http://youwillheartny.artcodex.org a collection of interesting snippets from the blogs I follow Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:12:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [Image: The Crucifixion as seen via Google Earth; by The Glue Society].Australian artists The Glue Society have put together a series of altered satellite views showing what certain Biblical events would have looked like if seen via Google Earth. Above, for instance, is the Crucifixion. Below, ... http://youwillheartny.artcodex.org/2008/01/06/religion-by-satellite/ It ain't the Velib, but yesterday it was announced that Dutch team West 8 would design a 40-acre park for Governors Island, which will include a fleet of 3,000 wooden bicycles free for use by island visitors.The Times reports: The design, commissioned by the Governors Island Preservation ... http://youwillheartny.artcodex.org/2008/01/06/citys-first-bike-share-planned-for-governors-island/  This scarifying nine-minute peek into an auto-enslaved Disney world of the future, as seen from 1958, is as amazing for what it gets right (like urban sprawl) as much as what is laughably off the mark (like urban sprawl = Utopia). Notice how skinny everyone is, ... http://youwillheartny.artcodex.org/2008/01/06/disneys-highway-to-hell/ The Colcha Project by Doris Cacoilo, a study in crochet, code and community. col - cha (koal-sha) noun. Portuguese word meaning bedspread. An outer covering, usually decorative, for a bed. Friday, Dec 21 6-9pm Martin E. Segal Theatre The CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue Between 34th and 35th ... http://youwillheartny.artcodex.org/2008/01/06/the-colcha-project/ reBlogged via ArtCal, The Zine: Ivin Ballen, 50/50 at Winkelman Gallery        By Joshua Johnson | Features, Reviews | December 18, 2007             Ivin Ballen, Untitled (Cubes), 2007, Fiberglass, aqua resin, acrylic, 27 x 27 x 4 inches.Courtesy Winkelman Gallery. 50/50 Ivin Ballen Winkelman Gallery ... http://youwillheartny.artcodex.org/2008/01/06/ivin-ballen-constructing-the-readymade/ Thomas Hannich. Crocheted laptop by Joana Vasconcelos. via NYTimes:Handmade 2.0By ROB WALKER (AKA murketing )Published: December 16, 2007 The declaration from something called the Handmade Consortium materialized on a Web site called buyhandmade.org in late October. "I pledge to buy handmade this holiday season, and request that others do ... http://youwillheartny.artcodex.org/2008/01/06/only-re-connect/ [Image: Front Studio. "Sunflowers aid in the bio-cleansing of land in preparation for crop farming"].Last month, Front Studio architects gave a talk at the University of Pennsylvania Department of City & Regional Planning. There they outlined "Farmadelphia," their now widely known proposal for the transformation of ... http://youwillheartny.artcodex.org/2007/12/30/farmadelphia/ Detail of the poster “Passerelles” by Think Experimental. Originally by mail from VVORK on December 9, 2007, 2:23am http://youwillheartny.artcodex.org/2007/12/10/untitled/ “The Tree”, a 10-meter high, real magnolia tree planted in the center of Chile’s National Stadium. By Sebastian Errazuriz. Originally by mail from VVORK on December 6, 2007, 7:03pm http://youwillheartny.artcodex.org/2007/12/10/untitled/ DELAWARE, “Sneakers in the Snow”, prepared digital print Installation shots, screen shots, and a GIF from the "Bitmap: As Good As New" show at vertexList gallery are here. Also in PDF form (33 MB). "The alternative Biennial for the abject geek set." --some dude From the vertexList blog. ... http://youwillheartny.artcodex.org/2007/12/04/bitmap-exhibition-online-catalog/