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“What I love about the Guggenheim Museum is looking at the paintings in a big swoop down the spiral ramp—and also people-watching!”—Tom Um -- Tom Um was one of 5 illustrators invited to visit the Guggenheim Museum and then visually complete the phrase, “The Guggenheim is . . .” with an evocative, original image for their blog.
To celebrate the Chinese New Year @noma_bar was asked by @mrporterlive to create a symbol for the traditional Chinese Red Envelope, incorporating the moon + Mr Porter + monkey. Can you spot all 3? -- So why Red Envelopes...? One legend tells of a village where a demon would terrorize children at night. It was believed that the demon would touch the children’s heads while they were asleep, causing serious illness or death. From there, a theory emerged that when they prayed, God would send eight fairies to protect the child. The fairies would disguise themselves as eight coins and hide under the child’s pillow. When the demon would get close, the coins would began to shine very bright, blinding the demon. Word began to spread and the villagers started giving out red envelopes filled with coins to each other to put under their pillows at night. As time passed, red envelopes became a way to bring good luck and prosperity to the receiver. #chinesenewyear #lunarnewyear
'Nightless Night' tapestry by Kustaa Saksi features in the new exhibition "Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial,” the fifth instalment of the museum’s popular contemporary design exhibition series. Show open from Feb.12 -> Aug.21, 2016 Nightless Night, from Reveille series, 2015; Jacquard-woven mohair and rubber; 232 × 166 cm (7 ft. 7 5/16 in. × 5 ft. 5 3/8 in.) #contemporarydesign #kustaasaksi #cooperhewitt #designexhibition #tapestry #jacquardwoven #mohair #nightlessnight
In the mid 1990’s a group of students under the tuition of famous South American comic artist #AlbertoBreccia started a fanzine called ‘El Tripero’. The fanzine was a platform for the students to experiment with a new comic ‘expressionist’ aesthetic. Bold use of light and shadow promoting a dark ”Gritty" style, accompanying stories which move between magic realism and tragic fantasy. Impeccably edited - the new issue ‘El Tripero XX’ invited 14 of the original members of the ‘Alberto Breccia’ school back to the fanzine to create new works. Among the 14 members include Christian Montenegro @ch_monte (Cover artwork + 10 page comic), Diego Molina, Lautaro Fiszman, Valeria Caputo Francisco Vega, Mariano Buscaglia, Silvia Grau + a brand new unprecedented 2-page comic by the great José Muñoz. A fanzine of the highest quality. Thanks @ch_monte for such a great gift! #graphicnovel #comicart #eltripero #josemunoz @paulgravette7da #JoséMuñoz
