Your Wish Is My Command

Infinite books, dandelion wishes, and inflated animals. [View this email in your browser]( Mirrored Ceilings and Criss-Crossed Stairwells Give a Chinese Bookstore the Feeling of an M.C. Escher Woodcut Zhongshuge bookstores, designed by Shangai-based architecture firm X+Living, feature uniquely designed spaces with [reflective elements]( that immerse guests in parallel environments. From The Colossal Shop: Vintage Veggie Puzzle Welcome farmer's market season with a refresher on veggies of all shapes and sizes. The [Vintage Vegetable Puzzle]( features a 19th century print by Adolph Philippe Millot. Find it in [The Colossal Shop](. A Fleeting Dandelion Wish Processing Facility Appears For Two Days Outside of Los Angeles A recent two-day installation in Commerce, California afforded visitors an opportunity to evaluate and deposit their secret wishes. Dandelions was organized by the [anonymous artist group]( The Art Department. Pejac Partners with Inmates to Transform a Prison Into a Gold Mine Pejac recently spent some time inside one of the oldest continuously running prisons in Spain. The Gold Mine project resulted in three interventions that the artist realized [in collaboration with inmates](. Twisted and Layered Balloons Form Eye-Popping Animal Sculptures by Masayoshi Matsumoto Using only balloons—the artist abstains from using any additional materials like markers or adhesives—Masayoshi Matsumoto shapes his raw materials to mimic the [unique limbs, spikes, and wattles]( of a wide range of animals. Monochrome Figures Drip and Slice Into Chromatic Layers by Gina Kiel Wellington, New Zealand-based artist and designer Gina Kiel creates large-scale murals of black and grey figures with [layers of concentric colors]( bursting from their core. Massive Cardboard Installations by Isabel and Alfredo Aquizilan Investigate Migration and Community Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan work as a husband and wife team primarily in the medium of cardboard. For many of their installations the artists work with students and community members to [collaboratively build the cardboard structures]( inviting participants to reflect on and channel their own migratory experiences. Sharp-Edged Porcelain Vessels by Martha Pachón Rodríguez Ceramic artist Martha Pachón Rodríguez’s [sculptural vessels]( juxtapose an extremely clean, refined construction with sharp repeated shapes and jarring color combinations. Copyright © 2019 Colossal, all rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list]( [Mailchimp Email Marketing](