Disco Riot

Dystopian decor, transfixing tessellations, and London from above. [View this email in your browser]( Letter from the Editor: A quick reminder that there’s just 9 days left to send in your concepts for [Par Excellence Redux]( our mini-golf art exhibition in partnership with the Elmhurst Art Museum. Selected artists will receive a $1,000 honorarium plus $300 for materials. We’ve seen some really exciting concepts already, but there’s [room for plen-tee more](. Here’s some quick links to my favorite reads, videos, and shows this week. Having spent some time behind-the-scenes at a few museums it was fun to see this wrap-up of art storage systems in Core77’s [Seen and Unseen Art Gallery & Museum Storage Systems](. I also really enjoyed The Royal Ocean Film Society’s deep dive into [Hayao Miyazaki’s Airships](. Lastly, if you’re here in Chicago, don’t miss the opening of Hebru Brantley’s [Nevermore Park]( Banksy’s Gross Domestic Product Ecommerce Store Launches with Line of Sardonic Homewares The Gross Domestic Product store went live last week. Featuring a [slate of items]( ranging from a rat race clock to a static-filled HD TV, each piece serves as a social commentary on issues ranging from the refugee crisis to children’s sugar-filled diets. ADVERTISEMENT Elaborate Geometric Origami by Arseni Kazhamiakin Tessellates Sheets of Colorful Paper Gomel, Belarus-based origami artist Arseni Kazhamiakin creates [transfixing tessellations]( using colorful sheets of paper. Each completed work is meticulously documented from above, and some works are illuminated from behind to show the hidden interior layers. London’s Imperfect Geometry Revealed in Aerial Photography by Bernhard Lang Munich-based photographer Bernhard Lang recently shared aerial views of famous squares and landmarks throughout London, England. By presenting the metropolis from the sky, Lang offers a more dynamic look at the capital city’s [unique geometric patterns and iconic architecture](. “Cytokinesis Variations” Show Cell Division in Dramatic 3 Foot-Wide Paper Sculptures by Rogan Brown Paper artist Rogan Brown uses an accessible, universally recognized material to convey [complex and minuscule biological processes](. Two of his most recent sculptural works, Cytokinesis Variations, showcase cell division, also known as mitosis. Discarded Ceramic Shards Are Celebrated in Multi-Part Assemblages by Conservator and Artist Bouke de Vries Bouke de Vries works with ceramic assemblage to [reinterpret historical pottery]( in multi-part sculptures. Broken blue willow plates amalgamate into a map of China, a shattered turquoise vase finds a new function as the contents of a clear glass vessel, and small shards of porcelain become the thorns on a blossoming rose. Meticulously Painted Portraits by Miho Hirano Fuse Introspective Women with Plants and Animals Solitary female figures command the canvas in oil paintings by artist Miho Hirano. The women stare off into the distance as fish and butterflies swarm and [flower blossoms seem to grow]( from the figures’ hair. Poetic Wisdom Appears on a Building in Las Vegas in New Sunlight-Activated Installation by DAKU As part of last month’s annual Life is Beautiful festival in sunny Las Vegas, anonymous artist DAKU channeled natural light to [activate his literary installation](. Placed on the facade of a building that used to house a book store, jutting letters cast shadows to form a poetic quote. 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](