stunning fashion design + photography. m.
Working Drawing House, Australia by Nervegna Reed
Stations of Metro Line 9 in Barcelona by Soldevila
La Mise en Abîme by Romain Crelier
terrific installation by the swiss artist. m.
Created by Swiss artist Romain Crelier, La Mise en Abîme (an idiom that communicates the same thing as “a curveball,” but means, roughly, “to have put into an abyss”) was a visually arresting artwork installed on the floor of the Bellelay Abbey in Switzerland back in 2013. The piece is comprised of two shallow pools of used motor oil that function as mirrors, reflecting the architectural details of the surrounding interior. The crude juxtaposition of recycled oil and the impeccably preserved aesthetic of a 12th century church wasn’t lost on the artist who referred to the piece as “monochrome paintings using a despised substance.”
Porsche Pavilion by HENN Architects
wonderful flowing form. m.
“The organically shaped building is sitting — in mirrored location to the Volkswagen Pavilion- at the central axis of the theme park and offers 400 m² of space for exhibitions and presentations. Its characteristic silhouette will become a distinctive icon amid the lagoon landscape of the Autostadt.”
Video — Ryoji Ikeda: Data.Anatomy
top-shelf video installation! m.
“The Japanese artist’s latest installation is a commercially-driven piece, but makes something as familiar as a Honda Civic seem like one of the most otherworldly, beautiful things ever seen. An art report from Berlin by Crystal Bennes.”
Jac Jagaciak for Harper’s Bazaar Mexico
Peter Eisenman & Aytac Architects Envision Yenikapi Project
nice to see peter back in the game! m.
“for the 14th international venice biennale for architecture, zuecca project space hosts the envisioned ‘yenikap project’, collaboratively designed by eisenman architects and aytaç architects. the scheme is situated on a historic site in istanbul, adjacent to a new underground rail hub, in which many important artifacts from roman and neolithic eras were discovered during its construction. to archive and take note of its location, the proposed plan includes an archaeological museum and transit building within a large park. the landscape is composed of a complex network of walkways dividing green areas and open squares. two elongated structures cut through the terrain, with a gridded patterning on their exterior, translated from the pathways.”
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