AMERICA THE GIFT SHOP

If American foreign policy had a gift shop, waht would it sell?
America the gift shop is an installation project that reflects the current foreign policy in the fun-house mirror of American commerce.

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la lettera E

When set designer Nicola Yeoman mixed together some balloons, plenty of toilet paper rolls, one HERMES marble bust, some boxes, a pair of shoes, one ladder and other useful and useless objects in red and white color, he had only one thing in mind. All his red selections to form a two-dimensional E letter when viewed from one specific vantage point

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Me and You and Everyone We Know

Ieri sera ho visto questo film prima di addormentarmi....non conosco Miranda July ma questo film mi ha fatto impazzire...spero piaccia anche a voi..

ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW di Miranda July

Caméra d'Or al festival di Cannes, l'opera prima di Miranda July (cognome d'arte estivo ed eccentrico come la sua indossatrice) si presenta come un oggetto non identificato nel panorama cinematografico contemporaneo e fa subito gridare al non senso. Ma è un parere affrettato. Nella vicenda di Christine, giovane artista alla ricerca di un riconoscimento, e delle persone con cui entra in contatto, c'è tutto il senso di un presente in cui i meccanismi della comunicazione sono più che mai "pervertiti", non tanto nei contenuti (il sesso è tutto detto, smitizzato, ridotto a gioco osceno) quanto nei modi.
Christine, icona della solitudine nonostante bellezza e gioventù, s'innamora del commesso di un negozio di scarpe e lo bracca senza posa, avida di un contatto umano che non trova altrove. Intanto, i figli dell'uomo, neo-separato, chattano ogni giorno su un sito erotico e il più piccolo dei due - un bambino di 7 anni - finisce per darsi appuntamento in un parco con una matura gallerista, in una sequenza che lascia senza fiato per il mélange di tenerezza e crudeltà.
Surreale e autoironica (lei stessa è un'artista visiva a caccia di riconoscimenti), con Me and You and Everyone we know, Miranda July porta sullo schermo lo stile minimalista e irriverente che aveva già sperimentato in letteratura nei suoi racconti. Con infinito garbo, ma nessuna inibizione, si lancia nel ritratto colorato e spietato del mondo che le sta attorno, sposando la causa degli outsider per definizione: i timidi, i piccoli, i soli, i matti.
Incoronata dal Sundance Film Festival, porta con sé qualche traccia della poetica visiva di Todd Solondz, ma non è che una debole eco. Il suo senso del ridicolo è femminile e gioioso, e ciò che rende unica la sua voce è la capacità di stupirsi per le cose del mondo, riuscendo a sua volta stupire anche lo spettatore più refrattario.

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Young Blood

November 27 - December 20, 2008

Showcasing new limited-edition works by the new generation of emerging artists and designers, Young Blood offers a new voice in the discourse surrounding Design-Art, forcing us to reevaluate what constitutes a functional artwork.

Featuring / Maarten Baas, Robert Stadler, Xavier Lust, Ika Kuenzel, Vincent Dubourg, Charles Trevelyan, John Gerrard, Kristoffer Akselbo, Joris Laarman, Demakersvan, Marc Bilj, Zilvinas Kempinas.



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WALLPAPER* + EYESTORM

A perfect gift for Christmas...

A collaboration between Wallpaper* and contemporary art publishers Eyestorm, Wallpaper* Selects offers you the opportunity to start collecting some of the most compelling contemporary photography, produced in editions of 10, 20 or 30 and signed and numbered by the artists. All of the works have appeared in Wallpaper*, having been commissioned especially for the magazine, but have never before been available to buy.

Eyestorm is the leading online retailer of limited edition contemporary art. Founded in 1999, Eyestorm have published works with Damien Hirst, William Klein, Bob Carlos Clarke, Andy Goldsworthy, Antony Micallef and Peter Blake amongst many other established and emerging artists and photographers. Eyestorm authenticate every piece of work to provide 100% confidence in buying.

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AESOP STORE, Sidney

Aesop opens in the Strand Arcade, Sydney

Aesop’s complete range of skin, hair and body products is now available in the Strand Arcade, Sydney. Our new signature store complements Aesop Paddington, and is Aesop’s fifteenth store in Australia. Aesop’s Strand store is a distinctly contemporary addition to the arcade, a vision of alabaster, cooling green hues and amber glass. Aesop Director Dennis Paphitis has again collaborated with March Studio's Rodney Eggleston to fashion a space that pays heed to its local setting while making bold use of Aesop’s material du jour, porcelain. Dennis Paphitis says, ‘Our Sydney CBD store has been a long time coming, and we are gratified to see it open its doors. Our position in the arcade allows Aesop clients easy access to our products when they call in to visit the cobbler during the day.’ The clean-lined space offers a visual break from the otherwise busy arcade, showcasing Aesop’s preference for spare lines and a clean aesthetic. For the Strand store, both director and designer found inspiration in small round ceramic tiles, and in two significant pieces of furnishing. Rodney Eggleston explains: ‘the tiles, an India Mahdavi stool, and a lamp by Jaime Hayon were our starting points for design. They are all made of porcelain, a precious, timeless material, which also lines all the floors of the Strand Arcade. We wanted the design to be a modern extension of the arcade, and of course, to serve as a platform to display Aesop’s product containers.’ The opening of the Strand store is significant for Aesop, recognising as it does the importance of Sydney on the world stage.

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VILLA SOFA - Amsterdam

VilaSofa, a furniture store that opened in Amsterdam in October is a clever design feat by Tjep. Judging by the VilaSofa website, it is a brand that can use some visual updating. VilaSofa is positioned somewhere between an IKEA store and a conventional furniture store and its claim to fame is reasonable prices and a guaranteed 48-hour delivery of all displayed models.

The Amsterdam-based Tjep faced the challenge of making all this look cool. It zeroed in on the warehouse concept but with a homey twist. It focused on the aspects of speed and the transitional nature of the place where factory-born furniture lives while waiting to be taken to your home.