Category Archives: art

Architecture and objects

Posted on June 17, 2013 by things magazine

ATP Iceland includes a visit to the exhibition Life on a NATO Base / How I learned to love clutter / links to ambient sound recordings from around the world / Curve live in London, Town and Country Club, 27 … Continue reading →

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Round and round

Posted on June 9, 2013 by things magazine

Another made-for-web piece of analogue fetishism, Kai Schaefer’s series ‘World Records‘, which brings together classic vinyl and classic turntables / as nostalgic vessels go, this is perhaps less involved and drawn out than creating an entire imaginary soundtrack that purports … Continue reading →

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Social landscapes

Posted on June 6, 2013 by things magazine

Meg Handler, Fans, a photo series. Well over a decade now, so obsession looks slightly different, perhaps slicker and yet less focused / sort of related, Alien Nation: Have Humans Been Abducted by Extraterrestrials? / Pareidolia: Why we see faces … Continue reading →

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The man with a suitcase

Posted on May 17, 2013 by things magazine

Never Underestimate the Power of a Paint Tube, ‘Without this simple invention, impressionists such as Claude Monet wouldn’t have been able to create their works of genius’ (via Nevver): ‘[little-known American portrait painter, John G.] Rand’s brush with greatness came … Continue reading →

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Dead lines

Posted on May 15, 2013 by things magazine

The Curious Trail at West Norwood Cemetery is another example of life returning to these under-utilised urban and suburban assets. The great Victorian cemeteries – the Magnificent Seven, of which West Norwood is one – were citadels of death, splendidly … Continue reading →

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Meeting in the middle

Posted on May 10, 2013 by things magazine

Crushed Cayenne, an installation by Köbberling and Kaltwasser: ‘The ambiguous frailty and accessibility of the sculpture representing their destruction were in stark contrast to the familiar tank-like look of these cars – intact – in real life. SUVs with their … Continue reading →

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Friday things

Posted on March 22, 2013 by things magazine

Time-Lapse Shows World’s Largest Ship Being Built in 50,000 Photos (via). From the thread, for contrast purposes: Building a 72′ schooner in Viet Nam / colour + sound reminisces about the magical Omnicrom Machine, a heated roller that used special … Continue reading →

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Bubble and Streak

Posted on March 12, 2013 by things magazine

A nice piece of PR: New series of Mad Men has called on British artist Brian Sanders to draw ad campaign heralding return of Don Draper and co. Check the art of Brian Sanders for more. The above image is … Continue reading →

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Art and drones

Posted on February 1, 2013 by things magazine

The drone has become a pervasive feature of contemporary art practice. As more and more questions are being asked about the legitimacy and efficacy of the various RPV programmes around the world (but mostly, it has to be said, the … Continue reading →

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Imaginary views and made up buildings

Posted on January 29, 2013 by things magazine

We often get called out for being too much in awe to Lego, but CUUSOO is something to keep an eye on, a kind of Kickstarter for Lego models, where users post extraordinarily detailed and complicated models – such as … Continue reading →

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