Moments are what artist and roving restaurateur Jim Denevan specializes in. He was first brought to our attention through his traveling dining experience, Outstanding in the Field. Where diners dined at the source of the food and farm to table were just a few feet apart. Denevan’s art shares similarities to Outstanding in the Field, it’s site specific, it’s impermanent, and the process from start to finish takes place in one location. His large scale drawings are astonishing. Imprints of shapes, quite often circles, dot beaches, desert landscapes, and frozen lakes. Without proper documentation of his work, they would be lost forever. In 2010, Denevan and his team ventured to Siberia where he would execute the largest drawing ever on the surface of Lake Baikal, the oldest and deepest lake in the world. A film and book will be released documenting the artwork. “Jim Denevan: Lake Baikal” will make its debut this week at the Hamptons International Film Festival.

Tim Simmons takes his viewers to places where they have never been before – strange and isolated places that are romantic and otherworldly. Most of his photographs capture nature in its purest form while others hint the presence of technology. His latest project with The Anthropologist brings these photographs into the public space. His work is now on displayed on billboards and decaying structures throughout Los Angeles and Philadelphia. The contrast is so stark that it becomes impossible for a passerby to miss. Billboards now grab the attention of the public not because of its provocative imagery but because of the beauty in the photography. Read more about the project on the Anthropologist

We’ve been keeping track on the progress of James Turell’s Roden Crater for a couple of years through its slow progression. Though he’s had numerous gallery exhibitions, the crater has been his life’s work for the past three decades. Turell is a light artist, his work has included holograms and site specific installations that play on the manipulation of light. With the support of the Dia Art Foundation and other donors, Roden Crater’s completion may come within a year. Few have seen its progress, some have been fortunate enough to visit the site with Turell’s guidance, while others have found their own way onto the property by trespassing. When Roden Crater opens, it will be an art pilgrimage of a lifetime. Until then, follow the progress on its Facebook page and site and watch this BBC broadcast from 2008.

McSweeney’s launched Chris Ware’s iPad only comic strip yesterday. By playing on the iPad’s primary touch screen capability, Ware titled his comic strip Touch Sensitive. It also parallels the storyline of a woman’s insecurities with her own body and the relationship she has with her boyfriend. Touch Sensitive retains Ware’s trademark layout all the while implementing subtle and effective animation and transitions. It’s classic Ware brought to another level. The strip is 99 cents and be purchased after you download McSweeney’s free app.

In 2009, The Scout embarked on a series documenting craftsmanship. Brennan Stasiewicz, Ed David, and I would soon discover the joy and popularity in the topic. We didn’t realize how successful the series would be and the proliferation of videos throughout the web that would follow surrounding the theme. As the recession hit harder, brands began telling their story and attached their identity to everything craft. The word “craftsmanship” began to sound more like a marketing term than something of true value. We don’t claim to be responsible for starting a trend, we only hope that we stood apart from the sea of videos that have developed in the past three years. We still strongly believe in the art of skilled labor and will be covering this topic for a long time to come. And so with that, we introduce to you to episode four, Josh Vogel of Blackcreek Mercantile & Trading Co. We decided to take a different approach, for more information on Josh read our feature from January. I encourage you to enlarge the video for a better viewing experience.

Artist have always challenged and provoked thought surrounding social issues throughout history. But in the last decade, coupled with the increase in mass activism, socially engaged art has risen. Creative Time’s new exhibition, Living as Form, surveys this type of art from the past 20 years. For three weeks starting on September 23rd the show will take over Essex Street Market along with four satellite locations in the Lower East Side. Over 100 artists and projects have been brought together from around the world by 25 curators ranging from theater to activism, and urban planing to visual art. One ongoing event, Time/Food explores the idea of time being a currency. A temporary restaurant will offer daily lunches prepared by artists like Lawrence Weiner and Liam Gillick. The only way you can pay for the food will be time spent helping Time/Bank, “an international community of more than 1500 artists, curators, writers and others in the field of art.” Living as Form will be on view till October 16.