Urban Play Focus 03: Poland’s Truthtag
Today’s preview of an Urban Play artist brings Poland’s Truthtag into focus. As is the case with putting together any show, there is an ebb and flow to the list … Read more
Urban Play Focus 02: Madrid’s SpY
Today’s preview of an Urban Play artist brings Madrid’s SpY into the light. The thing I’ve always liked about SpY is the width and breadth of his work and media. … Read more
Take 1 abandoned housing estate, add 90,000 litres of copper sulfate…
Creative re-use of existing urban areas is something of an obsession for me – I’m even moderating a dinner on the topic in a couple weeks. While my radar is … Read more
Urban Play Focus 01: Gilberto Esparza – Urban Parasites
As part of the lead-up to the launch of the Urban Play project I am doing with Droog Design in Amsterdam, I will be writing a series of focus pieces … Read more
Who *really* designed Beijing’s Olympic Stadium?
I was reading an article yesterday that asked this question in reference to the role of artist Ai Weiwei vs architects Herzog & de Meuron. For my money though, the … Read more
Mark Jenkins in Barcelona: the story
photo by Mark Jenkins Needless to say, I’m a huge fan of Mark Jenkins‘ work. What always impresses me about his body of work is not only the quality of … Read more
Lisbon Street Art Tribute to Pessoa
Photo Credit: Joao Pina for The New York Times The New York Times just published a fine article about the dilemma facing Portugal that a collection of the famed Portuguese … Read more