Off The Wall: Complex Selects the Art of the Week

Catch up on what you might have missed.

Every week, someone in the art world breaks down the biggest happenings in art and design. This week, Cedar Pasori (@cedar), Complex's Art+Design Editor, gives you the coolest #OFFTHEWALL art you may have missed.

It's hard to stay on top of everything, especially in the vast worlds of art and design. In this week alone, Marina Abramovic did a Reddit AMA, Ai Weiwei defended his copious amounts of Instagram selfies, Vanessa Hudgens painted a serious work of art, and graffiti was found on a 4 train in NYC. Since a lot of the work we feature at Complex Art+Design is "off the wall," in terms of being cool, different, and often on the streets, in your hands, or online instead of in a gallery, we decided to round up the week's treasures in a new form. Catch up before the new week starts. 

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Off The Wall: Complex Selects the Art of the Week

Artist of the Week

Quote of the Week

GIF of the Week

Art Item of the Week

Art Tech Project of the Week

Artsy Launches Gallery Pages

I'm still trying to figure out Le Clair Obscur's PU_P3TS, which is definitely the runner-up to Artsy's launch of gallery pages. After all, the only thing that can match a performance art project where dancers' bodies become an augmented nervous system is the coolest art site on the Internet launching pages for galleries, showing their continued dedication to making all of the world's art available to anyone with an Internet connection. How cool is it that you can be ANYWHERE in the world and see OR buy work from a show at a gallery in New York City? It's revolutionary, and it's what makes Artsy continually awesome. I can't wait until more galleries sign on and update their pages, so that I can share the shows that get me excited about art with more and more people.

Also, if you're curious about Le Clair Obscur's project, here's a video from Creator's Project:

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Tumblr/Meme of the Week

Exhibition of the Week

Print of the Week

Long Read of the Week

Building of the Week

Street Art of the Week

Random News of the Week

Photo Shoot of the Week

Instagram of the Week

Art Video of the Week

"ONE THOUSAND" by 13th Witness

13th Witness Instagrammed a video of 1,000 images with a soundtrack in the background, and even when they move this quickly, it shows how many brilliant photographs he's taken over the course of his career.

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Art Book of the Week

Artistic Music Video of the Week

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The Weeknd "Love in the Sky"

While The Weeknd's "Belong to the World" had more of a narrative, the "Love in the Sky" video is perfectly simple, with just Abel's face to give the emotion and lust of the song. It's especially excellent when you consider that not long ago, the guy didn't even want to show his face at all. You must read our interview with him, because, you know, it's the first one he's ever done.

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