Art Production Fund and FriendsWithYou Unveil ‘Little Cloud’ Sculpture at The Street

The sculpture has been installed at The Street in Chestnut Hill, MA.

 A cloud has descended upon The Street.

The 10-foot fiberglass sculpture “Little Cloud” — a smiling, Cumulus cloud — is the latest public art initiative from Art Production Fund. The sculpture is located at outdoor shopping center The Street in Chestnut Hill, Mass., and is the latest work of FriendsWithYou, a collaborative art duo. The L.A.-based artists Samuel Borkson and Arturo Sandoval 3rd have become known for incorporating cheery symbols in their colorful experiential installations, such as last year’s “Super Moon” in Seokchon Lake in Seoul.

“How we view artwork and the world in general…universally, it’s to really embody everything with a soul,” Sandoval says. “[We] imagine that things aren’t just objects to be consumed, but they’re actual living things.” Adds Borkson, “Almost every piece that we make has this one rule that it does have some kind of spirit inside of it.”

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The artists often work with the cloud emblem, which they’ve implemented in large-scale murals, video projects, light installations, and even onto Moncler jackets, as part of FWY’s collaboration with the fashion label earlier this year.

“The cloud is a very warm and sweet and light carrier of this kind of message,” Borkson says. “It’s something that is very approachable to people, no matter who it is, and where they’re coming from. It’s a symbol that everybody knows,” he continues. “People just have a very optimistic projection toward the symbol, which is what we aspire to do. There’s not a lot of art that is optimistic or that is [a] positive projection, and we always aspire to have that positive projection.”

 While simple in nature, the artists hope that the sculpture inspires visitors to the outdoor shopping center to interact. Their work, which draws comparisons to the post-pop cartoon quality of Takashi Murakami and the neo-geometric nature of Jeff Koons, is certainly Instagrammable.

“We’re really trying to make the world our gallery,” Sandoval says. “[We’re] trying to create meaning, create moments of shared interest. Art Production Fund is very much in line with our philosophy and how we always view art.”

“We really feel that art needs to reach people and this is a really good way for us to do that,” Borkson continues. “I think that there is a level of interaction, which you don’t find with a lot of very strict traditional gallery settings, and we always try to really play around with that.”

Art Production Fund executive director Casey Fremont and director of operations Kathleen Lynch joined the artists for the sculpture’s unveiling on Aug. 1.

“The work of FriendsWithYou is perfect in the public realm, it’s accessible while having a powerful message,” Fremont says. “We’ve already witnessed the positivity and joy that Little Cloud is bringing to the public,and look forward to so much more.”

The sculpture is on view at The Street through December.

Resource :http://wwd.com/eye/lifestyle/art-production-fund-friendswithyou-little-cloud-sculpture-the-street-10955906/

 

Lee Hyori Jadi Cameo Penting di 'Operation' Jo Jin Woong, Peran Apa?

WowKeren.com - Selebriti populer Lee Hyori ternyata tak hanya berbakat dalam hal tarik suara. Dia baru saja dikabarkan akan menampilkan kemampuan akting terbarunya.

Hyori diajak untuk membintangi film "Operation" sebagai cameo dan kabar ini telah dikonfirmasi oleh agensinya. "Hyori akan memberikan penampilan khusus ( cameo) di film 'Operation'. Baru-baru ini dia telah menyelesaikan proses syutingnya," ungkap perwakilan agensi (2/8).

Ternyata tim produksi mengajak Hyori karena dia sempat syuting iklan dengan penari Korea Utara, Jo Myung Jae pada 2005 lalu. Pasalnya "Operation" juga berkisah tentang hubungan Korea Utara dan Korea Selatan. Hyori berakting untuk adegan yang sama seperti di iklan itu dan memberi peran penting dalam jalan ceritanya.

"Operation" juga akan menampilkan usaha mata-mata Korea Selatan yang menyusup untuk mengamati perkembangan nuklir di Korea Utara. Tak hanya Jo Jin Woong, "Operation" juga dibintangi Joo Ji Hoon , Hwang Jung Min, dan Lee Sung Min. "Operation" sendiri telah mulai syuting sejak Januari lalu dan dijadwalkan rilis sekitar 2017. (wk/kr)
Resource :http://www.wowkeren.com/berita/tampil/00172490.html

Untung Rugi Transaksi Online Versi Bank Indonesia, Penting Nih

TRIBUNJAMBI.COM, JAKARTA - Perubahan transaksi belanja masyarakat dari cara konvensional ke online turut mempengaruhi lesunya konsumsi masyarakat.

Namun, Bank Indonesia (BI) menilai, transaksi online juga memiliki dampak positif dan negatif ke kondisi ekonomi di Tanah Air.

Asisten Gubernur Kepala Departemen Kebijakan Ekonomi dan Moneter BI Dody Budi Waluyo mengatakan, di satu sisi transaksi secara online memotong rantai perdagangan.

Hal ini akan menguntungkan konsumen karena harga produk bisa menjadi lebih efisien. Meski demikian, hilangnya rantai perdagangan tersebut juga menghilangkan nilai tambah.

"Misalnya, perantara satu, dua, dan tiga dalam statistik produk domestik bruto memberi nilai tambah. Packing misalnya, dari satu row material dipacking, itu sudah memberikan nilai tambah dan memberikan outlook tambahan ke PDB. Itu sekarang sudah tidak ada," kata Dody, Kamis (3/8).

Ia mengakui sejumlah indikator makroekonomi, seperti nilai tukar rupiah, inflasi, dan menunjukkan perbaikan. Di sisi lain, sektor ritel, produksi, dan impor melambat. Meski demikian lanjut Dody, pihaknya masih mengkaji gejala anomali ekonomi tersebut.

Menurutnya, data transaksi online atau digital yang saat ini belum dimasukkan dalam kajian BI, masih perlu dilihat lagi. "Ini harus jadi informasi tambahan untuk kami bisa judge ekonomi kita seperti apa," tambah dia.

Dody melanjutkan, bank sentral masih memproyeksi ekonomi kuartal kedua tahun ini di atas pertumbuhan kuartal pertama lalu yang sebesar 5,01%, tetapi di bawah proyeksi sebelumnya sebesar 5,1%. Dody juga bilang, laju ekonomi akhir tahun masih bisa mencapai 5,2%. (Adinda Ade Mustami)

Resource  :http://jambi.tribunnews.com/2017/08/03/untung-rugi-transaksi-online-versi-bank-indonesia-penting-nih