Archive for July 2005
Way over Great Wall
We caught the last 10 minutes of this show on ESPN2 of Danny Way jumping over the Wall of China to break a world record for distance. Once he broke it, he jumped it a few more times doing 360s. Sick!
Dancing Sonybot
Those guys in Japan got too much time on their hands—checkout the latest dancing robots from Sony.
Concrete Jungle with my Nike Dunks
Concrete + shoes = art. Some dude made concrete nike dunks and secretly placed them infront of hip stores around the world—then photographed them for all of us to enjoy. Not sure if I think this is brillant or bammer—I guess that’s a fine line. If you like them, call one of the stores to make an offer.
Toy Story: Michael Wolf
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Michael Wolf, a Hong Kong based photographer:
“The Real Toy Story”, an installation by Michael Wolf,
shown at the John Batten Gallery, Hongkong
Some background information about the installation:
China produces 75% of the world’s toys
The project was conceived in the spring of 2003 during a visit to the United States. As a surprise for my son Jasper, I bought a sack (app. 600) of second hand toys at the local goodwill store and distributed them on every available surface in his room – surprise! The effect was stunning. As we examined the toys closer we made a discovery – every single one was made in China. Jasper observed: “I thought Santa and his helpers made toys!” It was then the idea came to me: what if I was to make an installation and cover an entire wall with toys “made in China” and juxtapose them with portraits of Chinese toy-factory workers?
In the spring of 2004, I returned to the United States, rented a van and traveled throughout California, visiting all the second hand shops along the way and hitting the flea markets at the weekends. My criteria: that each toy must have a face, and had to have been “made in China”. After 30 days, 2000 miles, and hundreds of shops and fleamarkets later, I had collected app. 20,000 toys. They were packed and shipped to my studio in Hong Kong. There, I proceeded to sand down the back of each toy creating a flat, rough surface onto which I could glue strong magnets.
The idea was to cover a gallery or museum wall with thin metal sheets and then attach the magnetized toys. The magnets are a practical solution to allow me to move the toys around the walls and give me flexibility in the way I build the installation.
Big Foot Sale
I might just have to get one of these Bigfoot pieces:
Bigfoot
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Fuck this Book
We saw this funny book after we watch that bootsie ass Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. This dude puts “Fuck” stickers on street signs—most of them are funny as fuck. Go to the web site to get your own stickers to create your own fucking funny ass signs.
Ruthless
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For the Evidence Doll research project, Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby have interviewed women about their sexual partners. 100 specially designed dolls were created to provoke discussion amongst a group of young single women about the impact of genetic technology on their lifestyle.
The plastic dolls come in several penis size and were used store the women’s observations by scribbling words that characterize their lover. Headphones allow viewers to listen to the stories of the women.
