Bucky Fuller Exhibition

So, NOW!, a the Whitney in NYC there is an exhibition of the life work of R. Buckminster Fuller.
If you live there, go check it out.
LINK to the Whitney's website

zeitgeist

march fifteenth. z day.
anybody hosting or going to a screening of the zeitgeist documentary thing?

new orleans + fundred project

i have a predilection for this project, as i worked with the creator and the project in 2007. just one extra reason to spread the word. please take a moment to login in to fundred.org (password:paydirt). check out the PBS art:21 update here.

in short, its a call for action. it makes each person realize his capacity to make a difference.

new orleans is not an isolated city in the united states of america. new orleans is everywhere.

mm project 08'

Artist collective/profile site just updated with nice new work.

All about guns and meat in South Africa

Design studio Karlsson Wilker spends 10 days in South Africa and creates a new piece of work each day they're there...

Buckminster Fuller was rad. The bucky fuller institute website is pretty great. there's even a review of the design and the elastic brain exhibition at moma (this looks incredible).
more space is enclosed by domes than any other style of structure in the world, with way less material. Bucky spent his whole life working on this problem of doing things in the most efficient way. He knew eventually everyone would have to deal with shortages of resources.
if you ever come across a copy of Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth you should pick it up.

Andre Leon Gray

A Raleigh, NC-based artist I've recently discovered, in his own words:

"I am an advocate for social change and spiritual growth in mind, body and soul.

My artwork reflects my concern for humanity’s progression by primarily using post-consumer objects and mixed media techniques, which I call “eye gumbo,” to encourage the viewer to celebrate the beauty of ordinary things, to see the world with new eyes, and to ponder their opinions on the issues presented.

Eye gumbo questions Western standards of beauty, superficial aesthetics, Old South nostalgia, black male and female identity in a consumerist culture, and the artificial social construct of racism and its impact on the human condition.

Eye gumbo is a visual meal for the mind, thickened with a roux of African American culture, marinated in social commentary and seasoned with consciousness."

It's hard to see all the rich details and nuances of his work from photographs, but here's a shot of a piece entitled "Black Magic (It's Fantastic)":

See more of Gray's work at Flanders Art Gallery