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1. 2 February 12

   “we turn our heads towards the light (or wander aimlessly in the dark)” is the title of an installation by Mark VonRosentiel that is now on view on the shadow wall at Olson Kundig Architects.

   Sponsored by [storefront] Olson Kundig Architects, the installation includes a mechanical drawing machine that reacts to light, drawing on the wall according to a customized random walk algorithm that is weighted towards brighter areas of the wall. According to VonRosentiel, “the machine should, in a sense, bask in the light of the wall, content and lethargic, while becoming anxious and restless when faced with being in shadows.”

   The installation will be on display until April 20th. See [storefront]’s Facebook page for photos.

   • [storefront] Olson Kundig Architects

2. 1 February 12

   The Seattle Times story, "Gates Foundation Visitor Center Opening: A Window on Charity."

   Read the story here.

3. 31 January 12

   The final listening party at SAM’s Record Store will be held tonight from 6:30-9 pm.

   Alan Maskin and a host of other incredible people will be spinning choice cuts from their favorite albums in the Record Store collection.

   • Record Store

4. 31 January 12

   Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce story, "Gates Foundation adds visitor center."

   Read the story here.

5. 30 January 12

   The Alan Maskin-led submission to the NYC AIDS Memorial Park Competition was awarded an honorable mention.

   The competition, which drew 475 entries from 26 states and 32 countries, called for designs that function simultaneously as a useable park for the surrounding park-starved neighborhood and a significant memorial to the AIDS Crisis.

   The jury included Michael Arad, designer of the National September 11 Memorial; Barry Bergdoll, chief curator of architecture and design at the Museum of Modern Art; Kenneth Cole, fashion designer and chairman of amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research; the actress and talk-show host Whoopi Goldberg; Elizabeth Diller, founding partner at Diller Scofidio + Renfro; Thelma Golden, director and chief curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem; landscape architect Ken Smith; Suzanne Stephens, deputy editor of Architectural Record; and choreographer Bill T. Jones.

   Read more about the park and see all of the award-winning submissions here.

   • NYC AIDS Memorial Park Competition

6. 24 January 12

   Alan Maskin will curate Degenerate Art Ensemble's Degenerate Art Stream from Jan. 25th through Feb. 7th.

   As curator, Alan will share a sampling of work and art that inspires him. Past curators include DAE’s co-directors Haruko Nishimura and Joshua Kohl, composer Sam Mickens and artist Pol Resenthal. Read the stream here.

7. 20 January 12

   The Tom Kundig-designed Outpost is featured in the January/February issue of Elle Decoration Germany.

   • Outpost