I'll take the steak (to save money) · Feb 22, 12:40 PM by Archlog
Interesting piece in salon.com today on how the design and layout of restaurant menus influences our decisions about what to order.
Birdwatching opening March 3 · Feb 17, 10:03 AM by Archlog
Klompching Gallery is hosting an opening party to celebrate the publication of Paula McCartney’s Birdwatching on Wednesday, March 3, from 6-8PM, as well as an exhibition of the same name, her first solo show at the Brooklyn gallery. Klompching describes McCartney’s enigmatic photographs of stuffed birds perched in natural settings this way: “Paula McCartney’s Bird Watching series are exemplary, flawlessly composed photographs of a wide variety of perching birds. The diverse species are perfectly posed in a range of picturesque habitats across the United States, in settings that are pure wilderness. However, a closer inspection reveals stiff wire protrusions, over-dyed faux feathers and splashes of paint for eyes and beaks. In her amalgamation of natural settings with craft store songbirds, she has created a carefully enhanced landscape—a bird watcher’s dream.”
Andrea Cochran signing tonight, Peter Miller Books in Seattle · Feb 3, 02:54 PM by Archlog
Andrea Cochran will be signing copies of her book Andrea Cochran: Landscapes tonight at Peter Miller Books in Seattle, WA from 5:30-7:30PM PST.
Another one bites the dust... · Dec 16, 10:32 AM by Archlog
Mediabistro announces that I.D. Magazine is closing down
Professions to avoid · Dec 15, 02:00 PM by Archlog
Happy not to see book publishing on the government’s list of the top 10 industries with the largest wage and salary declines, 2008-18, but both newspaper publishing and printing are there, so the barbarians at the gate.
Metropolitan Home shut down · Nov 10, 11:17 AM by Archlog
Hachette today announced that they are closing down Metropolitan Home magazine to focus their energies on Elle Décor, leaving the once-crowded shelter mag rack at the grocery stop with a bit more breathing room.
Steven Holl's Linked Hybrid awarded Best Tall Building of 2009 · Oct 29, 11:53 AM by Archlog
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats last week named Steven Holl’s Linked Hybrid Building the best building of 2009. Linked Hybrid is also featured in Holl’s latest monograph, Urbanisms, Working with Doubt, just published.
Blair Kamin covers the story in the Chicago Tribune
Two book parties for Lettering and Type · Oct 28, 02:09 PM by Archlog
To celebrate the release of the latest book in the acclaimed Design Brief series, Lettering and Type, there are two parties: One at MICA in Baltimore tomorrow, Thursday October 29, and the other in New York City at the Cooper Union on November 17. Full details at the Lettering and Type website
Terrence Riley stepping down as director of Miami Art Museum · Oct 26, 05:19 PM by Archlog
Plans to focus his energies on his pratice, Keenen/Riley. Would-be museum directors, polish up your resumés!
Another sane review of the Kahlo book · Oct 5, 10:43 AM by Archlog
One that doesn’t involve taking sides or collating quotes from detractors and denouncers, at the the generally excellent artmoco website. While noting that the authenticity of the materials are still in dispute, they right conclude, “this book is more about the very notion of personal archives and collections than the famous Mexican artist. How are we reflected in what we leave behind?”