picture of the day:Sao Paolo, Brazil
Irony anyone? This sums up the distribution of wealth in a nutshell. This is a great shot, but I do not know the photographer, if anyone does please let us know.
January 2008 Archives
best issue of wallpaper this year
Wallpaper seems to have gotten their act together this month and has delivered a nice little mag with some really amazing photos. They must have read our earlier posts.
confessions of a casting director
Malin at Marylin
With NY Fashion week ready to kick-off, it is always interesting to see a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to put on a show. Enter COACD, which is a glimpse into the world of a model casting director. Hot chicks and some male models thrown in for balance.
kate moss is getting married
Well we thought she would get back with Pete.... but according to The Daily Telegraph, "Kate Moss set to wed Jamie Hince after 12-hour sex romp". read on....
kate moss thursdays
It's one o'clock and no Kate Moss? Solved.
Kate Moss photographed by Chuck Close
Random YouTube Search
Today I went for 'Angel Dust', thinking it could produce some interesting results.
highmath: arkitip and wood wood
The new issue of arkitip (no. 44) was produced on the occasion of the HIGHMATH exhibit which opens in Berlin at Pool Gallery tonight. The exhibit is a collaboration between the fellows at Arkitip and those at Wood Wood and has a stellar roster of artists featuring
Andrew Schoultz, Chris Lindig, Ed Templeton, Evan Hecox, Cody Hudson, CR Stecyk III, Eric Elms, Gary Benzel, Geoff McFetridge, Jo Jackson, José Parlá, Josh Petherick, Kaws, Killpixie, Michael Leon, Kevin Lyons, Michael Perry, Parra, Phil Frost, Perks, Peter Beste, Peter Sutherland, Richard Colman, Ryan Waller, Shepard Fairey, Todd St. John & Steven Harrington.
Flier after the jump
stefan sagmeister at deitch
Opening tonight and running through February 23rd at Deitch Projects.
"The exhibition will include works that have a life of their own, transforming throughout the exhibition as viewers engage with them. Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far is timed to coincide with the release of a new book of the same title, which surveys Sagmeister’s illustrious career."
12 grain Fatima
Sam Flores and Upper Playground come correct with a new version of Fatima, in both a purple dress and a blue dress. Limited to 300 pieces each, give it to your girl for her desk at work.
love shark, tin roof, rusted.....
This is an old story, but none the less, the images are amazing and the story, true?
"An astonishing love story."Arnold Pointer a professional fisherman from south of Australia set free from a certain death a big female White Shark that was caught in his fishing nets. Now the fisherman has a problem: He says: “It’s been 2 years and she doesn’t leave me alone. She follows me everywhere I go and her presence scares all the fishes. I don’t know what to do anymore.” According to hoax-slayer (who knew there was such a site) the story is fake. You can decide, or you can just look at the cool photo's of sharks.
pick out her undies
I have to say this is the best online way to buy a girl underwear. Knicker Picker has launched an online store that lets you shop for your next piece of lingerie in an interactive way. The models are real human beings and will “turn around” and “come closer” as you desire. Offering a large variety of lingerie to choose from. The site is quick and fast, I am impressed how quick the models load and spin.
Bar Veloce drinking downtown
Bar Veloce, returning to its original location after a two-year hiatus, this low-lit sleeve of an Italian wine bar's pouring 60 bottles (30 by the glass) while plating up bruschette, panini, and dolci. Via The Thrillist.
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Investigators Raid Top American Museum for Artifacts
LOS ANGELES – It’s another public relations debacle for the nation’s museum industry, already tarred by reports that top institutions knowingly dealt in looted Italian artifacts.
Federal agents raided several Southern California museums on Thursday, mostly in search of artifacts allegedly taken from Thailand’s Ban Chiang archeological site, one of the most important prehistoric settlements ever discovered in Southeast Asia. Authorities believe they were smuggled into the U.S. and donated at inflated prices so collectors could claim fraudulent tax deductions.
