Best of CH 2008: Top Five Art Shows

by Ariston Anderson The year brought a wealth of art shows that transcended the average gallery night of wine, cheese and browsing into full-on events. Below our top five faves that made the Cool Hunting cut by consistently inviting the spectator to become a participant in the work. Bansky: The Village Pet Store With rat murals across the city and animatronic fast food pets, Bansky’s …

Hawaiian Quilt Masterpieces

Hawaii's geographic isolation is a blessing and curse. Though often lacking the attention of their continental neighbors, the separation helps fosters a distillation and refinement of native style. In the late 19th century, western traders brought quilting techniques to the archipelag. And for the next hundred years, natives injected the art with their own regional distinctiveness, namely botanical imagery and vibrant, symmetrical patterns Print styles …

Mühlbauer Campaigns

Among felt molds, colorful ribbons and other bits of visual stimuli found at the Viennese workshop of Spanning the decades with smart depictions of stylish women wearing hats, the colors, compositions and aesthetics of the vintage ads are like a walk through a history of illustration. The highly-stylized imagery represents a bygone era of graphic arts, one that, like Warhol's illustrations, border on fine art. …