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Modern Art Monday Presents: Salam Tower, Doha By Cui Jie

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Cui Jie’s Salam Tower, Doha (2020) was acquired by MoMA in 2021 and in currently in its debut presentation at the museum. The Salam Tower is a waterfront skyscraper that was built as power of Qatar’s redevelopment efforts after the oil crisis of 1979. In Cui’s otherworldly depiction, the building is interwoven with symbols from socialist monuments in China and Europe. It soars above, but also seems to dissolve into the artificially saturated water beneath it. A leading member of the post 1980s generation of Chinese artist, Cui lives and works in Shanghai and focuses on painting, design, and the global histories of modernism, capitalism, and communism.

Photographed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Eye On Design: Zero-Waste Scrub Set By Danielle Elsener

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Danielle Elsener (b, 1991) designs zero-waste fashion. She engineers her sewing pattern layouts to eliminate textile waste. Elsener designed her Zero-Waste Scrubs in the UK in the spring of 2020. Continue reading Eye On Design: Zero-Waste Scrub Set By Danielle Elsener

Eye On Design: Gingham Ensemble By Claudia Li

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Designer Claudia Li’s autumn/winter 2020 collection, entitled 3.16.19, is a tribute to her grandfather, who passed away in 2019. The designs in the collection reflect Li’s memories of him, the imprint of their experiences together in China, and the creative ability passed through generations.

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Modern Art Monday Presents: Triple Helix By Kelly Akashi

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Kelly Akashi’s Triple Helix (2020) evokes relationships among bodies across time, history, and memory.  Akashi imagines the biomorphic glass sculptures — inspired by the simple contours of figural, pre-Hispanic ceramics — as ancestral female bodies tethered by a snaking coil of rope.

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When the quartz bell suspended overhead is chimed, it emits a low-pitched tone that Akashi intends “to be felt in the deepest part of your body.” The combinatin of sound, vibrations, and blown glass encourages a moment of reverent self-awareness.

Photographed in The Brooklyn Museum.

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Merry Christmas 2020, From The Worley Gig!

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While looking through a folder I keep of holiday-themed photos that I can use for blog posts when I need an image in a pinch, look what I found! Jesus, what a perfect ornament to punctuate a year that has — no one would argue — not been anyone’s favorite. As we move towards the light of 2021, let’s all try to find something to be grateful for on this Christmas day. While I am unable to be with my family and friends in California for the holidays, because of the Covid, I am making the most of staying here in NYC, where I tend to miss out on the best parts of the season because I am always out of town at this time of year. So, Merry Christmas, bitches, and my best to all of you!