The obamas install johns in white house.
Johns installed in white house. ruscha, diebenkorn, and rauschenberg. via wsj and @whitneymuseum [PR]
Environmental graffiti.
Environmental graffiti: creative green street art. via webecoist. [PR]
Sottsass limitless editions.
10 Anni Con Ettore, exhibiting limited-edition works that Ettore Sottsass made the last ten years of his life for Galleria Clio Calvi Rudi Volpi.
top image Akub, 2003
above: architettura romantica, 2004
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Burning man 2009.
Theme: Evolution. Nature never made a plan, nor does it seem to copy very well.
above: 2009 theme. illustration from portrait of charles darwin, by “DA” dominic tinio
above: the bone tree, by dana albany
above: design by rod garret and larry harvey. rendering by andrew johnstone and rod garrett.
The human species, Homo sapiens, has existed for approximately 200,000 years. The genus known as homo has a lineage stretching back two million years. Homo erectus, the first human ancestor to walk upright, and Homo habilis, the toolmaker, are among our relatives. We are a bud belonging to a twig of this ancestral tree.
Burning Man 2009. August 31 – September 7, Black Rock City, Nevada USA.
One & other. Antony Gormley.
One Person. One hour. One & Other.
2400 people will become an image of themselves, and a representation of the whole of humanity. Sculptor Antony Gormley invites you to occupy the empty Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in London.
6 July – 14 October.
Naked truth about life models.
Taking your clothes off for money. via the guardian [PR]
Extreme sheep herding.
OK to touch.
Not the 
sign you see every day in a museum.
via lacma [PR]
Bill seeks to regulate museum's art sales.
Selling parts of a collection to cover museum operating costs would be illegal under a bill introduced in the New York State Legislature late Tuesday afternoon. via nyt [PR]
mini and airstream surf to milan 2009
The following words from the Minispace…She loves the ocean, is great at entertaining guests, and likes to hang out in style outdoors.
You already know the Airstream trailer from supporting roles in Hollywood films, and as a favored mode of transport for nomadic hipsters. Now, the iconic “silver bullet” is hitting the party circuit.
above: the swan and egg chair by arne jacobsen inspires the bullet’s interior.
Who’s playing chauffeur, you ask? Why, a brand new MINI Cooper S Clubman, of course! The trailer, which showcases an über-chic custom-made interior by Copenhagen’s Republic of Fritz Hansen, will be making cameos at events, exhibitions, and design fairs around the world. The first spotting will be at the Salone del Mobile show and the INTERNI DESIGN ENERGIES exhibition in Milan, Italy (April 21-30 2009).
A bit of an odd market ? Well, image is everything and this hasn’t been tried before. Upon reading the copy before seeing the images one expected the Clubman “woodie” with “bullet” in tow.