TheKirkman1 day agoTokyo’s Public Toilets Will Leave New Yorkers Sobbingverified_publisherCurbed - Justin DavidsonMovies are machines for generating envy, but you can keep your mauve sunsets and cinematic peaks, your luscious gowns and roast birds shellacked to implausible perfection. Wim Wenders’s tender and lovely film Perfect Days has fired me up with a new object of desire: public bathrooms as clean and …
TheKirkman4 days agoSir Antony Gormley: Artist's iron men take over grounds of Norfolk stately homebbc.co.uk - By Steven McIntosh & Ian YoungsOne hundred life-size cast iron figures have appeared in the grounds of an 18th Century house in Norfolk, in the latest major artwork by Sir Antony Gormley. The artist used his own body to mould the sculptures, which have been placed around Houghton Hall before officially opening to the public later …
TheKirkmanFoster + Partners unveils $1 billion plan for Television City in Los Angelesarchpaper.com - Daniel RocheAfter an international competition, Foster + Partners has been appointed by Hackman Capital Partners to reimagine Television City, a historic Los …
TheKirkmanGigantic Rotating Head of David Lynch Lands in Santa MonicaLos Angeles Magazine - Chris NicholsLike something from an upside-down dream, the five-ton shiny metal head of David Lynch was recently unveiled in Santa Monica. And wait, is it moving? …
TheKirkmanIn Japan, a Place for a Famous Artistic Director to Hide by the Seaverified_publisherThe New York Times - Kurt SollerThe designer and record producer Nigo has built a minimalist retreat where the Pacific Ocean itself is practically an architectural feature. AS THE FOUNDER of the streetwear brands A Bathing Ape and Human Made and the artistic director of the French luxury brand Kenzo, the designer and record …
TheKirkman158 Cherry Blossom Trees Will Be Cut Down in D.C. in Effort to Withstand Sea-Level RiseSmithsonian Magazine - Christian ThorsbergThis spring, Washington, D.C.’s beloved cherry blossom trees reached their earliest peak bloom in more than two decades, a consequence of an …
