Packing Up Carsten Holler’s Slide at the New Museum
Some pix below of artist Carsten Holler’s magnificent slide deconstructed at the New Museum, being broken down into segments and prepped for packing and shipping.
Cup and Saucer at La Colombe
The beautiful cup and saucer set at the SoHo branch of La Colombe Torrefaction, wherein our rapturous double espresso sits.
The Visual Pollution of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Sometimes referred to as “visual pollution,” pichação is a style of graffiti lettering that has become a defining part of the urban landscape of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s mega-city and business capital. It’s not art — neither street art nor “graffiti art” — but the style has a distinctive identifiable typographic aesthetic that is, as a New York Times article explains, “eerily reminiscent of Scandanavia’s ancient runic writing.” Pichação is a blight on the city’s buildings, but also represents a sub-culture of underclass activism and symbolizes the struggles and social ills of the city’s poor, disenfranchised populations in the face of Brazil’s increasing economic prosperity. The Times has produced a short-form video doc about it that’s worth checking out.
Parfois appelé «pollution visuelle», pichação est un style de lettrage graffiti qui est devenu un élément déterminant du paysage urbain de São Paulo, Brésilméga-ville et capitale économique. Ce n’est pas l’art - ni art, ni de la rue ”l’art du graffiti” - mais le style est une esthétique distinctive typographiques identifiablesqui est, comme le New York Times explique, “rappelle étrangement l’écriture runique Scandanavia ancienne.” Pichação est un fléau sur les bâtiments de la ville, mais représente également une sous-culture de militantisme sous-prolétariatet symbolise les luttes et les maux sociaux des pauvres de la ville, les populationsprivées de leurs droits dans le visage du Brésil à la prospérité économique croissante. Le Times a publié un court-doc sous forme de vidéo à ce sujet qui vaut la peine de vérifier.
とも呼ばれる”視覚公害、”pichaçãoはサンパウロ、ブラジルの巨大都市とビジネスの資本の都市景観の定義の一部となっている落書きのレタリングのスタイルです。それは芸術ではない - ストリートアートも”グラフィティアート”のどちらも -が、スタイルはNew York Timesの記事で説明するように、、ある独特の識別可能な文字体裁の美学がある”Scandanaviaの古代のルーン文字を書いている不気味に思い出させるの。” Pichaçãoは、市内の建物の上に枯れていますが、また下層階級運動のサブカルチャーを表し、ブラジルの増加、経済繁栄の面における都市の貧困層、選挙権を剥奪された集団の闘争と社会悪を象徴する。タイムズは、チェックアウトする価値があるそれについての短い形式のビデオのdocを生産している。
Apartamento
Issue No. 8 of Apartamento is a treat. The mag, which calls itself “an everyday life interiors magazine,” is run by editors based in Barcelona and Milan, but published in English. Below are pix of the cover and pages from an interview with the founders of New York design firm Various Projects (who also started the Project No. 8 shops in the Lower East Side and Ace Hotel).
Numéro 8 de Apartamento est un régal. Le mag, qui se fait appeler “une vie quotidienne le magazine intérieurs», est géré par des éditeurs basés à Barcelone et Milan, mais publié en anglais. Voici les pix de la couverture et des pages d’un entretien avec les fondateurs de Projets New York firme de design Divers (qui a également lancé le projet n ° 8 magasins dans le Lower East Side et Ace Hôtel).
アパルタメントの問題の8番は素晴らしいです。等級は”、日常生活のインテリア雑誌”として記述されており、それがバルセロナとミラノの編集者によって管理されていますが、英語で出版。下カバーとニューヨーク市のニューヨークの設計事務所様々なプロジェクト（誰もローワーイーストサイドで、エースホテルでのプロジェクトの第8号店を開始した）の創設者とのインタビューからのページのPIXです。
“Work 925″ at Les Enfants Terribles
“Work 925″ sticker in the basement restroom at the Les Enfants Terribles, a French-Brazilian bistro in the Lower East Side of New York City. The graphic design of the sticker is a direct reference to the package design and logo of Hershey’s York Peppermint Pattie confection in the United States.
