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Review: Professor Layton & The Unwound Future

Level-5 has brought the ever charming Professor Layton and his enthusiastic apprentice Lukie back for another great adventure in Unwound Future. This time the pair travel to an unfortunate Time Machine demonstration which propels them into a seemingly never ending series of puzzles as they attempt to restore order to London – or at least a version of it. The game is very similar to the others in the series, so...

A tribute to Enric Miralles

Enric Miralles passed away in 2000 at a young 44, leaving behind a rich body of architectural work and a wife, Benedetta Tagliabue. Her along with their studio EMBT, organized Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada to have tribute paid to Enric at a picnic for his friends and family in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of his passing. It’s a beautiful sand-painting, the very nature of which is fleeting serving as a...

Ode to G20 Art…?

Untitled, 2007. Erick Swenson. Polyurethane resin, acrylic paint, MDF, polystyrene 30″ X 181″ X 280″ Considering the numerous types of protest that will occur in Toronto over the next 48+ hours, here’s something that could be interpreted as stop BP and save the whales ‘climate activism’ art. Don’t be fooled by Erick Swenson’s hyper realistic polyurethane resin,...

Thomas Allen – Pulp art

Thomas makes some fantastic art work using pulp fiction books, a sharp blade, and a camera. Though we hate seeing books mutilated, this time we don’t mind so much because the results may be more interesting and precious than the books themselves. It’s quite charming. He’s even published some of his work in a book, which will inevitably lead to inevitable meta-book-art. [Thomas...

Fold-out Posters Tackling Public Issues

Shifting gears from the previous ‘art’ posts and following the upward momentum of the work T.O.gether show, I just wanted to point out how graphics can be utilized ‘for the greater good’ – like the informational graphic design work of NYC social activist Glen Cummings (the process documentation is great!). Support street meat and be sure to check out Vendor Power...
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