The Book of Tags

The Book of Tags, a 256-page hardcover book on the subject. Its pages further explore the debate as the authors note that tagging is “a phenomenon which stands on the thin border between art and vandalism.” What started out in the ’70s as a way for young people to mark their territory on NYC subway cars has burgeoned into a worldwide art movement. An anthology …

Nike + Contest Winner

Our Nike + Contest generated hundreds of entries—most of them wrong. Nearly two-thirds named Fred Lorz, who was disqualified from the 1904 St. Louis Olympics for using a car (nice try all of you claiming it was a horseless carriage), but the winner (chosen at random from the correct submissions) is CH reader NL, who writes: "Spiridon Belokas is the name of the Greek Marathon …

Bruce Shapiro’s Art Machines

Bruce Shapiro is one of the world’s pioneers in DIY computer controlled kinetics. For over a decade, the California-based tinkerer has been designing software to automate a range of machines—from a stratograph, which makes highly-detailed sand art (pictured), to a series called “Sisyphus” that creates intricate mandalas in sand using a ball bearing and a tilt table. Check it out after the jump, along with …