In 2005, Raphael Julliard had 1000 red monochromes manufactured in China and sold them for 100 euros at a Paris art fair. The pieces, each stamped “Made in China”, are a fun way to comment on the democratization (or commoditization) of art. A friend of mine bought one of these, they’ve apparently appreciated quite a bit since then.
It’s amazing what you can do with ordinary forks. Remember: there is no spoon.
Update: Added the link! Thanks to Matthew Bartik, the artist, for pointing out this omission.
Penguin is publishing My Penguin, a collection of books with blank covers to be decorated by the reader. Readers can submit their artwork to the online gallery. I love it.
The 50 best music videos of 2006. What more is there to say.
Duncan Wilson and Sirrka Hammer’s PixelNotes is a great concept: cover a wall with multiple layers of sticky-notes, and watch the patterns emerge.
JSG Boggs makes his own banknotes and sells them at face value to unsuspecting strangers. The bills can then be resold at a much higher price. More info on Wikipedia.
This German art hotel has a wonderful comic book room. Make sure to check out their other rooms too — I really need to stay in one of these someday.
The effects of Alzheimer’s on an artist’s work. For more details, read the accompanying article. Also, this is a New York Times article, so the link may become available at some point. I’m afraid there’s nothing I can do about that.
Markus Hofer has some really fun pieces. Along with the above pictured Room Corner, Light Cone and Juice are personal favorites. The site’s in German, but the pictures speak for themselves.
Stephen Wiltshire is an amazing autistic artist. In this video, he draws a panorama of Rome from memory. For more details, I highly recommend reading Oliver Sacks’ book An Anthropologist on Mars, which has a chapter devoted to Stephen.
