Alba Make Art Clocks

After overhearing hushed dialogues of "I can do that" and "Why not me?" at Montreal-based Think you could do better? Give it a shot for $88 (and view the rest of the clocks from the "Alba Matters" show) on Furni's site. The clocks from the show are available for $150 each with a third of the proceeds going back to support the artists themselves.

Cascadia Living Building Challenge and Leader Program

by Russ Lowe Moving beyond the once revolutionary LEED (Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design) scope of strategies and requirements for building green, Cascadia, the Northwest chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council's Living Building Challenge meets once unimagined sustainability standards in areas of Site, Water, Energy, Materials, Indoor Quality, Beauty and Inspiration and Process and Leadership. Using a guideline of 20 prerequisites, the initiative …

Chris Rubino: The Center of Something

by Scott Lachut In its current state, Times Square's clash between fading authenticity and idealized homogeneity make it the perfect setting for artist Chris Rubino's "limited tourist attraction" titled “The Center of Something," showing now through 15 June 2008 at the Chashama Gallery. Circa 1990, Times Square was a den of iniquity and vice, boasting a porn shop on every corner and a "squeegee man" …