One (1). Unearthed some old mags and discovered the ‘The Art of European Design’ June ’08 issue of print – and this article, on exhibition design and curatorial subject matter: X Marks the Spot: Sex on Display.
Paris' Bibliothèque Nationale had an unique assignment for Paris studio C-Album: “The staid national library needed a poster and catalogue for an exhibition of a pornographic collection being unveiled after centuries of secrecy.” The pink X may seem obvious, but the visual results are alluring through the use of public transit tunnels, when passengers could only fleetingly glimpse the installation as the train sped past.
Two (2). The second find is from this month’s Art in America (January 2011):
Rockman was recently commissioned by filmmaker Ang Lee to create a series of watercolors to help visualize the appearance and atmosphere of various scenes for Lee’s film adaptation of Yann Martel’s novel The Life of Pi (in theatres 2012).
The Smithsonian site, with a slide show of images and artists talk video. http://bit.ly/dzy94C
Three (3) And from Art Forum magazine's Summer 2009 issue: In Another Country | Yoko Ono in Conversation with Rirkrit Tiravanjia
The article describes Yoko's White Chess Set, 1966, in which all the pieces are white: As any game progresses, players will eventually find their sides impossible to tell apart. “Ideally,” Ono says, “this leads to a shared understanding of their mutual concerns and a new relationship based on empathy rather than opposition.”
You probably need to register (its free) at ArtForum.com to view the article, but Yoko is always worth it not to mention Art Forum itself.
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