Showcasing the work of both established and emerging figures at the forefront of Asian art, ACAF NY will get underway at Pier 92 Friday, November 7. Upwards of 80 international galleries and non-profit organizations will feature an exciting array of art from 15 different countries.

On Saturday, October 4th, in Brooklyn, anyone with a canvas and paint is invited to take to the streets and paint a personal response to present day America. Whether that’s the current financial crisis or the war in Iraq or the fact that parts of the South have infant mortality comparable to 3rd world countries is completely up to you.

This Silent Painting Protest is being hosted by

We’re seeing the effects of the melting ice caps first hand at thehappycorp re-education center. This little guy made himself at home while Dave was at lunch.

He got a hold of a black sharpie and went to town on our wall calender. Now all the days are black Xs; a statement about his species’ precarious situation, no doubt.

Check out his Action Pad full of Action Steps:

–Chase seals

–Make

PERFORMA 07 kicks off this Saturday, 27 October with a free performance of Francesco Vezzoli’s Right You Are (If You Think You Are) at The Guggenheim.

This is the second PERFORMA biennial in New York. The four week program includes performances, exhibitions, film, screenings, lectures and symposia, as well as PERFORMA TV and PERFORMA Radio at over 30 cultural institutions.

Blending

Our friends at The Apartment have installed a large map of the world in their storefront window; they want you to pick up a dangling dry-erase marker and draw a line on the glass from where you were born to where you live now.NYC got tore up with endpoints. Lots of lines going from California to the east coast. Someone had to draw in Hawaii though. And

Chalk full of content Frank 151 Chapter 27 hits thehappycorp table. Since 1999, Frank 151 has followed with a steady stream of pocket-size books to those in the know. Chapter 27 continues the tradition of excellence featuring volumous visuals, intense illustrations, and erect editorial reaching into surprising realms of niche subculture in France.
You can stay up to date at the Frank 151 blog

Come watch AAARRR!’s very own Phat Choi battle it out with 7 other designers in Cut & Paste, a “live digital design tournament” this Saturday evening. Choi not only makes up the entire female contingency in the competition, she’s also way better than those other guys. Cut & Paste is happening at Brooklyn Sugar, formerly the old Domino Sugar Factory.

Will Phat emerge victorious?