“Artist Gary Schott utilizes his skills as a Metalsmith to create playful and beautiful mechanized objects. This documentary was produced in association with Southwest School of Art. Learn more about their BFA program at swschool.org.”

Take a moment, if you will, and listen to Amanda Renshaw, Phaidon Press’ editorial director, on NPR this week discussing their new massive book, The Art Museum. A 10 year project in the making, The Art Museum is as the title states: a comprehensive “museum” collection of the world’s most important works of art, cataloged, freshly photographed, and referenced across nearly 1000 pages of print. More than 2,700 works are shown across pages that occasionallt fold-out for even richer and larger looks. Did we mention it measures 16 1/2 by 12 5/8 inches?

The Art Museum is a virtual walkthrough the world of art and may be the only art resource book you will need. Published by Phaidon and available now through all great bookstores and Amazon. #essential

Many more looks inside The Art Museum tome after the click.

The Rochelle School, usually known for their great lunches, are hosting the Ghosts of Gone Birds exhibition. The exhibition contains images of 300 extinct birds, with artists including Ralph Steadman, Jamie Hewlett, Ben Newman, Sir Peter Blake and Margaret Atwood. (Creative Review)

Curated lets us know about this:

“El Mac is the latest artist to grace the walls of the Montana Paint compound in Barcelona Spain. Montana, considered by many to be the premier brand of spray paint, has recently had it’s walls adorned with work from the likes of Os Gemeos. Mac threw up a beautiful monochromatic piece in his usual style with the circular textured detailing.”

See more over at Curated.

We never thought we had an interest in crochetdermy (or that it existed) until we saw Shauna Richardson’s work. Creating both small and large scale works, the latter of which you can see above, some of her work is currently showing at the Power of Making exhibition at the V&A. (It’s Nice That)

Take a leap to see more of her work.

Here’s a clever little card for any bicyclist living in Massachusetts. Designer, @timothyjacques had these little cards made up for bike laywer, Josh Zisson which any cyclist can carry. Beyond being an obvious calling card for a bike accident lawyer, the card clearly states three of Massachusett’s traffic laws as they pertain to a cyclist’s right of way. Pretty cool.

Photography: Aaron Panone/Fringunion.com

More looks after the click.

For their client Jack Daniels, Arnold Worldwide headed to Tennessee to develop some letterpress posters. I could have recommended them a closer printer.

A few looks at the very favorite Paz de la Huerta as photographed by Terry Richardson in his studio. Mr. Richardson usually associates a run of photos on his Terrysdiary feed with a mention of the major periodical placement. In this case, none is mentioned. We can only imagine it being a one off studio visit. Nice finale as well.

More looks after the click.

James Franco narrates the new movie on Charles and Ray Eames. “Perhaps best remembered for their mid-century plywood and fiberglass furniture, the Eames Office also created a mind-bending variety of other products, from splints for wounded military during World War II, to photography, interiors, multi-media exhibits, graphics, games, films and toys. But their personal lives and influence on significant events in American life — from the development of modernism, to the rise of the computer age — has been less widely understood.”

Opens November 18 at the IFC Center in New York City. More info at First Run Features.

A new erotic thriller from director, Steve McQueen. Hits U.S. shores in December. Starring Carry Mulligan. This movie is getting some high marks from reviewers.