Peter Loyd
Peter Loyd: “This current series of drawings was done with inks and watercolor on 22×30″ 300lb Arches Hot Press watercolor paper. To limit costs, photos were taken with my digital camera, so color and line-angles are a little off.” Some titles of his paintings: The distance between two people when one is withdrawing money from an ATM, The complete path a person takes through the architecture of Portland in the month of May, Under construction. Currently showing at some space in Seattle.
Reclaiming the streets
Reclaiming the Streets
June 13 – July 25
Rot(t)terdam, Meent 119-133
In the past month students, artists, skateboarders and designers from around the world have submitted more than 80 concepts for the ‘Reclaiming the Street’ competition. MAMA invited ideas and designs for an object or an adaptation to the urban public realm in order to allow skateboarders and others to playfully make use of public space.
Visit Showroom Mama for further info and to see the winning submissions soon.
The skatepark in Helsinki is a good example of an official playground which still has a nice atmosphere.
Sentinent city survival kit
The “sentinent city survival kit” recommends not-yet-walked routes to you. Apply now for testing the beta version of this app. Created by v2 the institute for the unstable media. You take the high road I take the by road.
Do you remember Momo’s Manhattan map tag:
Karin Geiger
Karin Geiger explores the tensions between public and private, childhood and adulthood, subject and artist, art and sociology. Her documentation of garage sales around Los ANgeles is so good.
Ferit Kuyas
Architectural photography by Ferit Kuyas. From the series “City of ambition”, Chongqing / China (2005-2008). Accompanying book available.
Bodies in Urban Spaces
Explore the relationship between body, space and architecture. Directed by Willi Dorner and photographed by Lisa Rastl.
Parasite huts by Tadashi Kawamata
Creative usage of urban space by Tadashi Kawamata. Via design llama.