Norwegian born Rune Guneriussen is back with a new site-specific work that one can actually experience in person. Normally, Guneriussen is the only one to witness his magical landscapes, filled with everything from lamps and globes to telephones and chairs. After weeks of preparation, the conceptual artist usually shoots his stunning scenes alone and we’re all left with only photographs as visual evidence that the installation actually happened.
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You’re in the homestretch. The weekend, my friends, is at hand. But before you disembark, check out some of our favorite finds from the worlds of art, architecture, and design over the past week. It’s plenty to tide you over before you hit happy hour.
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You’re in the home stretch for the weekend. You haven’t crossed that much-desired finish line yet, so in the meantime, check out some of the wonders of design, art, and architecture we found this week.
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At first glance, we weren’t entirely sure what Radiant Soil, a massive installation by architect Philip Beesley, actually was. An industrial-sized Lite Brite crossed with a giant set of K’Nex maybe? A sentient being sent here to lord over us? Either way, it’s mesmerizing—and we wouldn’t mind being beamed up inside of it.
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At first glance, it looks like Beijing is being swallowed up by rising tides. But these aren’t giant bottomless puddles—they’re mirrors, installed throughout Beijing by the Chinese wing of advertising agency Grey Group. The point? To draw attention to the country’s rapidly-disappearing lakes.
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Normally, a gallery’s white walls are meant to foreground the art. In the case of Brazilian artist Henrique Oliveira‘s latest sculpture, Baitogogo, they are the art.
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It’s July, so it’s hot as crap outside. In most parts of the country, it’s so balmy you’re sitting inside in your underwear with the freezer open trying to stay cool. But for a different kind of reprieve, here are some of the best design posts we found this week.
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If you use Android, you may have had Facebook updates foisted upon you that didn’t require going anywhere near the Play store. That made Google angry—so it’s banned developers from being able to update apps except from through its store. More »
Ferrofluids are liquids that become super magnetized when they’re in contact with a magnetic field. Ferrocious is a ferrofluid sculpture that uses the hyper-magnetic material respond to sound, like a high-tech musical lava lamp. More »
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