 Comments(0) 
The details:
Exhibit runs until September 2.
Robert Koch Gallery
49 Geary Street, 5th floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
