'He was so discouraged that he wanted the water to swallow up and corrode his vision...'

MoMA weds an unapproachable piece of abstract work to la vie quotidienne -- gently altering the vision of jaded eyes, and grafting human flesh onto cold metal.

Directed by Azazel Jacobs for agency Taxi; part of "I See," a new annual series of films by up-and-coming film makers. This and others will appear before screenings at MoMA's Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters. Creativity Online interviews the folks involved.

Online 'Companion Piece' to Kirchner's 'Street Scenes'

Kirchner and the Berlin Street is just another art exhibit I wish I could catch. Thankfully the MoMA, that mecca of innovation in art and design, put together an online companion piece where you can see all the work, compare them side-by-side to artist Ernst Kirchner's original drafts, and even peruse his sketchbooks.

The site was produced by Behavior Design, which tricked it out just enough to make it intuitive, but not so much that the site becomes another drive-by victim of Web 2.0 hype.

More about it here.