Post Plastic Project

This Sunday, June 5th at Littlefield NYC (622 Degraw Street, Brooklyn), is an art event worth attending. Live music, amazing art and an excellent cause.

Did you know plastic has been slowly accumulating in the NW Pacific to form a garbage mass roughly twice the size of Texas?! The Post Plastic Project is a night of art and music to reverse the spiral and combat the plastic vortex. Proceeds benefit projectkaisei.org, an organization that, through expeditions, research and education, is finding ways to reduce its size and keep plastic from entering the ocean in the first place.

Suspended Cirque's "SUBTERRANEA: An Urban Fairytale" in NYC

If you’re in New York City this weekend and looking for something different, Suspended Cirque’s closing performances of SUBTERRANEA might be the ticket. Described as “Fuerza Bruta meets Avatar,” the performance piece is executed mid-air by Suspended Cirque’s troupe of artists, mixing aerial acrobatics, live music, dance, theatre, and circus. The cast, whose members have performed in dance companies such as Twyla Tharp, as well as on Broadway, includes Joshua Dean, Ben Franklin, Michelle Dortignac, Angela Jones, and Kristin Olness. The group is making an quite an impression, with recent profiles and positive reviews by NBC news and and Slant, among others.

SUBTERRANEA’s remaining performances at the Connelly Theatre in NYC are tonight through Sunday May 8th. Tickets are $20-$30, with discounts for students, children, seniors, etc. 

For tickets and more information: www.SuspendedCirque.com

STATED in London: Pollock's Toy Museum

Tucked away on the corner of Scala and Whitfield Streets just a short walk from London’s Russell Square, you’ll find a souvenir of another age. Pollock’s Toy Museum and shop was named for Benjamin Pollock, the “last of the Victorian Toy Theatre printers,” and has been at its current location since 1969. Inside the museum’s first-floor shop, you’ll find a charming array of Victorian-style toy theatres (paper replicas of actual theatres and productions from The Nutcracker to Edward Gorey’s Dracula), classic and modern toys, and an impressive selection of pop-up books for sale. Upstairs, the museum boasts a collection of antique toys of all kinds.

This walk through yesteryear is worth a visit. More info at: www.pollockstoytheatres.com

Ai Weiwei's Sunflower Seeds at Tate Modern

Ai Weiwei’s Sunflower Seeds installation, now on display in the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall in London, is a staggering collection of millions of porcelain sunflower seeds, each hand-crafted by specialists in the Chinese city of Jingdezhen. The installation is a symbol of the people of China, each unique and working together to create a unified whole.

The artist, who has been controversial for his political beliefs, was arrested April 4 by the Chinese authorities as he boarded a plane to Hong Kong. His wherabouts are currently unknown.

Sunflower Seeds is on display through May 2 and is certainly worth a visit.

For more info, visit: www.tate.org.uk/modern

Designer to Watch: Alex Trochut

Check out the beautiful work—and range—of Barcelona-based Alex Trochut, an Art Director’s Club Young Gun Winner.