Court documents say a 79-year-old smuggler involved in the scheme boasted to an undercover agent that he had more items from Ban Chiang than Thailand itself did. He said he was being sent the items as they were being dug up, in violation of Thai and international law.
Read More from artbistro.
the Mad Barbarians capee coming soon
Kid Robot, upcoming release, Mad Barbarians, creators of an evil empire of toys, set forth Capee: an amorphous character with a lot of swing in his step.
Limited Edition, Coming soon! $39.95
sloan fine art
Opening its doors this evening on the Lower East Side of Manhattan is Sloan Fine Art. The first of two parts, the opening exhibition features the works of the Clayton Brothers, Vince Contarino, Nicholas Cope, Elizabeth McGrath, Kristen Schiele, Aaron Smith and Eric White. The reception takes place from 6 to 9 pm. See you there.
out on dvd today: Life of Brian
Released today, The Life of Brian,The Immaculate Edition (1979). A motion picture destined to offend nearly two thirds of the civilized world. And severely annoy the other third.
all the rage in belgrade
Just in case you missed this one, it goes to eleven.
The hotel industry is constantly inventing new marketing tricks to attract guests. Now some people are accusing Belgrade hotelier Dusan Zabunovic of going too far with his latest gimmick.
With the help of some of the best designers in the country, Zabunovic renovated a property opposite Belgrade's central train station. He named the hotel Mr. President and had each room designed around a current or past world leader.
And you guessed it, the Hitler or room 501 (occupied mainly by German, Croat and Slovenian guests) sees the highest demand, according to Zabunovic.
But the former Nazi dictator's popularity hasn't gone down well with everyone. The leader of the Jewish community in Belgrade has condemned Zabunovic's marketing ploy as a dangerous "banalization" of the German dictator. Read More...
I think I would stay in the Castro room......
David Choe gets all Bloggy
It has been a while since I checked up on David Choe's blog, and it shows. The blog has been re-skinned and updated like mad. Busy times for the busy artist who has a UK solo show opening up at Lazarides in mid to late February.
abandoned ruins are so beautiful
What's the old saying give me .... something and I will make a golden egg...? You know what I mean and so do these Brazilian graffiti artists who take advantage of the crumbling buildings around them to create amazing images that comment on their surroundings. For more images check out Fun Forever.
Maurizio Savini
Chewing-gum (also known in Italian also as “American gum“), was introduced by American soldiers at the end of World War 2 together with jeans, nylon, stocking and boggie-woogie. Its association with a state of euphoria, change and carefree youthfulness somehow carried on in the following decades. Also for those born in the sixties as Maurizio Savini, chewing-gum is a tie with childhood and adolescence.
I tried to find out some more information on Maurizo, and the funny thing about the internet is that everything is the same,..."american gum....childhood...adolescence...". His work is amazingly time consuming, and eerie. For more pics of his sculptures check out Kanye West's Blog. BTW if you did not know, Kanye has a pretty nice collection of art.
shepard fairey tuesday: Obama
"I believe with great conviction that Barack Obama should be the next President. I have been paying close attention to him since the Democratic convention in 2004. I feel that he is more a statesman than a politician. He was against the war when it was an unpopular position (and Hillary was for the war at that time), Obama is for energy and environmental conservation. He is for healthcare reform. Check him out for yourself www.barackobama.com. Proceeds from this print go to produce prints for a large statewide poster campaign."
Thanks.
-Shepard
josh keyes keeps killin' it
Big Boy, 2007, 12" x 9", Pencil and Gouache on Bristol board
If there is one artist to watch from now through the rest of your life, consider Josh Keyes. In the spring of 2007, Oakland-based Keyes had a break out showing in a group exhibition, Stranger Than Fiction, at his San Francisco gallery, Hang Art. Since then his shows have sold out instantaneously. His most recent, a two man show with John Casey at Tag Art Gallery in Nashville, Tennessee is no exception. Funny thing, it has not even opened yet. February 2nd is the date listed when the public can legally and physically enter the gallery. Success has not come quick for Keyes, who has been showing since 1993, but now it is safe to say that he has arrived and will continue to amaze. After the jump, some highlights from his two man show.
the dark side of Heath Ledger in portrait
Apparently during his last visit to Perth, Australia, Heath sat for this portrait (above) painted by Vincent Fantauzzo. More at The Daily Telegraph.
via, Juxtapoz
picture of the day
A new friend to the twbe, and a old friend in general, Photographer Gregg Greenwood. Check out his work!
what happened to the Nirvana Nevermind cover baby?
