Artists Sabina Keric and Yvonne Bayer are in Urban Camouflage. They don the elements of their environment (bags at Ikea, work gloves at a hardware store, soda bottle suit at a grocery store) and camp out. The best part is seeing their feet stick out at the bottom of their disguises. There is a photo series of Urban Camoflage, but their videos (and below) really capture the works and the viewers who are treated and perplexed to this intervention. Reminds us of the bumbling assassins in Dubai with their moppy wigs and fake moustaches but with more wit and of course less blood.
Check out McG’s video of Kirsten Dunst in full on sailor moon cosplay, produced by Takashi Murakami, the Superflat artist and Vuitton visionaire. I most enjoyed the wtf faces of the tokyo street kids. Takashi Murakami did great with product placement; I see his blossom flowers everywhere. But poor Kiki looked much better dancing in Bring It On.
* Music for the first video (Art Dubai) by Moby, with his ace Moby Gratis that lets indie filmmakers like me use his music for films. Thanks!
** Music for the second (Bastikaya Art Fair) by Katy.
Sorry for cross posting this tweet, but we had to say more than 140 words about Dziga Vertov’s brill experimental film Man with a Movie Camera. Playing with the idea of hidden cameras way before (1929) Candid Camera, the camera finds itself at a birth and death, and even ends up in a beer glass. We’ve often had nights of filming end up that way with our documentary — let’s say it’s very inspiring. And, if you happen to be in Dubailand, check out the film accompanied by soundtrack music at Mahmovie at the Jam Jar tonight at 7:30PM (Music for the Eyes series).
Original movie poster by Vladimir and Georgy Stenberg in the Russian Constructavision style
Remember when audio tours were the future of museum displays? But why just hear about the works when you can feel your way through an exhibit? Apple recently donated 100 iPod Touch devices to the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum for their new exhibit. These greatest hits of design are brought to life by an ocean of interviews, audios, and animations in the palm of your hand. The exhibit is labeled Design USA: Contemporary Innovation and looks back at the winners of the first ten National Design Awards. If you ever wanted to wander through the museum with an award-winning designer as tour guide, here’s your chance. Lose yourself in the world of your iPod, then zoom back out to have a better understanding of the physical object sitting on display. We still can’t touch the objects themselves, but we can poke and caress their digital histories to our heart’s content.
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