Back in high school, I discovered Taiwanese artist John Yuyi’s work, which mainly revolves around using temporary tattoos of various social media iconagraphy, designer branding, etc. on herself as her own canvas. While she does a lot of self portrait work that surround the theme of digital identity, she has Read more…
With our upcoming “Intervention in Public Space” project as well as all the conversations we’ve held in class surrounding public installation work, I was reminded of a public monument that was recently erected in Times Square in New York City: “A Fountain For Survivors.” This piece, created by artist Pamela Read more…
On October 28, 2021, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced his company’s revamped brand name and identity – Meta – inspired by the goal of bringing the “metaverse” to life. According to the Meta website, the “metaverse” is supposed to represent “the next evolution of social connection” as an immersive, digital Read more…
As a native New Yorker, every year I greatly look forward to the reveal of each year’s Met Gala theme, as well as seeing my favorite celebrities walk up the Met steps in iconic and beautiful couture looks. Since the Met Gala had been postponed last year due to the Read more…
If anyone in this class is as obsessed with Olympic opening ceremonies as I am, you might have watched the iconic Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony this past summer, where performers acted out each sport’s official pictogram for the games. This pictogram-centered performance actually paid homage to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Read more…