Well get ready to feel old. Homeboy is now 17 years old and a senior in high school. The success in finding this guy can be credited to Jason Lazurus, who has started something called The Nirvana Project. The project relates to peoples first experience with the group. You can read more about the project here, and see a picture of the grown up baby after the jump.
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pencil in one hand and a sketchbook in the other
Check your frequent flier miles, then head over Glasgow for first show of Klingatron at The Arches. The show opens March 07, 2008.
nike sb skate or die
I usually won't get behind most of the new special edition footwear that comes out, strictly because there is just too much. However these Nike's paying homage to one of my favorite games, Skate or Die, pass the test. It is not that I like how they look, just that the game was so damn cool. Now I will wait for the Skate or Die 2 shoes, or Adidas Skateboardings 720 tribute kicks.
via, hypebeast
white house redux
In a time where it has become apparent that governmentally, things need to change, comes a competition that takes the idea to another level. The White House Redux is an "international call for ideas" to ask a simple question, "What if the White House, the ultimate architectural symbol of political power, were to be designed today?" What would it look like? More info on this project/competition here
how the record spins
Do you really want to know how the record business works? Do you care? It's kind of like the "the wizard of oz" effect, what's behind the curtain stays behind the curtain. Well if you're in for an interesting read, check out this piece in the guardian by Simon Napier.
"The life and crimes of the music biz,...EMI, like Decca, manufactured hi-tech equipment for the government, mainly for hospitals - brain scanners and the like. None of these companies had been set up first and foremost for music; they made records for extra profit. It was a wonderful trick they'd learnt. They bought vinyl cheaply; added a label, a song and a sleeve and sold it expensively."
We stumbled across this on NIN.
YOU CAN GET YOUR WEED FROM IT
Announced last week, open for business today, medical marijuana Vending machines. Two medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles have installed pot vending machines. They're accessible 24 hours a day and monitored by security guards. From Thrillist:
Images Maps 2048After cinching up your doctor's consultation, hit an AVM location to get your prescription approved, fingerprint taken, and a prepaid credit card loaded with your profile: dosage (3.5 or 7 grams, up to 1oz a week) and strain preference (choice of five, including OG Cush and Granddaddy Purple, the mildly hallucinogenic forebear to Prince). Then day or night, all you do is hit a machine and walk away with enough vacuum-sealed, plastic-encapsulated cheeba to adequately treat your illness.
Via The Thrillist.
best kept secret
Taryn Simon photographs some of the most top-secret, highly restricted areas in the world. Her latest book, An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar, took four years to assemble as the photographer gained access to research facilities and government offices hidden from the public. "I felt like I was discovering a new landscape in America, a new terrain, morally and politically," she said.
The book dives under the surface of society with images of decomposing bodies and radioactive waste, deadly viruses and an outdoor recreation area for death-row inmates. The result is an all-access pass into America's best-kept secrets.
Transatlantic Submarine Cables Reaching Land(pictured above).
These submarine telecommunication cables extend thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean before reaching this endpoint in Avon, New Jersey. They transmit as many as 60 million simultaneous conversations. "There's a humor because the cables are so important, yet they look so unguarded and unimportant," Simon said.
Photo: Taryn Simon, courtesy of Gagosian Gallery
Via Wired.com
Possibly the inventor of turntablism...
You need to know who Christian Marclay is. Born in 1955 Marclacy is presently a visual artist and composer based in New York. Marclay is a former lecturer of video collage and sound at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland where he conducted a summer workshop.
