Interview: Matthew Brandt

The experimental photographer makes images combining acid burnouts, velvet and cocaine

While his imagesmade from bubblegum, honeybees and toothpastequickly grabbed the attention of collectors and curators worldwide, LA-based artist Matthew Brandt continued to explore the potential of other curious media in order to challenge the boundaries of what can be understood and accepted as photographic. With a recent show called “Velvet and Bubble Wrap” at LA’s M+B gallery, his first solo museum show”Sticky/Dusty/Wet”at the Columbus Museum …

Kartell Goes Bourgie

The iconic lamp is re-imagined by 14 designers for its 10th anniversary

Bourgie is certainly one of the most recognizable lamps of the last decade—as well as one of the best sellers for famed Italian brand, Kartell. Designed by Ferruccio Laviani, its baroque allure masterfully meets the simplicity of a pure outline while dignifying plastic as an excellent design material. The Bourgie is now celebrating its 10th anniversary, and Kartell has made the exciting decision to tap …

Interview: Mark Fox

Our discussion with the NYC via Ohio artist on the influence of puppets, Sunday Mass and a fateful tornado in his acclaimed work

Manipulation is something everybody experiences every day—good or bad, conscious or unconscious. For NYC-based artist Mark Fox, manipulation has permeated his entire body of work and is a theme he continues to explore in his latest exhibition “MFKPMQ.” The exhibition—which opens today, 16 January 2014, and runs until 22 February at NYC’s Robert Miller Gallery—presents the acclaimed artist’s most developed work to date. Fox first …