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A Children's Clothing CompanyArchive for New York
Only | New York
Only NY have just released their collection of summer apparel, featuring tank tops, t-shirts, crewnecks, and shorts | This season the New York label play around with a variety of colours including peach, lemon, pomegranate and, of course, white, grey, and navy blue | Many of the pieces feature a beautifully simple version of the Only graphic, managing to combine 90′s sport nostalgia, memories of lakeside camping trips, and just a hint of inner city New York City in just the right proportions – boobosh likes! | onlynylives.com
JR | Inside Out | Native American Project | New York
Following on from last weeks post, here’s a few more shots of JR’s ‘Inside Out’ Native American Project in New York… | Inisde Out is a large-scale participatory art project that transforms messages of personal identity into pieces of artistic work | Everyone is challenged to use black and white photographic portraits to discover, reveal and share the untold stories and images of people around the world. These digitally uploaded images will be made into posters and sent back to the project’s co-creators for them to exhibit in their own communities | People can participate as an individual or in a group; posters can be placed anywhere, from a solitary image in an office window to a wall of portraits on an abandoned building | These exhibitions will be documented, archived and viewable virtually on www.insideoutproject.net
FriendsWithYou | Rainbow City | New York
In celebration of Section 2 of New York City’s High Line, a park built on a former elevated freight railroad, the always excellent FriendsWithYou and AOL have teamed up to present a vibrant collection of air-filled sculptures | The installation will be located at the lot on 30th street in the Chelsea art district in June | Keep updated at FriendsWithYou.com
Wovenplay | Children’s Clothing
Embracing the use of old techniques, hand-crafted textiles, practical form, and the natural qualities of materials, Wovenplay cultivates the savoir-faire and inspiration of the past to create modern, sustainable couture for the everyday artist and adventurer | Wovenplay inspires creativity, self-reliance, appreciation of art and the inherent beauty of traditional arts and crafts | The collection is hand-made or hand-finished in Wovenplay’s Manhattan studio | Fabrics are tinted in natural or low-impact dyes | Garments are constructed with the highest standards by local workforce or fair trade producers and packaging is recycled and/or biodegradeable | The company supports the International Solar Energy Society with a portion of profits every year | Founder and designer, Katherine Edmonds, has a background in art, textile design and traditional french dressmaking | boobosh muchos likes both the clothing and ethos and Wovenplay is available in the UK from Caramel Baby & Child, Couverture, Emperors New Clothes, Orfeo Design and the Quirky Collective Ltd | www.wovenplay.com
Hush | Found | NYC
White Walls is pleased to present Found, the New York debut exhibition by UK-based artist, Hush | The artist continues his examination of the vitality and transient nature of mark making, tagging and graffiti | Transitioning these street art practices to the studio setting, the artist creates a body of work that brings to light the essence of ‘action painting and ‘pure expressionism’ | The new collection of work is comprised of 25 mixed-media works ranging from small to large sized pieces and installation, and a limited edition hand embellished print (x 50 only) | The momentous three-day event is produced by renowned San Francisco gallery, White Walls, a recognized leader in the Urban Contemporary genre on the West Coast | The opening reception for Found will be held at Angels Orensanz Foundation, For Contemporary Art on Friday, November 19, 2010 from 7–10PM | The exhibition will be on display through November 21, 2010 and is free and open to the public.
Introducing Aurel Schmidt
Introducing Aurel Schmidt | New York based artist who creates detailed drawings made out of cleverly arranged food, body parts, rubbish and day-to-day objects | Aurel’s work is currently included in the 2010 Whiteny Biennale that runs until May 30th at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street New York, NY 10021 | Her monograph MANEATER is out now co-published by O.H.W.O.W and Deitch Projects | http://aurelschmidt.com/
