JCDC | LEGO Fashion Show

JCDC Versus LEGO from Four H on Vimeo.

Ryan McGinness | Aesthetic Comfort

I'm trying not to buy any new books, with the exception of any limited editions or Franklin Library finds, until I read the ones I already have.  So when I found out through Notcot that Ryan McGinness has a new book called Aesthetic Comfort, which is a signed & numbered edition of 2000, I immediately went to go check it out.  After looking through everything thoroughly & debating whether or not I needed it, I placed my order.  It's not cheap but it's not too expensive ($125).  Aesthetic Comfort (144 pages) comes with Arkitip Issue No. 0048 (112 pages) in a handled carry box.  More information, photos & videos here.  Read more about Arkitip here.   

Jeff Koons | Versailles

source: Cool Hunting

"Profound" was the word Jeff Koons used most frequently to express his feelings about his Versailles show at the opening day press conference. After viewing the 17 sculptures installed in the castle's rooms and courtyards, we have to agree… more

Electric Windows

source: Cool Hunting

Bringing together 24 street artists from all over the world, Electric Windows is a semi-permanent installation of large-scale work exhibited on the exterior windows of a 19th century blanket factory in Beacon, NY… more

Package Design Blogs

2 package design blogs that I thought were interesting:

• PACKAGING | UQAM (in French with English translation)
  
• The Dieline
  

Spaghetti Cat | The Soup

Jean Nouvel, Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry & Renzo Piano | Charlie Rose

Discussion with Jean Nouvel, Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry & Renzo Piano on Charlie Rose from June 5, 2008 (52 minutes).

MOMA | Current & Upcoming Exhibitions

Current & upcoming exhibitions at MOMA:

Just-In: Recent Acquisitions from the Collection
December 21, 2007 - November 30, 2008

The Philip Johnson Architecture & Design Galleries, 3rd Floor

Dreamland: Architectural Experiments Since the 1970s
July 23, 2008 - March 2, 2009

Architecture & Design Drawings Gallery, 3rd Floor

Elements and Unknowns
September 4, 2008 - November 23, 2008

The Lewis B. & Dorothy Cullman Education & Research Building

Here Is Every.  Four Decades of Contemporary Art
September 10, 2008 - March 23, 2009

Contemporary Galleries, 2nd Floor

Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night
September 21, 2008 - January 5, 2009

Special Exhibitions Gallery, 2nd Floor

*exhibition requires a separate, timed entry ticket (no charge), available at the exhibition entrance.  

Conversation with Mickey Drexler | Charlie Rose

 

Conversation with Mickey Drexler on Charlie Rose from April 21, 2008.  It's very informative & worth watching in its entirety (it says it's 56 minutes long but it's really only 31 minutes).  

Banksy | New Orleans

Check out photos from Banksy's recent trip to New Orleans for the 3rd anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on his site here.  Don't miss the caption at the top of the photo of the green building with Bush sitting in the rocking chair holding the American flag.

Banksy on his trip to New Orleans:

I came to New Orleans to do battle with the Gray Ghost, a notorious vigilante who's been systematically painting over any graffiti he can find with the same shade of grey paint since 1997.

Consequently he's done more damage to the culture of the city than any section five hurricane could ever hope to achieve.

More photos of Banksy's work from the Flickr group Banksy Does New Orleans here.  Photo of Banksy unfortunately buffed here.