A Colorful Approach to ‘Infinite Jest’ February 11, 2015 – Posted in: Books and Art, Conceptual Art, Content

For many, David Foster Wallace’s magnum opus Infinite Jest is one tough read. Coming in at almost 1,000 pages it is referred to as a encyclopedic novel for good reason and can be a bear to get through. Artist Corrie Baldauf’s approach to reading the book was to track the use of color in the novel as a means to help her stay focused and get through it. A few months later, with 2600…

The Ark Booktower December 23, 2014 – Posted in: Books and Art, Conceptual Art, Exhibits, Installation, Interior Design

For the 1:1 – Architects Build Small Spaces exhibition in 2010 the Victoria & Albert Museum invited nineteen architects to submit proposals for structures that examine notions of refuge and retreat. From these nineteen, seven were selected for construction at full-scale and lucky for us one of them was The Ark Booktower by Rintala Eggertsson architects. 6,000 books fill the space and there is a reading space at the core of the 3-story tower. All the spines face…

Straight from the baby’s mouth December 18, 2014 – Posted in: book design, Conceptual Art, Content, Of Interest: Featured Books / Reviews

From the time when her son was 11 months old until he turned 18 months Lenka Clayton extracted 64 objects from his mouth. 63 of them are represented in this brilliant visual catalog, 63 Objects Taken from My Son’s Mouth. The one item not included is a sachet of rat poison that her son put in his mouth at 11 months. That object was flushed down the toilet while mom was in a panic. Details:…

Striver by Song Hyun Ju December 13, 2014 – Posted in: Books and Art, Conceptual Art, Content, Video

On the Wall Up Close In Action [vimeo width=”640″ height=”300″]http://vimeo.com/20288446[/vimeo] Striver by Song Hyun Ju. LCD monitor, computer, German dictionary, servo motor, 2011

Good Morning Mr. Orwell Redux October 22, 2014 – Posted in: Art, Conceptual Art, Content, Installation

The satellite’s amplification of the freedom of the strong must be accompanied by the protection of the culture of the weak or by the creation of a diverse software skillfully bringing to life the qualitative differences in various cultures. – Nam June Paik, Art & Satellite (1984) On January 1, 1984 Nam June Paik celebrated the first day of the year that George Orwell predicted humans will finally be controlled by mass media by unveiling his…