The Institute for Art and Olfaction is now accepting submissions for their second annual Art and Olfaction Awards. Submissions for perfumes released during the 2014 calendar year must be sent by December 19; the awards ceremony will be in Los Angeles on April 17, 2015…
The Art and Olfaction Awards ~ 2014 winners
The Institute for Art and Olfaction has announced the winners for their first annual Art and Olfaction Awards. There were two winners in each category. And the winners are…
The Art and Olfaction Awards ~ 2014 finalists
The Institute for Art and Olfaction has announced the finalists for their first annual Art and Olfaction Awards. The awards ceremony will be held on 25 April in Los Angeles…
The first recorded public scent concert in North America
In 1902, a New York based art critic, writer and grand eccentric presented the first recorded public scent concert in North America: A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes. This man was called Sadakichi Hartmann, and the concert was an unmitigated fiasco.
— The Institute for Art and Olfaction will recreate that concert at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, January 9 through 12. Tickets are limited but free; read more here.
Get me some tempura
A concept piece for Austin Young Accident by Brent Leonesio. Warning: general weirdness, language, spanking. Hat tip to Chris!