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Room

British sculptor Antony Gormley created a giant pixel figure on to the facade of a new hotel in London’s Mayfair. The space inside measures just four square metres, long enough for a bed and wardrobe either side.

Room by Antony Gormley

Absence of Water

»The absence of water« series by Gigi Cifali: »Having been built in the late Victorian period, public lidos and baths were at the peak of their popularity in the 1930s. Gradually, living conditions and tastes have changed, resulting in a drop of attendances, leaving the public pools uneconomical to run. Many fell into decay and many were emolished. Symbols of civic and architectural pride in Victorian times, today only a handful of them remain as a representation of bygone era.

CHADDERTON BATHS OLDHAM, dimensions 220 ft x 80 ft, opened 1937 - closed 2007

CHADDERTON BATHS OLDHAM, dimensions 220 ft x 80 ft, opened 1937 – closed 2007

SOHO MARSHALL POOL LONDON, dimensions 70 ft x 30 ft, opened 1931 - closed 1997

SOHO MARSHALL POOL LONDON, dimensions 70 ft x 30 ft, opened 1931 – closed 1997

HORNSEY BATHS LONDON, dimensions 165 ft x 66 ft, opened 1932 - closed 1988

HORNSEY BATHS LONDON, dimensions 165 ft x 66 ft, opened 1932 – closed 1988

Art is Trash

The legendary Berlin-based Sechsenmaler has successfully demonstrated how to leave marks on trash, discarded objects and materials. Now, a suitable successor was just found. The following pictures are part of the London’13 series made by Francisco de Pájaro aka Art is Trash. The artist turned London’s garbage piles into bizarre monsters

Trash Is Art: London'13

Trash Is Art: London'13

Trash Is Art: London'13

Trash Is Art: London'13

Trash Is Art: London'13

Bad Things That Could Happen

This Is It are a collective of illustrators, animators, artists and designers based in London. I am a bit late on this, but »Bad Things That Could Happen« is amazing and filled with so many good ideas – a film they made using giant props made out of cardboard about bad things that could happen. Their homepage is well worth a visit.

 

Replicant

Die Frage nach dem Authentizitätsverlust im Graffiti stellt sich erst gar nicht, wenn der Brückenpfeiler gleich mit ausgestellt wird. Kristin Posehn hat’s versucht.

Replicant is an interpretation of graffiti-covered supporting columns from underneath the M25, a motorway that circles London. The work is constructed from high-resolution photographs mounted on plywood, which shows through at top and bottom.


Replicant installed floor to ceiling in the Dickens Library of the Mary Ward House, London

Mossenger

Gut anwässern und nicht zu lange der Sonne aussetzen, nur dann, dann nämlich erreicht die Moos-Graffiti-Message auch ihre Empfänger. Im Gegensatz zu ihren Artgenossen aus der Dose gesünder, sinnlicher und ökologisch unbedenklich. Anna Garforth hat’s in Londons Clissold Park vorgemacht. Mehr als ein Zuchterfolg.

Moss Graffiti by Anna Garforth. Living, breathing moss graffiti. spreading verse and image around the city. An on going project experimenting with public space and street art, the moss acts as a healthy alternative to spray paints, eventually it will colonise and take over the wall.

Moss Grafitti by Anna Garforth

Moss Grafitti by Anna Garforth

© Anna Garforth