Art: Revolution in Blue

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Latifa Echakhch’s curent show at The Hammer’s Project embarks on a story of lost communication. Affixing hundreds of pages of carbon paper to a gallery wall, Echakhah has run a solvent over it, shedding the ink of it’s meaning. Her piece, À chaque stencil une revolution (for each stencil a revolution), uses the outdated mode of communication to reference its significant use in previous wars. Referring to both abstract expressionism and the signature blue of Yves Klein, the work forces us to reconsider the relationship between art and politics. Click here to read more.

Hammer: 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024

March 21, 2013 | By: Shayna Kulik

Color: Typographic Illustrations

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I dare you not to pin these posters. Daniel Blackman‘s the talent behind the playful collection, merging type, pattern and a prominent palette. Each design represents a bike sold at Rivendell Bicycle Works and shares a theme relevant to the product. The results are a perfect balance of harmonious chaos.

March 20, 2013 | By: Shayna Kulik

Tuesday's Gallery Picks

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This week’s choice gallery picks burst with color and eye-catching detail as the artists investigate the varied dimensions in which we experience our lives.

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1. Tai Smith explores the obsolete at Helen Gory
2. Christopher Taggart’s composites of the dissected and recombined at Eli Ridgway
3, Tauba Auerbach explores the possibility of a fourth color receptor at Wiels
4. Lucy McLauchlan mixes psychedelia and primitivism to create monumental and provocative works at Triumph Gallery
5. Olek crochets her eventful year at Jonathan Levine Gallery
6. Sylvie Fleury’s It Might As Well Rain Until September presents a survey of the artist’s work made over the past two decades, alongside new site-specific pieces at Salon 94

March 19, 2013 | By: Shayna Kulik

Trend: Expressive Storytelling

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Portraiture represents more than a moment- it’s the culmination of a mood, an outfit, a setting and a style. When it’s journalistic, the meaning’s more obvious, but when posed, the message is abstract. Merging paint with portraiture, Boo Ritson, of London paints her subjects as sculptures, then photographs them as stills, capturing a surreal interpretation of reality. The beauty and fashion worlds have been doing the same to a lesser degree. These examples trace the evolution of painterly portraits, revealing a detached reality and imperfect narrative. It’s more interesting, isn’t it?

1. Gareth Cadwallader, Mudpac
2. LOVE Magazine
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4. Mario Testino & Kate Moss
5. Boo Ritson
6. Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, LOVE Magazine

March 18, 2013 | By: Shayna Kulik

Friday Quick Links!

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1. Monsters of Fashion via Style Bubble
2. Pretty paper flower garland via Honestly Yum
3. Digging Jujumade’s ceramic and leather accessories via Miss Moss
4. The prized possessions of children around the world via feature shoot
5. Logos and branding arranged not unlike a sacred mandala via design-milk
6. Love this simple, beautiful gramophone via The Fox is Black
7. Intricately carved wood or just a glitch? via Colossal
8. This table looks good enough to eat via Trendland
9. Great interview with artist and textile designer Susan Habble via Cloth & Kind
10. What do you think of these makeshift crystal ear cuffs via Honestly WTF
11. Make a jar of luck! via Poppytalk
12. Paintings by Victor Reyes via booooooom

Contributed by Emily Gup

March 15, 2013 | By: Shayna Kulik

Budget Buy: Handmade Porcelain

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Have you heard of Sprout Studio? They sell lovely one-of-a-kind, fire-glazed porcelain. The illustrated textures are a beautiful compliment to minimalist looks, revealing traces of human touch. The raw edges and pressed fingerprints remind us of the artist’s process – a true contrast from mass market sameness.