THIS WEEKS LINKS
Check out a human and un-judge - The Human Library
Pink Floyd and Pentagram celebrate 50 years of Dark Side of The Moon
New trend: Dynamic pricing, a fashion label’s prices rise over time
On NYC’s new logo, the controversy
Is social media for self-promotion over? Creatives reveal their honest thoughts
Advertising folk, it’s time to rethink what we’re selling
One should always be curious. Not a passive curiosity dependent upon information received, but an aggressive curiosity that compels one to seek things out and ascertain them for oneself.
– Issey Miyake
What they’ve told us, loud and clear, is nothing matters more than feeling connected. ... The best thing is, living in a way that’s more connected has all kinds of benefits for human and planetary well-being – not least, a reduction in resource use and emissions. Turns out that if you connect more, your appetite for consuming stuff just isn’t there.”
- the drum
Meridian is a collection of 1,000 artworks originally released on the digital art platform Art Blocks, each created with code written by Matt then created in to a beautiful coffee table book which also discusses the process. via
Fosbury & Sons offers their iconic space for pop-ups
“Nudiustertian is an obsolete English phrase meaning or related to the day before yesterday or the very recent past. For Rashid Johnson’s first solo exhibition in Asia, ‘Nudiustertian’ is an exploration of his own very recent past, with the works representing part of his practice that developed between 2018 and the present.” via
Ai Weiwei has revealed his largest ever work using the medium of Lego bricks. Recreating one of the best-known artworks by Claude Monet, Water Lilies #1 is made using 650,000 Lego studs in 22 colours. The huge artwork will be shown for the first time at Ai Weiwei: Making Sense, opening in April at the Design Museum. (via)
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