Art in One Form or Another

Guggenheim + YouTube Play

The Guggenheim and YouTube are hosting a biennial of creative video to discover and showcase the most exceptional talent working in the ever-expanding realm of online video.

The panel of judges is no joke including filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, visual artist Douglas Gordon, Ryan McGinley, Takashi Murakami and my fav, Marilyn Minter.

Since YouTube Play was announced on June 14, more than 6,600 videos have been submitted from around the world, attracting more than 2.6 million viewersa. The deadline for submissions is July 31, 2010, at 3 pm EDT/12 pm PDT.

Art Info on Foursquare

I'm admittedly a little late to this one but I just found ArtInfo.com on Foursquare and they've done a good job. When you check in with Art Info on Foursquare you unlock New York's art world. You'll discover the city's top art galleries, the coolest artist hangouts and more. Love the continued incorporations of digital into the art world.

Biennial Twitter Tour

Whitney's Biennial team is hosting a Twitter Tour to take a select group of bloggers  with a behind the scenes and curated experience. If you won't be able to attend, follow the above feed tomorrow at 2:30p EST to experience the Biennial in 140 characters or less, live!

iArt

The newest art iApp looks to be a good one! Artnear is a global art guide. Galleries, venues, artists and shows galore! Available for Blackberry, too!

Art Gift Registry

A while back I told you about nAscent Art, a wedding registry for original art, allowing friends and family to pool their money together for gifts. The problem with nAscent is that it's limited to New York artists. Enter Giwaza, a site that allows people to pool together money for any type of art.

iPad = iMisrach!

While all of the talk of the talk of the iPad (for better or worse) was about it's functionality, design and evolution of the iPhone, it was the background of the screen that rocked my world. Watching the news conference via Engadget's site, I was thrilled to see my favorite photographer's, Richard Misrach, image (Pyaramide Lake, at night, taken in 2004) as the desktop of Steve Jobs' iPad. I'm sure not many people realized that (I'm guessing about 10), but that got me more excited than the new release from Apple.

New Banksy Site

With all the Sundance buzz this weekend, I'm on a Bansky roll! Not sure when this site went live, but it's new to me and it's a great resource for all things about the troublemaker.

Banksy + Sundance

A documentary (possibly) directed by Bansky will get a surprise (is it really a surprise if I'm writing about it now?) premiere at Sundance on Sunday. Exit Through the Gift Shop, "the worlds first street art disaster movie," according to its trailer, features footage of the artist at work, and will include cameos by his fellow troublemakers Shepard Fairey and the Invader.

Moleskin Takes a Detour

My Moleskin notebook is as important to my daily life as my Mac. Owning one is an experience in an of itself. So, it's great to see that the brand is creating a tour out of the notebook experience, called Detour. The international program is dedicated to culture, creativity, worldwide featuring artists, architects, film directors and writers among others. Great idea!

Fraenkel Gallery iApp

 

Fraenkel looks to be the first gallery on the scene with an iApp. Check out their exhibitions, publications and artists (with special attention to one of my favorite photographers, Richard Misrach!).