Make Your Franklin is a community art project inviting artists to change up the $100 bill. The design aesthetic of the contributors comes alive with entries that are witty, subversive and at times downright bold. Whether he’s inked with Native American tattoos, covered up by a gas mask surrounded by nuclear silos, redone as a […]
19
May
Feds got nothing on "Make Your Franklin"'s art infused $100 bills
5
May
No seriously, we're not shitting you.
Sometimes a product is so hard to believe it exists, it makes you question the very fabric of our society. They’re actually the products that inspired us to start this site — a simultaneous celebration and measured excoriation of consumerism in all its glory. From the gorgeously handcrafted to the vapidly inspired to the fallaciously […]
1
Apr
Mike Leavitt brings the action to the world's top artists
Who wouldn’t want a tiny action figure of Damien Hirst or Jeff Koons on their desk, just to mock relentlessly every time your boss gets grossly overpaid for something or hogs unnecessary credit for something he didn’t create? Or you can have some artist you actually respect — really it’s up to you. Visual artist […]
13
Oct
The Opera Gallery presents 'Status Factory'
Ron English, one of the most recognizable figures in contemporary pop art, reveals his exhibition at the Opera Gallery in New York. Titled Status Factory, the collection displays work of a political, surreal and satirical context. English himself would describe his show as presenting themes of circus, pop culture and Andy Warhol, that is “…filtered […]
19
May
The Vader Project hits Los Angeles and Philly
For its fourth (and final) edition, the annual Vader Project commissions world class artists to re-imagine a lifesize replica of Darth Vader’s iconic helmet. This year the customizations were unreal, provided by superlative artists like Jeff Soto, Gary Baseman, Joe Ledbetter, Peter Kuper, Jermaine Rogers, BXH, The Pizz, Dalek, Paul Frank, Ron English, Michelle Valigura, […]
7
Jan
Perhaps the best name in furniture ever
This contiguous USA-shaped bookcase was designed by Israeli architect/designer Ron Arad, who is now Professor of Design Product at the illustrious Royal College of Art in London. Constructed of both Corten steel and mirror-polished stainless steel, I’m not sure how much it costs or who I’d have to club over the head to snag it […]
