Contestants for Rose Queen of 1930 pose inside a giant question mark (the winner was Holly Halstead, third from the bottom)…Pasadena, CA
Trash Bags as Beautiful Works of Art
Berlin artist Nils Völker has created a wall of 108 supermarket bags controlled by a computer to create what he called One Hundred and Eight. Originally he was aiming to create a “screen” of bags. “I thought I could use it to display words or video. But it’s just 108 pixels,” he said. When asked whether the work was a critique of consumer culture, Nils responded, “There’s no message. I just think it’s very cool.” It sounds like the ocean to us. —Sam Schlinkert/ Flavorwire
