There's a lot of found-object artists out there these days, but KS Rives takes it one step further by incorporating bits of full-blown trash -- used cigarette butts and discarded rubber bands, for example -- to create pieces that examine various cultures' attitudes about waste. She's also half of the "Before I Die I Want to ..." project, in which she and Brooklyn-based partner Nicole Kenney ask a person what he or she wants to do before they die, take a Polaroid portrait while the subject is stating their desire, then ask the person to write his or her statement on the photo -- starting with the words “Before I die I want to....” more ›