Spotify's jukebox takes song requests from your t-shirt

Perhaps I'm a little late to the party with this one, but did you know that Spotify has installed a jukebox at SXSW? It's no ordinary jukebox, though. Users don't have to insert coins to choose their desired tracks; instead, they simply stand in front of the True Fan Jukebox in their favorite band tee and the machine does the rest.

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Weirdly Charming

If you’re a fan of art that makes you do a double-take, you need to check out Richard Brener . Based in the UK, Richard is an internationally collected artist who works primarily with ink, fineliners, and gouache. When you first see his pieces, they actually look pretty playful. Then you realize the entire canvas is packed with thousands of tiny, ghost-like shapes he calls "champs." They’re all squeezed together like commuters on a rush-hour train, and the level of detail is honestly mind-blowing. Richard spends hundreds of hours drawing these little guys over and over. It’s obsessive, very intentional, and a little bit wild. The cool part is that the longer you stare, the more the vibe shifts. Check out more photos below:

Folded paper drawings by HuskMitNavn

Sometimes artists take themselves too seriously that they tend to forget to create something that "normal" people would truly enjoy. Danish illustrator HuskMitNavn, on the other hand, has the right strokes to make you smile. With a simple black marker and white paper in hand, the artist eases us into his world and his mind with his clever doodles. HuskMitNavn draws on pieces of paper that he carefully folds, rolls, crumples, or tears to get the desired effects. His illustrations are simple and funny, yet reflect someone that has so many ideas in his head. Check out his his website , Tumblr and Instagram for more.

Stone horsemen invade River Thames

It's not uncommon to see huge art installations on River Thames: a giant fiberglass sperm whale , a floating house , a massive wooden hippo . If you happen to be in London, head down to Nine Elms, on the south bank of the waterway, any day this month, and — if it's a low tide — you'll see a group of stone horsemen by world-renowned underwater sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor , rising above the riverside beach. The artwork, titled The Rising Tide , is part of the Totally Thames arts festival and is the first of its kind to be installed in the famed river. Four three-meter tall working horses with riders are shown — two of the riders are businessmen and two are children — though horse heads have been replaced with oil pumps. The sculptures are on display until the end of September.

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