As the pros start out today on the Tour of California, we celebrate the race, and this years teams. In 2009 we gathered up friends, and embarked on our own journey. To ride each stage of the Tour, on track bikes. This experience was incredibly positive for all involved. We produced full length video that helps shed light on what it took for us to finish each day of the stage, as it was happening. This component was featured at our show at Project Space in 2010. Have a great week exploring this diverse landscape!
Riders: Blake, Garrett, Jonathan, Rainier, and Walton
Anthony Michael Simon doesn’t produce his own art, instead he lets spiders do the work for him.
About the work:
Chicago native Anthony Michael Simon first discovered the artistry of the silk-producing arachnids while trekking through a forest in Korea, where he is currently based, looking for a location for his next sculptural art installation. He came across a huge spiderweb and it somehow clicked in his mind that he could catch spiders and have them naturally spin their webs in his studio.
Damn.
(If you’re just tuning in: the Radiolab tumblr is going on a rainbow spree this week as we get ready for our new hour-long episode, all about colors. Check it out next week at radiolab.org)
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