TOP 5 Limited edition art books you can buy now.
3 July 2020 • Mark Westall
We have been browsing Taschen’s online book staore for the best limited edition art books and here they are, beautifully produced.
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The State Bicycle Co. x The Notorious B.I.G. Collection
3 July 2020 • Mark Westall
State Bicycle Co. are honoring Biggie Smalls’ Lasting Legacy with the official collection of bikes, apparel, and accessories.
Rankin creates powerful portrait series dedicated to frontline staff to mark NHS anniversary
2 July 2020 • Mark Westall
Rankin has created powerful and personal portraits of doctors, nurses and other NHS staff who responded to the COVID-19 to celebrate the NHS anniversary.
Banzai skateboards re-issue of classic 70’s style collectors boards
25 June 2020 • Mark Westall
Banzai have set out with a vision of capturing the spirits of sophisticated design enthusiasts around the world by celebrating the brand’s heritage and releasing a limited edition collectors rerun of the brand’s most original shapes
State Bicycle Co x Killer Mike: Fundraiser BMX Bike for Los Angeles Bicycle Academy
23 June 2020 • Mark Westall
State Bicycle Co. is giving away this one of two (Killer Mike has the other one) – BMX Bike to support, raise funds, and awareness for Los Angeles Bicycle Academy. The bike was originally created for rap-legend, community leader and activist Killer Mike.
The 5 Best Universities for Art Students
22 June 2020 • Mark Westall
Many people assume that if you want to work in a creative industry, you can forego a traditional education. However, there is enormous value in studying an arts degree at university, especially if you study with the right institution.
Rad Power Bikes new Electric Cargo Bike
22 June 2020 • Mark Westall
Rad Power Bikes has unveiled the newest iteration of its versatile RadWagon® electric cargo bike. Fully redesigned from the ground up, the RadWagon 4 offers enhanced strength, stability, and versatility, setting a new standard for what can be expected in an electric cargo bike.
French street artist Nerone creates two massive 1900+ sqft artworks for ocean liner.
19 June 2020 • Mark Westall
French street artist Nerone has revealed his latest work – two massive 1900+ sqft artworks – displayed aboard the Celebrity Apex Ship.
Open Call, the Plicnik Space Initiative
17 June 2020 • Mark Westall
The Plicnik Space Initiative is a 3-phase curatorial experiment aimed at observing the spatial dissonances between offline and online spaces, applications now open.
The exhibition WHAT’S UP TWENTY TWENTY looks at what it means to be a collector in the world today
17 June 2020 • Mark Westall
Opening Thursday 18th June, and curated by Lawrence Van Hagen, WHAT’S UP TWENTY TWENTY is an exhibition and art sale for our time, one that challenges the physical exhibition space as we know it and releases viewers from the confines of one gallery in one location.
3 from The #artistsupportpledge
17 June 2020 • Paul Carey-Kent
Perhaps the most heartening coronavirus development in art has been the development of the Artist Support Pledge, whereby works are offered for sale for up to £200, and when an artist sells £1,000-worth they pledge to spend £200 supporting another artist. Over 250,000 works have now been posted on Instagram at #artistsupportpledge, generating over £20m! Naturally, quality is variable at that quantity, but it is easy enough to access artists you like through their own Instagram accounts. I posted some examples in my 22 April column. Here are three more who appealed to me…
OPEN CALL: Celebrating Resilience
16 June 2020 • Mark Westall
During this unprecedented period of isolation and lockdown, Artist Hive Studios and EFG Art Ltd have launched @FromStudioLockdown; a project that seeks to document art being produced throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Exhibit Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat to Caravaggio with Meural Canvas II
15 June 2020 • Mark Westall
Meural Canvas II powered by NETGEAR is a sophisticated WiFi connected digital canvas that is designed to bring the world of art into your home or office.
Introducing soft mobility- poimo the electric scooter that you can inflate with air.
5 June 2020 • Mark Westall
poimo is an inflatable electric scooter developed by Mercari R4D in collaboration with Kawahara and Niiyama labs from the University of Tokyo.
5 ways Art will change post lockdown
31 May 2020 • Tabish Khan
Will there be no more packed out private views?
The Pebble from OTHERWARE
29 May 2020 • Mark Westall
The Pebble is a revolutionary compact dining toolkit from OTHERWARE. OTHERWARE is a collaboration between Pentatonic, the world’s leading circular economy company, and i am OTHER, the creative collective assembled by Pharrell Williams.
Artist Swoon creates gigantic mural on 23-story, terra-cotta and glass tower The Dime
28 May 2020 • Mark Westall
On the fifth floor of The Dime, a 23-story, terra-cotta and glass tower intertwined with the landmarked 1908 Dime Savings Bank in South Williamsburg a monumentally-sized mural – 35’ x 12 ’- by well-known Brooklyn artist Swoon made its debut.
Top 5 Artist Fantasy Projects
25 May 2020 • Tabish Khan
Normally art critic Tabish Khan brings you ‘The Top Art Exhibitions to see each week’. Given that most galleries are shut due to the current Covid-19 health crisis, this week he’s picked 5 fantasy art projects.
Moxie is a robot designed for children
18 May 2020 • Mark Westall
Moxie is a robot designed for children by the Yves Béhar led studio fuseproject. Moxie is AI-equipped and has been created to help kids develop different abilities — social, emotional and cognitive — through everyday play.
New date and venue for Photo London 2020
14 May 2020 • Mark Westall
Photo London 2020 will take place from 7th–11th October at Gray’s Inn Gardens, London, with a VIP preview on the evening of 6th October.
Carrots x State Bicycle Co. Collaborate on Limited-Editon BMX
13 May 2020 • Mark Westall
Carrots have teamed up with State Bicycle Co to release a limited edition 26” BMX cruiser with custom Carrots paint.
The Top 5 Art Apps to Download
3 May 2020 • Tabish Khan
This week 5 art apps that help you visit galleries, have fun with selfies and edit photos like a pro.
DAMJANSKI: HUMANS NOT INVITED – IRL
1 May 2020 • Mark Westall
Humans Not Invited ©Roehrs Boetsch and- the artist Working on the computer all day, New York-based artist Damjanski has noticed… Read More
The artist Ben Elliot is launching the first art cryptocurrency in 2021 named the Ben Elliot Token (BET)
1 May 2020 • Mark Westall
The artist Ben Elliot is launching the first art cryptocurrency in 2021 named the Ben Elliot Token (BET).