Fante Asafo Flags

Not long after Paul Smith's furniture and curiosity shop opened on Albemarle Street in London's Mayfair about a year and a half ago, I went in and was immediately drawn to a large, colourful and undeniably African flag that hung on the wall. I would have bought it if it wasn't something like $3000. Even so, I made a note of what it was: a …

Electric Chaircut

Soho-based hairdresser and artist, Nelson Loskamp, does a very strange thing. As part of his Electric Chaircut routine, which he performs at various venues around New York and beyond, he ties volunteers from the audience to a chair, blindfolds them, and then—using amplified electric clippers that run through a series of guitar effects—cuts their hair. A mesmerizing art meets noise meets music meets avant-garde barrage …

Third Drawer Down Gallery: Paper Sword

Curated by Cinders Gallery out of Brooklyn, NY, Third Drawer Down Gallery in Australia has a new exhibition starting 5-28 July 2007. Titled "Paper Sword: new works on paper," it explores a current group of artists who have been working primarily on paper. With a more back to basics DIY approach, the artists are part of a generation that embrace simple tools such as a …