The Design Museum’s current exhibition, Design Cities 1851-2008, argues that seven cities have each enjoyed a ‘moment’ when their particular economic, cultural and geo-political stars have aligned to have a transformative effect on the history of design.
London claimed the “design city” spot for ‘08. Where will the next design city be? Vote here.
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Prospect. 1 New Orleans is the largest biennial of international contemporary art ever organized in the United States. This eleven week event will run until January 18th, 2009. Find out more here.
RRRIPP!! Paper Fashion is the outcome of an investigation on paper clothing, a long-forgotten but very popular phenomenon in the United States at the end of the ’60s.
The curator of the exhibition and director of ATOPOS, Vassilis Zidianakis, asked today’s fashion designers and artists to create something of their own inspired by the over 100 authentic paper dresses that form part of its collection. (more…)
The project that helps social communication better, known as Good 50X70 has been on tour of late. From December 13th-21st there will be an exhibition in Caserta, Italy. For more on Good 50X70 and this exhibition you know what to do.
“Art & Design in a Global World,” Karim Rashid’s premier exhibition in Brazil, is being held at Sao Paolo’s Instituto Tomie Ohtake until 1.04.09. Rashid’s work is expected to prompt a discussion about facets of contemporary design and their impact on everyday life. For more details, you know what to do.
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Good 50X70, in it’s second year, is having an exhibition of selected competition pieces in Aosta, Italy, from October 10th to the 19th. In addition to other key Italian destinations, the exhibition will also travel to Spain and Sweden. For more info click here.
In its 12th year, the DUMBO Arts Festival will be in high gear this Friday thru Sunday. There will be 65+ new public pieces and over 100 artists will open their studios for a full access. If you find yourself uninspired, board the F to Jay Street. You won’t be disappointed.
This event exhibits the work of more than 200 artists, designers, film-makers, and musicians from around the world. The showcase is in response to the devastating earthquake that rocked China on May 12th, 2008.
Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures 1960s to Now, is on display at Exit Art in NYC. This exhibition includes hundreds of posters, photographs, audio clips, and much more spanning over 40 years of global activism. For more information on the exhibition click here.
Design 21 has put together an online exhibition of Human Rights Posters that are commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the International Human Rights Declaration. There are 25 posters total that were selected as finalists.
The presentation is a collaborative effort between the Illustration department and the Designmatters program at the Art Center College in California.
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