Alexander Gelman in Tokyo, Less is More

2008-05-25

Design guru Alexander Gelman at a club in Shibuya (see my other recent images for context).

Alexander Gelman. Named by MOMA as one of the most famous modern and contemporary artists in all media....Gelman begins talking about Design by Subtraction, the process by which one reveals and conceals things...Ultimately we are surrounded by an assault on our sense all day long from ever kind of media, and so subtraction, with its subliminal power of suggestion and recognition, becomes more commanding than a full on overly designed space. (from the Design Indaba 2004 Report)

The new site (GlobalCompassion.com) is be doing well. It picked up a mention on Boing Boing that sent over 6000 visitors on Saturday (bringing down the site temporarily). People are signing up for the email list. If you haven't checked it out, I hope you'll take a look.