Jeremy Laffon’s Stacks of Gum and Resin

Jeremy Lafonne Gum installation

Jeremy Lafonne Gum installation

Yesterday, we saw drawings and models shaped by verdant greenery, and today we’re looking at these wonky and convoluted structures made using sticks of green gum. The work above by artist Jeremy Laffon (whose site is currently under construction) with his stacks of snacks that almost look like playing cards. Maybe Jeremy’s sick of chewing gum and instead lets gravity chew on the structures, interrupting the rhythm of diagonals and horizontals as the walls wobble and are pulled toward the gallery floor. These structures are on display at a gallery in Limoges, France. And even as they slowly sink toward the ground, it looks surprising they should stand at all. To me it seems like a sugar-free Buckminster Fuller experiment that’s been in some kind of accident. It makes me nervous, and it makes me want to brush my teeth.

Alex Dent

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‘Allo?’ An interactive exhibit by Jean Jullien

'Allo?' An interactive exhibit by Jean Jullien

'Allo?' An interactive exhibit by Jean Jullien

Jean Jullien, a French artist based in London and an old friend of TFIB, has a new exhibit at the Kemistry Gallery called Allo? The show is filled with observational pieces, works that find humor and sadness in our everyday life. His ability to bring a wit to the ordinary is brought to life thanks to his signature style of art, slightly sketch and slightly cartoon-ish which encapsulates the idea of our lives. He also worked with Ana Tiquia to create a series of augemented reality posters.

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Bobby Solomon

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March 1, 2013 - See more posts by Bobby

Neck Plus Ultra: The Work of Henrik Vibskov

Henrik Vibskov Gestalten book

Henrik Vibskov fashion

Henrik Vibskov is a mainstay in the world of avant garde fashion. The Scandinavian designer is known for his graphic prints, outrageous knits, over-the-top runway shows, and witty way of naming his collections (aka “The Transparent Tongue” and “The Shrink Wrap Spectacular”.) A graduate of the esteemed Central St. Martins school in London, he has produced more than 20 collections, his line is carried in specialty boutiques worldwide including in his own shops in Copenhagen and New York,  and he spends his downtime drumming for the electronic band Trentemøller. As if this wasn’t enough for the artistic polymath, Gestalten recently published a monograph of Vibskov’s work and Galerie des Galeries in Paris is currently celebrating him in a solo show.

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Andi Teran

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February 27, 2013 - See more posts by Andi