It was a bright, autumnal afternoon, and Mr. Fizgig had a surprise up his sleeve: “Let’s go out”, he said. “And bring your camera…” he added, cryptically. Half an hour later, we arrived at Queen Califia’s Magical Circle, and I was spellbound! It was like Gaudí and Tim Burton decided to collaborate on a beautiful [...]
I adore this series of maps by Yanko Tsvetkov, aka alphadesigner, a London-based Bulgarian graphic designer with a wry sense of humour. As a British-American who has lived on both sides of the Atlantic, and who also has strong ties to Spain (mother lives there) and Bulgaria (father lives there), with other more extraneous connections [...]
My best friend, Boo, and I took a long Sunday afternoon walk around the Gowanus Canal area of Brooklyn today. If I were a millionaire, this is where I would invest in property in Brooklyn. It may currently be an industrial waste landscape, but it won’t be forever… Easily accessible by subway and other public [...]
I am in utter awe of these urban artists. I love their bold vision, their zaniness, the soundtrack, their ability to go with the flow, the temporary nature of the art and the artists’ confidence to paint over something in transition. It’s gritty and beautiful, a match made in time-lapse heaven. OK, if I try [...]
I love Henri Salvador. Singer, song-writer, visual artist, avant-garde, before his time…. I discovered him through his enchanting song Vagabond, and then learned that he has this incredibly goofy side. (He even did his own cover of that “Mah Na Mah Na” Muppet song under the title Mais Non Mais Non.) I’ll probably blog more [...]
In April 2009 I found myself underwater but dry as a bone: Swimming Pool is an ingenious two-level interactive art installation from Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich: From the upper level, a smart wooden deck, it looks like a normal swimming pool – that is, until you spot someone walking, not bobbing, around on the pool [...]
Neilah Meyers is a Los Angeles-based artist whom I interviewed for Tokion magazine in February 2009. Below is the article I wrote, but you can also see how it appeared in Tokion’s March 2009 issue by opening this PDF. Vivacious Los Angeles artist Neilah Meyers has never been intimidated by scale: the first piece of [...]
Lily Ludlow is a New York-based artist whom I interviewed for Tokion magazine in October 2008. Below is the article I wrote, but you can also see how it appeared in Tokion’s Winter 2008 issue by opening this PDF. There’s so much penis art in Manhattan right now,” observes artist Lily Ludlow, explaining her impulse [...]
