article thumbnail

Disaster Capitalism: The Provocative Public Art of Prague’s David ?erný

Azure Magazine

From a Brussels installation crudely depicting European national stereotypes to a theatrically elongated middle finger floating down Prague’s Vltava River, his installations have reliably spurred controversy, all while shaping public space – and public consciousness – across Czechia and around the world. In 2005, for example, ?erný

article thumbnail

Top 10 Best Art Blogs in 2022

We And The Color

In 2022, there is currently way more going on in the art scene and some of the best online publications can be found in our selection of the top ten best art blogs of 2022. In all modesty, the selection starts with our very own online publication, WE AND THE COLOR. Juxtapoz is well-known for both its print publication and art blog.

Art 98
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Paula Scher: A Visual Symphony of Graphic Design Mastery

Inkbot Design

Her striking branding work for major organisations like the New York City Ballet and the Public Theater in the 1990s further cemented her status as an industry leader. This stimulating environment allowed Scher's prodigious talents to flourish as she worked on branding, packaging, publications, environments and more for significant clients.

article thumbnail

Hundreds of Melting Ice Figures Echo the Intensifying Threat of the Climate Crisis in Néle Azevedo’s Public Works

Colossal

First exhibited in Campinas, Brazil, in 2001, the installation, which Azevedo dubs an “urban art action,” has found its way to cities like Paris, Belfast, Lima, and Porto. “Minimum Monument” (2005), São Paulo. “Minimum Monument” (2005), São Paulo. .” Photo © Marcos Gorgatti.

article thumbnail

Dot Dot Dot Is the Most Influential Design Magazine You’ve Never Heard Of

Eye on Design

In 2005, Poynor described Dot Dot Dot as “the most stimulating and original visual culture magazine produced by designers since Emigre’s heyday in the late 1980s to the mid-1990s.” Certainly, if you were a particular type of designer in the early 2000s, Dot Dot Dot was the most exciting publication you could find.

Magazine 111
article thumbnail

The Best Graphic Design Books to Buy

Inkbot Design

Their thoughts are boiled down into short quotes and one-liners that illustrate their character and exhibit their philosophy of the world around them. Used Book in Good Condition Ingledew, John (Author) English (Publication Language) 224 Pages – 10/19/2011 (Publication Date) – Laurence King Publishing (Publisher).

article thumbnail

Café Royal Books: 15 years of documenting the UK

Creative Review

Started in 2005 by Craig Atkinson, it began as an antidote to the work he’d been creating himself as an artist. “[My] paintings took a long time, they were big, heavy, and expensive, so I could only really exhibit them in the UK, which I did. “Everything was time-luxurious and counter productive. .”