In the staff room of the Bonnefanten Museum a practice of decorating white plastic coffee cups has evolved into a tradition. Periodically the technical team makes a new display case to house the overflow, but the supply never seems to be contained.
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My favorite little street message from Maastricht.
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I feel lame for finding this funny, but still, it’s kind of a perfect readymade…
From the Maastricht grocery store.
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I’ve just recently put some images on my website from the show Parlor and Roseville at Kate Werble Gallery, in Nov/Dec 2008. Below is Elk Grove, 2008, more images and full info about the works can be found here.
image courtesy of the artist and Kate Werble Gallery
As a part of the project Reclamation, an advertisement was placed in the magazine Metropolis M. The ad, pictured below, is a republishing of an original advertisement for the town of Metropolis, Nevada, USA. The original was first published in 1911, in the town’s promotional newspaper, the Metropolis Chronicle.
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The headline is “A New Town Opportunity” and the text sings the praises of the newly founded Metropolis, reading: Metropolis offers the investor, builder, merchant and professional man one of the greatest business opportunities ever afforded by a western town. Lots – 25 by 125 feet – are $100 and up. Within two years, the company which had developed Metropolis fell into insolvency. More information about this curious history can be found on the project website here.
This was an advertisement for the exhibition, but was also an element of the work. Design is by Nina Støttrup Larsen with Kristin Posehn.
A designer friend of mine, Jayme Yen, found the image below buried deep within the Library of Congress Archives. It’s a photograph from 1898, a proto-LOL-cat treasure. I like the contrast and identity with the bottom image, which is typical internet kitteh flotsam, circa early 21st century.
A promotional display for selling DVDs of Wall-e, the Pixar/Disney animated movie.
The crate is also decorated cardboard, and serves as an integrated pedestal.
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