Cool Hunting Video Presents: Olaf Breuning

We get a peak into Swiss multimedia artist Olaf Breuning's studio and, among other things, find an army of Chinese-made contraptions

In honor of Swiss artist Olaf Breuning’s inclusion in the 2008 Whitney Biennial, this video visits his Manhattan studio. In the midst of working on his two-part installation for the show, Olaf takes the time to explain his inspiration and thinking behind his mini army made of readymade objects and a recreation of a 1932 photograph. There’s also plenty of examples of his other playfully …

Iran do Espirito Santo: En Passant

Brazilian artist Iran do Espirito Santo has always worked with the theme of how viewers experience art. His latest show, " Do Espirito Santo's use of gray harkens back to black and white photography, which fits in with his career work as bringing the user to understand art in as much of a simplistic form as possible without the pop and fizzle of distracting bright …

Jimenez Lai

A simple description of written up but now he's breaking through with an exhibition at Los Angeles' Junc Gallery. Teaming up with Materials & Applications, a research center that promotes the new and underutilized (good) ideas for landscape, architecture and art, Lai's installation, "Phalanstery Module" will open in April in M&A's outdoor exhibition space. (Check out our video on M&A for more info on what …