Marclay's work explores connections between sound, photography, video, and film. A pioneer of using gramaphone records and turntables as musical instruments to create sound collage, critic Thom Jurek describes Marclay as perhaps the "unwitting inventor of turntablism." His own use of turntables and records, beginning in the mid-1970s, was developed independently of hip hop's use of the instrument, and though not well-known to mainstream audiences, Marclay has nonetheless been described as "the most influential [turntable] figure outside hip hop." Via Wikipeidia.
Check out the mini documentary of You Tube.
Joy Division flick
Grant Gee's Joy Division is on the screening circuit now:
1 February - 24 April - Ambulate Gira de Documentales (Mexico)
14 February - 3 March - !f Istanbul (Turkey)
16 & 27 February - Film Comments Selects at Lincoln Center (New York, NY)
25 February - 2 March - ZagrebDox (Zagreb, Croatia)
28 February - 2 March - True|False Film Fest (Columbia, MO)
7-15 March - SXSW (Austin, TX)
26 March - 2 April - Ljubljana Documentary Film Festival (Slovenia)
8-20 April - Buenos Aires Film Festival (Argentina)
23-29 April - Independent Film Festival of Boston (Boston, MA)
1-9 May - Jeonju International Film Festival
(screening dates courtesy of Cerysmatic Factory)
Legover
To celebrate the 50th birthday of Lego, the Independent gave a bucket of bricks to a slew of creative minds including Rankin, Trevor Beattie and Sir Paul Smith to see what they could come up with.
Our favorite contribution (quite predictably) comes from Peter Saville, who went the "chance-oriented" route and melted his box of bricks. The rest can be seen here.
rosson crow at honor fraser
Opening tonight in Los Angeles at Honor Fraser is a solo show by super talented and gorgeous Rosson Crow. Titled Night at The Palomino, the show consists of nine large scale paintings dripping with a dark richness. If you cannot make it tonight, the show is up for a while running through March 29th.
Pack it up (tape that is)
If you're on your way to Philly check out Mark Khaisman's Packing tap portraits at the Woodmere Art Museum. Opening January 27th.
The works of art are made out of translucent brown packing tape. By layering the tape on top of a sheets of Plexiglas, Mark Khaisman was able to craft these creations that look a lot like sepia-toned negatives.
Some portraits are more retro, and look as if they were inspired by images of people during the Second World War, while others are clearly modern photos of young girls posing for silly self-taken group portraits.
Khaisman was born in the Ukraine in 1958, studied Art and Architecture at the Moscow Architectural Institute and now lives and works in Philadelphia.
worried shoes
Worried shoes is an online gallery dedicated to the early work of the eccentric talent, Daniel Johnston.
The Amero
Until last night I had never heard of this. The Amero is the North American Answer to the Euro. It would feasibly tie the currency of the US together with those Canada and Mexico, although presumably our borders would still be secured. While some say this is a conspiracy theory, I fully believe that it is possible.
Watch the lip synching full fall off
Idiot band, lip synching to a bad song, falling off the stage, brilliant!
hot model forecast
If there is one place where you are guaranteed to see a surplus of hot chicks in the world, it would be the immediate surrounding Bryant Park area during fashion week. To get us all in the mood for some major gawking, New York Magazine has put together an enjoyable read in The Top Ten Models to Watch This Fashion Week. Enjoy.
ever wonder who is the hottest GI Joe Babe?
5.Zarana
According to double viking . com "Hi-5: The Five Hottest G.I. Joe Babes" can be found here.
no it's not bad photoshop
Check out Penguins new watch, Penguinator Gold Digital Dual Time Watch, and no its not bad photoshop. I kind of like it in a weird way. Features include:
Goldtone stainless steel bracket with fold over buckle closure
Engraved Original Penguin logo on faceplate right corner
Water resistant up to 5 ATM (50 meters)
Dual time digital function
Seiko movements
Protective pouch with patterned satin interior lining and embroidered Original Penguin logo
And it will only cost you, $164.99.
leave it to oakley
Oakley, has always been associated with, well lets just say, jerk off's. And they are staying true to their history. Medusa hat and goggles from Oakley. "The ridiculous hat goes for a paltry $500 and the bug-eyed goggles for $250 -- a steal. I can't imagine who in their right (or wrong) mind would ever, ever, ever buy these monstrosities." Via Geekologie
do not recycle
This is a nice little item I must say. I Am Not A Paper Cup, by DCI Product. Double walled porcelain cup with silicone top. Eco-friendly and reusable. Dishwasher safe. This product retails at approximately $20/piece.
