Converter

After successfully launching Deadly Squire, a line of housewares printed with original patterns, in 2005, husband-and-wife team Anna and Tim Harrington are now using the premise of their business to curate a multimedia group show. Based on the idea that patterns have the "unusual property of being simultaneously raw material and finished work," Converter, which opens at the Brooklyn Riviera Gallery this Thursday, 19 October …

Alastair Mackie

Touching on issues of pop culture, ethnicity and war, London-based artist Alastair Mackie, 29, is making his U.S. debut today, 13 October 2006, at Mark Moore Gallery in Los Angeles. Called "Sticks and Stones," the solo show consists of sculptural works that Mackie creates using unconventional materials and techniques. Inspired by the role the military played in his family, Mackie says his work has to …

To a T

Celebrating the humblest of fashion statements, Atlanta's Design Museum will launch an exhibit devoted to t-shirts next Thursday, 19 October 2006. Including several lines you may have previously seen in these pages (co-curator Laura Moody says she often sourced designers from Cool Hunting), the show features the latest in t-shirt design with an emphasis on southern regional designers, like Esperanza, former Sam Mitchell (pictured center), …