Michael Leavitt’s Cardboard Kicks: The Seattle-based artist replicates an ordinary item with an everyday material, with fantastic results

Michael Leavitt's Cardboard Kicks


by Eva Glettner Seattle-based Michael Leavitt might be a college dropout (he quit Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute of Art as a freshman, despite his a 4.0 GPA) but that, by no means, has meant he’s a failed artist….

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Cool Hunting Video: Thomas Doyle: Frozen in time, miniature sculptures that explore the idyllic American home

Cool Hunting Video: Thomas Doyle


In a small suburb north of New York City we met Thomas Doyle, a sculptor whose miniature works reveal an interesting view of his characters’ lives. Doyle constructs frozen scenes of surreal domesticity and suburban…

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Bridget Bodenham Ceramics: Refined yet organic vessels inspired by the Australian bush

Bridget Bodenham Ceramics


Australia conjures different images for different people. Locals might recall their childhood homes, tourists might think of white-sand beaches and those who’ve yet to visit the land down under might just envision kangaroos and boomerangs. Yet Victoria-native ); return…

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Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain 2013: For its 40th edition, the international art fair shows a young and daring spirit, with plenty of surprises

Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain 2013


The 2013 Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain (FIAC) party starts right at the entrance. Immediately, visitors are faced with the impressive and imposing, nearly seven meters tall “Iron tree,” by controversial Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. Pursuing…

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Frederik Molenschot at Huys: The Dutch lighting designer’s public exhibition in a private residence in NYC

Frederik Molenschot at Huys


At the Huys (pronounced “house”) residence in New York City, presently in development by the Netherlands’ Kroonenberg Groep, you’ll find a new, unified showcase of Dutch contemporary design. Situated…

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