Available in February.
Dimensions: 3.5" diameter; 6" tall
Random YouTube Search
About a minute ago I searched the term 'Monster' on YouTube. Luckily, this item above came up on the first page. What a way to start the morning.
espo video and book promotion
Steve "Espo" Powers - Studio Gangster from Carl Weston on Vimeo.
From video graf days to the present.
hmmmm good food
Found this on english russia.com. When you are traveling through Russia and feel some hunger - be wary about buying some canned tuna or herring for your sandwich. Sometimes you can find something like this. It was in canned “Atlantic Herring” dish.
mod my life
Here is the gist. Think up some wild shit you have always wanted to do or have someone else do. Submit the idea to the site, where you and other users vote on it. If it is chosen, there is a performer who will act it out in real time on the street. Basically, like some kind of whore. Sounds fun doesn't it?
chickipedia
Chickipedia is basically the wikipedia of hot chicks. Through their great 'Random Chick' function I found Lene Alexandra Øien (above). Yes!
see the sights
NYC gets a little man made nature. This looks like it could be pretty cool.
...MAYOR BLOOMBERG AND PUBLIC ART FUND ANNOUNCE MAJOR PUBLIC ART PROJECT BY ARTIST OLAFUR ELIASSON
“The New York City Waterfalls” Will be on Temporary Display at Four Waterfront Locations
in Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn and Governors Island.
For more information and picts, go here.
bast: booby trap
Opening to the public across the pond at The Leonard Street Gallery this Friday, Booby Trap is the first solo show in while for Brooklyn's Bast.
From the press release:
BAST combines the varied yet complimentary elements of pop-culture, political sarcasm, and a pinch of the Anarchist Punk movement with mixed media collage and silkscreen techniques to create boldly stylised and somewhat gritty images. His work appropriates this medley to convey his own interpretations of American life. Guns, grenades and Molotov cocktails are often waiting to be unleashed by a host of Disney and Warner Brothers' characters that use their weapons as carelessly as kids use water balloons, often asking the question, "What if cartoon characters ruled the world?"
Enjoy.
wednesday's Muse: ? photographed by T-Richardson
This is a good one. I am unable to track down her name, but if you know, let us know.
barry mcgee: They Don’t Make This Anymore
Opened at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art two days ago, Barry McGee's They Don't Make This Anymore is the artists first major solo exhibition in the UK. If anybody has pictures they want to share with us from this show that would be great!
From the press release:
"Barry McGee’s first major UK solo exhibition includes a selection of existing and new works in an installation created specifically for BALTIC’s Level 2 gallery. Rooted in the spontaneity and immediacy of graffiti culture, McGee’s direct approach considers both the melancholy and humour of life. Disrupting ideas of property, surveillance and control, his uncontained practice incorporates damaged surfaces, flash movies and hundreds of ‘tape’ paintings to question the privatisation of public space."
gagosian to show schnabel before oscars
A smart, calculated art-business move. Julian Schnabel has developed a new series of large scale works that Larry Gagosian will show in Los Angeles, just in time for the Oscars.
we all do it
I normally wear a solid black T, but occasionally you come across a few gem's, like this one from Gama-go.
