Archive for May, 2006
Asylum seeking artists
by Regine on May 4th, 2006
This week, WHITE BOX's gallery space has become a creative asylum where 10 successful applicants (from Mexico, Ukraine, Japan, Nigeria, etc) are spending five nights and days under a state of detention, working and developing an artistic project until April 29, 2006.
Projects must actively challenge a regime of exclusion in New York by including otherwise excluded individuals from cultural and socioeconomic systems or physical structures in the city.
In exchange, AsylumNYC provides a free lawyer to try to obtain an O-1 "Special Talent Artist Visa." If successful, the artist will be awarded the opportunity to stay in the U.S. for up to three years.
The artists arrived at the gallery with sleeping bags, clothing and passports but without any material as one of the requirements of the project is to create an art piece from nothing.
"In the gallery they gave us a pen, a notebook, a pillow and meals. The rules say that we can make either an object or a performance, but the final work will depend on the interaction with the public," explains Venzuelian artist Valeria Cordero. Other rules of the "residence" include: never going out of the gallery and speaking only in english.
The idea of Wooloo Productions, a collective of activists who organised the competition, is to let the artists experience the same conditions and restrictions suffered by those who arrive in the country, looking for an asylum or a working visa.
On April 28 the most original project will be selected and its author will meet Daniel Aharoni, a lawyer specialized in immigration issues. The exhibition of the winning project will open on April 29 at the WHITE BOX's gallery.
Via El Mundo.
Originally posted by Regine from we make money not art
SketchUp - 3D modeling tool
by Editorial Team on May 4th, 2006
If you're toying with the idea of creating additional space for your pad, check out Google SketchUp.
The 3D modeling program allows you to design and print home additions, outdoor spaces, woodworking projects, even entire houses -- all with accurate dimensions.
And after you've completed your vision, visit our Interactive Room Planner - the only interactive design tool that lets you envision your room designs using contemporary and modern-styled furniture elements.
Technorati Tags: Design Modern Homes, Home Remodeling, Interactive Design
Originally posted by Editorial Team from Behind the Curtains
Lavenham
by Andy Marshall on May 3rd, 2006
As an architectural enthusiast a pilgrimage to Lavenham UK has always been on the cards and I spent a heady day there in the summer trying to get to grips with the cacophony of crown posts and cavetto's.
Lavenham is quite simply a dream of a place for me. It has one of the largest intact groupings of medieval timber framed structures as well as a church which is a jewel in the Perpendicular crown.
I have started to put together an archi-map of the place which currently extends to about 10 properties and interesting features. I have some more work to do and I envisage the maps completion over the next week or so. You can get the map here which needs Google Earth to view.
Originally posted by Andy Marshall from fotofacade - architecture, photography, culture and design....
Coffee Table
by adnan on May 3rd, 2006
Ben Wilson’s follow up to the DIY Chair is the Camo Coffee Table – a table with laser cut vinears, hand layed on MDF base to create a fresh camo look. The table is manufactured by HCL Fitments.
related links
Ben Wilson Design
Originally posted by adnan from sensoryimpact.com
VivoCity
by admin on May 3rd, 2006
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