Museum of Contemporary
Art Tokyo Closes Jan. 30
In the design world, if there is one nation that has the knack of being self-referentially humorous, it has to be the Dutch. Take a look at its entry to the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. Instead of designing a pavilion, the Netherlands opted to build an entire "Happy Street" — a figure-of-eight road of cute mini buildings held aloft on columns — which in total somewhat resembles a giant toddler's toy town set.