«Le travail 925″ autocollant dans les toilettes du sous-sol au Enfants Terribles, un bistrot français-brésilien dans le Lower East Side de New York. La conception graphique de la vignette est une référence directe à la conception de l’emballage et le logo de la confection de Hershey York Peppermint Pattie aux États-Unis.
レスEnfantsのTerribles、ニューヨークのローワーイーストサイドのフレンチ – ブラジルのビストロで、地下のトイレにステッカー”925作業”。ステッカーのグラフィックデザイン、パッケージデザインと、米国のハーシーのニューヨークペパーミントパティーの菓子のロゴへの直接参照です。
Pix of “Head Gas” Show by Enrico David
Some pix below of the “Head Gas” exhibition of artwork by Italian artist Enrico David at the New Museum’s Studio 231 gallery in New York City. Great stuff.
First Snow of Winter 2012
It’s snowing today in downtown Manhattan. We snapped this pic this morning at the corner of Ludlow and Hester streets near Global Graphica HQ.
My Land – Chief Lappawinsoe
“My Land – Chief Lappawinsoe” wheat-paste street art poster on Crosby Street in downtown New York City. What’s going on with all the Native American imagery in art these days? We ask. Let us know your thoughts on this.
Hanksy Dog
Hanksy strikes again with this images of a Tom Hanks-faced dog peeing in one of his usual spots in downtown Manhattan, on a wall along the stretch of Mulberry Street just north of the Kenmare Street – see the map below for exact location.
The contextual shots are a bit blurry and lossy, as they were taken quickly in low-light on an iPhone. But you get the idea.
Postcard at Cafe Select
One of our regular go-to spots for a coffee and a meet-up with friends is Cafe Select, a Swiss place on Lafayette Street on the border of New York’s SoHo and Nolita / Lower East Side neighborhoods. Select is one of those places where the waitstaff always bring the check with a cool, arty photo postcard. Here the postcards are photographic documents of Alpine pastoral scenery. We love them.
OMG the Massive Serra Sculpture
People walking among the massive, epic Richard Serra sculpture at LACMA in Los Angeles. We saw this same artwork at MoMA in New York City a couple of years ago. It’s a mesmerizing experience to walk through these giant pieces of curved steel. 
Civilianaire in Venice
The signage and storefront at the awesome Civilianaire shop on Abbot-Kinney in Venice, in Los Angeles, CA.
Bunny Heart
In the past couple of weeks a lot of these “bunny heart” wheat-paste street art posters have been appearing in Lower Manhattan. This one is on Lafayette Street near Petrosino Park in SoHo. 
Neon Coffee Menu
The glow of the neon-light coffee menu at La Colombe Torrefaction espresso bar on Lafayette Street in SoHo, downtown Manhattan.
Midtown Graffiti Truck
Classic graff truck parked on 3rd Avenue near 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan.
Wonder Woman Shrine
We visited a friend’s office in Los Angeles recently and discovered with awe and surprise that her love of all things Wonder Woman had manifested itself in the form of shrine, a space in her office dedicated to various Wonder Woman posters, memorabilia, toys, schwag, souvenirs and even MAC lipstick. Full of awesome.
Classic Nam June Paik
Korean artist Name June Paik’s iconic and seminal video installation of screens flickering images arranged to form an American flag. The artwork is in the modern-art building adjacent to the new Resnick Pavilion at Los Angeles Country Museum of Art (LACMA).
What’s Outside the Window? – Vol. 13
The view onto 42nd Street near Lexington Avenue and Grand Central Station as seen from the window of Rize Coffee, an espresso bar and cafe on 42nd Street in New York City. Tip: They use and sell Stumptown Coffee.
