Bikes Meet Art in 100Copies’ Cyclism

The latest release in Singapore-based creative Thomas Yang's graphic ode to all things vélo

The merits of cycling have long been pondered and quipped about by everyone from Albert Einstein to Nelson Mandela. Inspired by this vast array of two-wheeled wisdom, Singapore-based creative director Thomas Yang painstakingly worked 300 of these quotes into an artistic print. “Cyclism” draws on quotes from professional riders, bike industry veterans, politicians and artists alike to create a silhouette of a rider not hammering …

TO PLACE AMONG OTHER COLORS AND FORMS

Book|Shop has collaborated with artist and poet Thomas A. Clark on a limited-edition sculpture entitled “TO PLACE AMONG COLORS AND FORMS”. That title runs down the side of the solid aluminum bar, which, the shop encourages, could be moved about the house to shake up how you see things on a daily basis.

Ellie Irons and the Art of Survival in “Invasive Pigments”

Using paints made from weeds, the artist explores the interaction between NYC and its inhabitants

The unofficial colors of NYC seem to be shades of gray and black, found in the wardrobes of the average resident to the concrete pavements and city streets. Though not entirely true, one color that is generally thought to be missing from view is green. Artist Ellie Irons would argue that people just haven’t been looking hard enough—and that the plants growing every day in …