Salvador Dalí x Walt Disney ‘Destino’ [Short-Film]

Check out the interesting collaboration between surrealist painter Salvador Dali and animator Walt Disney. Destiny began in 1946 as a collaboration between Walt Disney and Salvador Dalí. A first-hand example of Disney’s interest in avant garde and experimental work in animation, Destino was to be awash with Dali’s iconic melting clocks, marching ants and floating...

The AVANT/GARDE DIARIES: Nicolas Mueller & Circe Wallace [Video]

The latest from the AVANT/GARDE DIARIES finds professional snowboarder Nicolas Mueller and Los Angeles-based action sports manager Circe Wallace having a free-flowing discussion about the current state of action sports. Upon meeting in Laax, Switzerland, the two knew that they shared a special kinship that would translate into both of their professional lives. Check out the part...

Submerged Luxury: the Water Discus Hotel in Dubai

There is no shortage of luxury hotels in this world, but how about one underwater? Deep Ocean Technology, a Polish team of scientists and engineers, has unveiled plans for an underwater luxury hotel in Dubai taking luxury to a whole new level. The ‘Water Discus Hotel’ will be comprised of an above-ground ‘disc’ as well as an underwater ‘disc.’ The above-ground disc will...

DOZE GREEN ‘Luminosity in the Dark’ Exhibition @ the Jonathan LeVine Gallery NYC

Pop-surrealist artist DOZE GREEN returns to New York city with a new exhibition. Doze is beast known as a breaker from the legendary Rocksteady Crew. In recent years DOZE has continued to evolve his style through new forms and media and this new exhibition, organized in New York at Jonathan LeVine Gallery, is a little ‘back on the scene after some time spent away from the USA...

Android Homme Spring 2012 Collection

Check out the latest from footwear brand Android Homme. The Propulsion Hi, featuring midfoot and ankle Velco straps, comes in a trio of colorways, two of which has a denim textile upper, and the third done up in smooth waxed gray lamb leather with translucent rubber outsole. The Propulsion 1.5 carries a carpet-like speckled textile upper with quilted nylon quarter panel and the sleek...

GeocodedArt App Turns the World into a Museum

  Many places in the world have served as inspiration for some of the most famous art works. Now, if you find yourself in a foreign land, you can forget about using an art guide and use the geocodedArt and give yourself a tour of the historic locations that inspired famous works of fine art there. This new project looking for funding on Kickstarter, and has gathered a database of...

Barry McGee Solo Exhibition @ PRISM [Photo Recap]

Contemporary Californian artist Barry McGee returns to the PRISM gallery in Los Angeles with a second showing since MindTheGap in 2009. Largely comprising work created at the gallery, the solo exhibition captures McGee’s unique graphic sensibilities with its striking geometry, strong tones and distinctive characters. Through a lively site-responsive installation, the gallery...

A Closer Look at the Delancy Underground Project: the LowLine Park Concept

A while back we featured a post about the Delancy Underground project aka the Lowline. The project is for the creation of an underground public space in NYC’s Lower East Side in an old abandoned subway tunnel. Design site Inhabitat has a video showcasing this concept. They interview the people behind the project to find out why there’s so much interest in the public space...