$269.00 worth of music
Coachella, (ca-ching) ....FRIDAY, APRIL 25: Jack Johnson, The Verve, Raconteurs, The Breeders, Fatboy Slim, Tegan and Sara, Madness, The Swell Season, The National, Animal Collective, Slightly Stoopid, Mum, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Stars, Battles, Aesop Rock, Midnight Juggernauts, Does it Offend you, Yeah?, Minus the Bear, Spank Rock, dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Diplo, Adam Freeland, Santo Gold, Jens Lekman, John Butler Trio, Vampire Weekend, Dan Deacon, Architecture in Helsinki, Sandra Collins, Busy P, Cut Copy, Black Lips, Datarock, Professor Murder, Reverend and the Makers, The Bees, Porter, Rogue Wave, Modeselektor, American Bang, Lucky I Am.
SATURDAY, APRIL 26: Portishead, Kraftwerk, Death Cab for Cutie, Cafe Tacuba, Sasha & Digweed, Rilo Kiley, Dwight Yoakam, M.I.A., Hot Chip, Cold War Kids, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, DeVotchKa, Flogging Molly, Mark Ronson, Turbonegro, Scars on Broadway, Islands, Enter Shikari, Calvin Harris, Boyz Noize, Junkie XL, Cinematic Orchestra, Jamie T, The Teenagers, VHS or Beta, Carbon/silicon, Erol Alkan, Yo Majesty!, Little Brother, Bonde Do Role, St. Vincent, Akron Family, MGMT, Institubes DJs (Surkin, Para One and Orgasmic), James Zabiela, Sebastian, Kavinsky, Dredg, The Bird and the Bee, Grand Ole Party, New Young Pony Club, 120 Days, Yoav, Electric Touch, Uffie
SUNDAY, APRIL 27: Roger Waters (“Dark Side of the Moon”), Love & Rockets, My Morning Jacket, Spiritualized, Justice, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, The Streets, Metric, Danny Tenaglia, Simian Mobile Disco, Booka Shade, Murs, Dmitri from Paris, Autolux, The Field, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Les Savy Fav, The Cool Kids, Sons & Daughters, Sia, Holy Fuck, Black Kids, Black Mountain, The Annuals, Kid Sister w/A-Trak, Man Man, Duffy, I'm from Barcelona, Manchester Orchestra, Deadmau5, The Horrors, Austin TV, Shout Out Louds, Plastiscines, Brett Dennen.
If you want to learn about the bands click here to find links to everyone on myspace.
OH and the announcement of the east coast version!
mark dean veca reinterprets the chum
For Original Fake's Spring/Summer line, Kaws reached out to Brooklyn Artist Mark Dean Veca. His interpretation of the chum reminds me of Jim Phillips designs for the Rob Roskopp decks of the late eighties.
via, kaws
today's market
Check out French Photgrapher, Denis Darzacq's falling images. No photoshop required, just french streets and a bunch of breakdancers.
Prints available from agencevu.com
how to use every inch
A great idea, a great use of space, check this out via Apartment Therapy. Simple planks of painted plywood nailed to the supports for the loft above. They create perfect cubby spaces to store books, baskets and even small lights.
shepard fairey tuesday: vote!
A call to action this week from Shepard Fairey. Vote! is a screenprint measuring 24" x 36" in an edition of 350 and brings back the nice blue tones that occasionally appear in his prints. Apparently there was some manipulation of the checkout system last week, so to balance things out, the time and day of this drop is up in the air. Much the way our political and economic state is right now. Quite fitting.
perspective
Cracked.com (ironic) put the internet into perspective. Check out this little video, that we are all guilty of.... and identifying with at least one of them....
Buy this van
This van should be placed in storage as a time capsule, to be revisited in 25 years. Three generations, one van.
Here is the ebay auction
puma's summer shade
Checkout the summer shades from Puma. The aviator inspired ‘Wazup’ design from PUMA is available in three different colours for 2008 – black, grey and brown.
The genius of reh dogg
Reh Dogg makes me happy even though he is not. Reh Dogg likes the woods as well as asian culture, costumes, and water. Buy his albums here and watch some more of his uplifting videos after the jump.
comedy and chaos
Flats is at it again.
