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The ideas are simple, yet ingenious! Brad Downey is a Readymade maniac and the king of urban interventions, light and playful and mostly with a dash of fun and irony. You can spend hours and days looking at the fine details that make him so special. And yes his homepage has recently been updated. Find some good words written by Jennifer Thatcher and watch out for his book called »Spontaneous Sculptures« released in September 2011.

Every Path Has It’s Puddle, 2012, Hamburg, Germany, Commissioned by Dockville Kunst Camp
»Every Path Has It’s Puddle«, 2012, Hamburg, Germany, Commissioned by Dockville Kunst Camp
»Tire Stack«, 2011, KØS, Denmark.
»Tire Stack«, 2011, KØS, Denmark.
»Castles Beneath Cities«, 2008, Amsterdam, Netherlands
»Castles Beneath Cities«, 2008, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Domesticated Waterfall, 2012, Grottaglie, Italy
»Domesticated Waterfall«, 2012, Grottaglie, Italy.
»The Pyramid«, 2012, Warsaw, Poland.
»The Pyramid«, 2012, Warsaw, Poland.

All images © Brad Downey

18 months

Toshiya Watanabe is a Fukushima native. After the big earthquake on 11 March 2011 causing the worst nuclear accident in the history of nuclear power, the government of Japan ordered its residents to leave their houses and apartments. Since then, Watanabe has traveled back to his abandoned hometown many times, documenting the changes he saw, or lack thereof. He also went back to his parent’s house, which was within the restricted area to pick up his family album that was full of good old memories. During this visit, he took these pictures. You should also have a look at his Flickr photostream.

»Tsunami-hit area«, 3 months later, Nuclear Evacuation Zone, 6km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
»Tsunami-hit area«, 3 months later, Nuclear Evacuation Zone, 6 km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
»Main street of Namie (Nothing changes for four months)«, 7 months later, 8km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
»Main street of Namie (Nothing changes for four months)«, 7 months later, 8 km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
»My Parent´s House«, 10. Juni 2012, 8km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
»My Parent´s House«, 10. Juni 2012, 8 km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
»Main street of Namie«, 7 months later, 8km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
»Main street of Namie«, 7 months later, 8 km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
Nuclear Evacuation Zone, 3 months later, 8km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
Nuclear Evacuation Zone, 3 months later, 8 km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
»Abandoned dogs«, 3 months later, Nuclear Evacuation Zone, 9km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
»Abandoned dogs«, 3 months later, Nuclear Evacuation Zone, 9 km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

All images © Toshiya Watanabe

(via yesterdayyousaidtomorrow.de)

Daft Punk – Random Access Memories

Random Access Memories Lernen Sie richtig zu entspannen, so wie es die Herren Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo und Thomas Bangalter seit Jahren tun. Hinter dieser Maske steckt der Papst der Gottlosen, aber das wussten wir ja längst.

Beach Essentials in China

Summer is coming and it is time to think about the right beachwear. This year the New York Times has been inspired by the Chinese fashion world. There is a trend towards wearing a mask. »With the pursuit of that age-old aesthetic ideal at odds with the fast-growing interest in beachgoing and other outdoor activities, Chinese women have come up with a variety of ways to reconcile the two.« the writer lets us know.

Sim Chi Yin for The New York Times

Sim Chi Yin for The New York Times

Aly Song/Reuters

All images copyright by The New York Times Company.