ADC on May 22, 2023
Rock in a hard place: Studio Gang’s American Museum of Natural History extension – ADC
Jeanne Gang’s sculpted design for the Richard Gilder Centre for Science, Education and Innovation at American Museum of Natural History has opened in New York. Words Jason Sayer Photos Iwan Baan Know of any caves in Manhattan? There are but a couple: The Ramble Cave in Central Park, the work...
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ADC on March 21, 2023
Marc Thorpe Design Envisions Ethereal And Floating Crystal Lake Pavilion – ADC
In a 497-acre wild forest, among rolling hills, creeks, streams, and wetlands, New York-based architecture studio Marc Thorpe Design has created ‘Crystal Lake Pavilion’: a stunning concept for a meditation sanctuary in the middle of a sublime, motionless lake. Proposed for the Catskill Mountains region in southeastern New York State,...
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ADC on January 23, 2023
TWA Hotel · New York City, USA – ADC
Just outside of JFK Airport Terminal 5, TWA Hotel—the airport’s first on-site hotel—is a jump into the swinging 1960s. Ideal for an overnight sleep or a cocktail visit during a layover, the stunning space is a wanderer’s paradise with a strong sense of design—a playful maze in which to get...
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ADC on March 6, 2022
Takesada Matsutani On His Show Combine And The Power Of Material Experimentation – ADC
You know you are in for a unique experience once you step into ‘Combine’ at Hauser & Wirth in Chelsea, New York City. With its vibrant, expressive textures and blob-like compositions, the exhibition is an exciting immersion into the life and journey of Japanese artist Takesada Matsutani. IGNANT talked to...
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ADC on February 24, 2022
Watch Jared Pike’s Soothing, Oasis Dream Pools Ripple Against Geometric White-Tiled Designs – ADC
Exemplifying the dreamcore aesthetic, New York City-based 3D artist Jared Pike’s surreal series ‘Dream Pool’ is a collection of Modernist swimming pools with geometric designs, set in unusual locations. The rendered images and video loops below showcase Pike’s unique talent—evoking a nostalgic yet slightly unnerving feeling that highlights the mystery...
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ADC on February 6, 2022
With Pavilions, Art And Architecture Merge To Provide Poetic Ground For Adult Play – ADC
Right now, New York’s Lisson Gallery presents a group exhibition with some of the most prestigious names in art, each engaging with various forms and concepts surrounding the use of pavilions. The pieces shown in Pavilions blend abstract, minimal, and architectural forms into beautiful small and large-scale works of art,...
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ADC on February 1, 2022
Surreal Yet Ordinary, Eric Kogan’s Photographs Of City Birds Highlight The Beauty In The Mundane – ADC
Russian street photographer Eric Kogan moves through public spaces, observing and capturing the beauty of random sights on the streets of New York, where he currently resides. Unexpected and quirky, his perfectly-timed images of city birds invite viewers to see the magic in everyday moments. “It was finding unexpected things...
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ADC on January 17, 2022
For Photographer Oumayma Btanfous, The World Is As Beautiful As She Envisions – ADC
Blending documentary, fashion, and landscape photography, the unique portfolio of Tunisian-Canadian photography Oumayma Btanfous is one of delicate lighting, sensual moments, crisp portraits, and striking editorials. Born in Tunisia, between the palm tree-lined desert and the Mediterranean Sea, Tanfous left her native for Canada at age ten, where she pursued...
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