Olafur Eliasson: Little Sun at Coachella

The acclaimed artist delivers eco-awareness with Absolut at this year's art and music festival

Only an artist who works with materials as ambitious and untamable as light, water and air temperature could embark upon a project to bring affordable light to those without it. In 2012, critically acclaimed artist Olafur Eliasson developed “Little Sun,” and launched a campaign (developed with engineer Frederik Ottesen) to hopefully make solar-powered LED lamps available to the 1.6 billion people worldwide without access to …

Steve Orlando: Undertow

A look at the Atlantean comic book series brimming with modern themes

“Comics are a beautiful medium. The combination of visual art and text engages both sides of your brain, causing you to retain more than from a similar story in other mediums,” shares writer Steve Orlando. This is certainly true of his latest series “UNDERTOW“—done in collaboration with artist/colorist Artyom Trakhanov and letterer/designer Thomas Mauer. Its engaging artistry is met with a riveting tale, sci-fi influences …

Charged: Sougwen Chung

A conversation with the experimental artist who blurs the boundaries between light, sound, space and software

Sougwen Chung has always had an affinity for computers and digital technology. The artist had her first website at the age of ten—”an oddly personal site,” she recalls. In addition to the language of code, Chung is also conversant in music. Her father, an opera singer, made sure that his children had instruments in their hands at a very young age. Growing up in Toronto, …