Kiosk Mini Exhibitions: Rich Brilliant Willing

by Laurice Parkin First on our list of stops outside the Javits is the always brilliant design purveyor, A perfect example is "The Candle Party," a colorful mash-up of candles that becomes a sculptural centerpiece. "The Candle Party is an alternative to giving a bouquet of flowers (fire is more fun/dangerous/sexy?). We were commissioned by Kiosk to make a product for the store and this …

The Adventures of Johnny Bunko

Writer Daniel H. Pink took a cue from the East in creating his Johnny Bunko character. While the Japanese comic format, manga, is generally left for children and a fringe group of aficionados in America, it's omnipresent in Japan. In fact, a full 22 percent of all printed material is manga. With this in mind, Pink decided to target American adults with his manga creation, …

Street Art at Tate Modern

Next Friday 23 May 2008 is the opening of the Tate Modern's The artists are already painting up a storm. Nunca continues, “Basically I spent three days to have the walls almost finished, I already painted all the colored places on the character that is a kind of wild head hunter man drinking tea on a very English way. In the next three days I …