Throughout August you can find a gorgeous metal dome floating mysteriously on the Bronx River. Designed and made by husband and wife team Amanda Schachter and Alexander Levi of SLO Architecture, the structure was created entirely from recycled plastic bottles and discarded umbrellas collected from the streets of New York City. They describe their piece as “performance architecture” and advise the best way to view the dome is from a kayak, two or three feet away.
On Sunday Lava Girl will hold the second of their women-focused summer surf workshops. Titled “Surfitecture,” the workshop will cover the fundamentals of surfboard design and function, sustainable shaping and body surfing presented by David Murphy from Imaginary Surf Co.. and Mike Becker from Natures Shapes; ding repair by J Scott Klossner, followed by Pokies a surfboard exhibition.
The day will include a fun raffle, swag bags, music by DJ Dave Martinez and summertime food and drinks.
Venerated shaper Tom Wegener (known mostly for his alaias) is pursuing a PHD in surf. Already a “huge fan of mixing surf and study” (according to one article), Wegner will spend the next three years looking at the impact of globalization on surfboard manufacturing, with a focus on sustainability and local markets. Read more here.
Aug 12, 2013 | Categories: Surfing, Sustainability | Comments Off on TOM WEGENER’S PhD PURSUIT
MoMa’s newest exhibit Soundings: A Contemporary Score will open tomorrow, featuring a number of field recordings and site specific audio clips from around the world. Read more below from MoMA’s site:
MoMA’s first major exhibition of sound art presents work by 16 of the most innovative contemporary artists working with sound. While these artists approach sound from a variety of disciplinary angles—the visual arts, architecture, performance, computer programming, and music—they share an interest in working with, rather than against or independent of, material realities and environments. These artistic responses range from architectural interventions, to visualizations of otherwise inaudible sound, to an exploration of how sound ricochets within a gallery, to a range of field recordings—including echolocating bats, abandoned buildings in Chernobyl, 59 bells in New York City, and a sugar factory in Taiwan.
Also be sure to check out the NYT slideshow featuring some of the exhibit’s highlights.
We hadn’t spent too much time at Playa Pelada (a short walk from the well worth an afternoon, and great for sunsets. It seems to be mostly secluded on weekdays and busier on weekends.
Aug 06, 2013 | Categories: Costa Rica | Comments Off on Postcard from Playa Pelada
Twice a month the during one of their 8×10 Portrait Weekends. Check out their blog to read about a previous event they held for Mother’s Day and the gorgeous photos that emerged.
Robert Irwin, Scrim veil—Black rectangle—Natural light, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1977. Cloth, metal, and wood, 144 × 1368 × 49 in.
The Whitney takes the prize for the most cooling and indeed refreshing show this summer: Robert Irwin’s recreation of his site-specific 1977 piece for the museum. Roberta Smith aptly describes the show in a recent NYT review:
“Scrim Veil — Black Rectangle — Natural Light, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York” is an installation piece that has not been exhibited since its debut in 1977 and probably will not be seen again for years. A levitating concoction composed of a white semitransparent polyester scrim, a black attenuated aluminum beam and a black line painted on the wall, it has the scale of a spectacle; it takes up the museum’s entire fourth floor. But it is devoid of the sensational ostentation, heavy-duty physicality or technical complexity typical of the genre. It involves very little in the way of materials, and what’s here is decidedly analog.
The show closes on September 1.
Jul 31, 2013 | Categories: Creative Culture, New York City | Comments Off on Robert Irwin, Scrim veilBlack rectangleNatural light, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
