Tuesday, 7 July 2009

Eternal Moonwalk












Like most things in life, the simplest ideas are always the best. In a fitting tribute to The King of Pop, the general public have been invited to contribute a video of themselves and become a part of the Eternal Moonwalk conga. You can even do a search of yourself or someone else and request that video gets played next. Genius!

Stand up for Humanity
















Sculptor Antony Gormley's 'One and Other' centrepiece is a live installation where every hour of the day, for a hundred days, a member of the general public is encouraged to step up to the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, and do anything. The plinth, normally reserved for statues of kings and generals, is a unique opportunity for people to represent a cross-section of humanity.

The art installation is filmed live on webcam and will be available from the 6th July until the 14th October.

WebCam pop video



Japan leads the way once again in an eccentric use of synchronised webcams to create a unique pop video montage for Sour's 'Hibi no Neiro'.

Auto Erotica: Ken Block vs Ricky Carmichael



Top Gear presenter, James May gets up close and personal with Ken Block and his heavily modified 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI in another stunning production from the BBC. Watch him as he takes on Ricky Carmichael, the 16 times undefeated Motocross and Supercross legend, across a dusty Californian airstrip.

Monday, 6 July 2009

Auto Erotica: The Art of Gymkhana


If you can bear the first minute of blatant commercial placement, you will not be disappointed. Watch as rally stunt driver Ken Block navigates around a series of complex obstacles and tight spaces with precision driving. It's a wonder to behold.

Sunday, 5 July 2009

iPhone Travels: Trees spotted across London

Southbank: Walking in My Mind
















Looks like the global epidemic of Swine Flu has finally branched out to other living species. These spot covered trees by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at The Hayward Gallery is part of the 'Walking in My Mind' exhibition which explores the inner workings of 10 artists' imaginations through immersive, large scale installation art. Now showing until the 6th September.

View on Google Maps.

Auto Erotica: Alfa Romeo Guiletta Spider

Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint












Introduced in March 1962 at the Geneva Motorshow, the car was designed by the renowned Italian car designer Giorgetto Giugiaro of Carrozeria Bertone. The car was named after it's aluminum 2.6 litre six-cylinder twin-cam engine.

iPhone Travels: City Life's a Beach

Thames beach
















When the sun's out, the Thames isn't the first place you'd think about finding a beach. But this river has a surprising number of beaches that are accessible when the tide is low along the Southbank. Although the Thames is one of the cleanest urban rivers, over 1,000 tonnes of rubbish is removed every year by pressure group Thames21 who organise 50 volunteer events annually.

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iPhone Travels: Ganton Street, London W1

Ganton Street plug
















Concrete architecture in Britain is ugly at the best of times. So, any introduction of colour is more than welcome in this palette of beige, like this luminous green plug designed by artist Paul Dart of James Glancy Design.

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Play Me, I'm Yours

Play Me, I'm Yours











Walking to Hammersmith Farmer's Market in Lyric Square I came across some music being played. Not noticing a music venue being there before, I was curious to know where it was coming from. Upon entering the square I saw a piano standing in the middle available for the general public to play.

'Play Me, I'm Yours' is a living artwork by artist Luke Jerram that has been touring since 2008. The project involves 30 pianos installed around the public spaces of London to encourage the city populace to engage and connect with each other.

Previous installations were hugely successful having travelled internationally to far away places such as Sao Paulo and Sydney.

The pianos will be available until the 13th July. Be sure to have a tinkle on the ivories when you walk past one.