Gouache and graphite.

Thirty one Antony Gormley sculptures have come to New York. Go check them out.

Apple.  Not yet eaten.

Wade is a painter who, unlike his peers, uses dirty cars as his canvas.

Also, he’s from San Marcos, Texas.

People who had come expecting a[n Animal Collective] concert (despite the Guggenheim’s advance description of the event as a “kinetic, psychedelic environment”) chattered, drank complimentary absinthe cocktails, grew annoyed and left well before the nearly three hours were over.

Macoto Murayama can spend months on one of his botanical illustrations, and when he’s done, the plant looks like something that blossomed in outer space. First, he dissects his subject with a scalpel, from stamen to sepal. Then he sketches and photographs each component with the help of a basic microscope and magnifying glass. Once it’s all composited with 3ds Max and Photoshop, the resulting images seem equal parts x-ray and autopsy.

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