Rem Koolhaas, ‘Drawing of Dreamland’ (1977)
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Caroline McCarthy
Caroline McCarthy, ‘Souvenirs (Blue) & Golden Wonder’ (1998)
Cut-Out Swimming Pools from Holiday Brochures, Crisps, Shelving, Wire
Nail houses
A nail house is a Chinese neologism for homes belonging to people (sometimes called “stubborn nails”) who refuse to make room for real estate development. The term, a pun coined by developers, refers to nails that are stuck in wood, and cannot be pounded down with a hammer.
Saul Steinberg
‘View of the world from 9th Ave.’, the March 29, 1976 cover for The New Yorker, by Saul Steinberg.