art and design
shop ‘til you drop
from banksy posted in art and design by nevereatshreddedwheat
This piece from 2011 assumed to be by Banksy (who really knows) is high up on the side of a building in Mayfair.
view full location details...ferus gallery
from andy warhol, “the cool school” posted in art and design by pete_nice
The Ferus Gallery was a modern art gallery in Los Angeles from 1957 to 1966. At the time, Los Angeles had little in the way of modern art gallery space, and the Ferus was one of the first serious attempts to bring New York and West Coast modern art to the general public. This was the subject of the 2008 documentary The Cool School.
The Ferus Gallery was the first West Coast gallery to show a solo work for Andy Warhol. Five of his Soup Can paintings were sold for $100 a piece. The curator, Irving Blum, thought they should remain a set and purchased them for $1000. One of the prospective buyers that was extremely upset was Dennis Hopper. Today, the Soup Can paintings are worth millions and hang in the MOMA.
Although The Ferus Gallery initially opened across the street (at 736-A North La Cienega Boulevard) in 1957, it remained at this address for the duration of 1958-1966.
view full location details...one of buckminster fuller’s first geodesic domes
from buckminster fuller posted in art and design by nevereatshreddedwheat
Here is a photo of the dome restaurant in woods hole.
view full location details...wood river dome
from buckminster fuller posted in art and design by nevereatshreddedwheat
Here is a photo of the wood river dome.
view full location details...biosphère
from buckminster fuller posted in art and design by nevereatshreddedwheat
Buckminster Fuller designed this three-quarters sphere geodesic dome for the United States Pavilion at the Montreal World's Fair, Expo '67. The building was restored in the early '90s and now houses the environmental science museum Biosphère.
view full location details...