Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Nicholas Felton's annual report, train-hopping photography, an underground library and more in our weekly look at the web

1. Train Hopping Photography After recording over 50,000 miles of train hopping across the United States, photographer Mike Brodie unveiled his series “A Period of Juvenile Prosperity.” The images—taken between 2004 and 2009—offer a glimpse into the adventurous, nomadic lifestyle undertaken by thousands of American youth. 2. The Underground Library Bringing knowledge to the people, a group of students from the Miami Ad School have …

Reconnecting Time by Hu Shaoming

The Chinese art student unzips the beauty and mechanics of old gadgets

Hu Shaoming, a young and talented art student from Guangzhou Art Academy has recently attracted the unexpected attention of the local art world with his curious exhibition entitled “Reconnecting Time” (“He: Shiguan Xilie” in Chinese). Supported by Guangzhou Art Academy, he developed the project as an essay within the frame of his studies. “It was just homework,” he says, “but I always put a lot …

Arrrgh! Monsters In Fashion

Clothing and costume challenge our fears at Paris' Gaité Lyrique

Like the scream of a frightened soul coming face to face with a monster, “Arrrgh!” is the title of a recently opened exhibition at Parisian gallery Gaité Lyrique, which deals with “monsters in fashion.” Curated by Vassilis Zidianakis and Angelos Tsourapas and organized by Atopos Contemporary Visual Culture Collective, the playfully extravagant exhibition, running through 7 April, is based on the first comprehensive investigation into …