The State of America #5: Cloverfield
Some mornings you wake up feeling great. Sun isn’t up yet, nice spring breeze coming in through the window. You’re thinking of heading to the beach with your girl, perhaps Coney Island for a cheeseball day of boardwalk time and hard rock beers in the sun. You wake and find this new DV camera you just got and film some shit, how great you’re feeling. How good things are. You woke up at your girls’ place. She’s beautiful, the kind of beautiful that hurts inside when you look at her. You walk around her place and take it all in with your new camera. The camera bounces as you walk. You don’t mind. You’re happy. You walk into her room and your beautiful girl is naked in bed, wrapped up in a sheet and light spring blanket and the sun is just creeping into the day. She wakes and smiles at you. She’s happy to see you. She really is. Fuck, it’s a good day.
a look into the sketchbook of matt leines
Matt Leines is an extremely talented artist and I couldn't have been happier to find some images from his sketchbook on Book By Its Cover's Sketchbook series.
banksy defaces damien hirst for aids
The whole Bono-fueled (RED) movement has finally made its way into the contemporary art world, and for this instance I couldn't be happier. Why? New Yorkers will finally have the chance to see three Banksy Masterpieces in the flesh. Included in the Sotheby's auction at Larry Gagosian's Chelsea digs, is the vandalized phone booth that Banksy installed on a street in the UK in 2005. If memory serves correct about this piece, an old lady remarked that crazy art students were always out of control. Another is a defaced Damien Hirst Pharmaceutical (spot) painting, tited 'KEEP IT SPOTLESS'. Expect this lot (34) to break any auction record Banksy bidders had set previously. The auction, which is on Valentines Day includes many other notable lots (veritably a who's who's of contemporary art), including Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, Takashi Murakami, Andreas Gursky, Tim Noble & Sue Webster, and Marc Quinn. All very impressive and on view in early February.
The other Banksy's after the jump
what looks like faile......
...Really isn't faile at all. This is the art of Greg Gossel. Someone once said Imitation is the best form of flattery, but how flattering is it really for the flatterer?
revs in NY
Fuckin' Revs is elusive. His early graffiti career was accompanied by the moniker 'Revlon' and if you flip through the Spray Can Art you can see early examples of his work. In the middle nineties he cut his name down to Revs and bombarded NYC above ground with Cost and below ground with diatribes and confessions. Then, Revs went into hiding. When he resurfaced his work had evolved. Using construction grade steel he now does installation pieces, permanence in a temporary environment. Luckily for us, Jake Dobkin has been making a concerted effort to document all of Revs new work on Streetsy. Enjoy.
will rise
Opening this Saturday at Robert Berman in Los Angeles, Will Rise is a unique group show featuring members of the legendary L.A. graffiti crew AWR. Each of the eleven members (KRUSH, SKREW, SABER, PUSH, REVOK, ZES, RETNA, RIME, SEVER, EWOK, REYES) painted six, 4' x4' wood panels that will be displayed floor to ceiling. The show looks to be colorful and dope, so if you are in the Los Angeles area stop by.
A more informed rundown at the L.A. times, here
inside the smiths, the other two
What was it really like to be in a band with Johnny Marr and Morrissey? Inside The Smiths tells the story of what it was like being in one of the World's most celebrated and groundbreaking bands. What it was like working with MORRISSEY and JOHNNY MARR. Their unique song writing process and the relationships they formed in the five years they were together. Andy Rourke talks openly and honestly about the perilous drug addiction which threatened not only his position in one of the World's greatest bands but also his life. With contributions from Peter Hook (Joy Division / New Order) Buzzcocks, Mark E Smith (The Fall) Kaiser Chiefs, Matt Osman (Suede) and many more. Filmed over three years in the UK, Europe and the USA. The film looks INSIDE THE SMITHS from the perspective of two people who were there!
Street Date: 01/22/08
Order now at MVD Entertainment Group for $16.95.
breeding grounds
Have you noticed the new trend, well not really new but, the trend to open in Williamsburg, then move to the city. "The Jeffersons" trend, first you open a outpost, then you move to the NOHO/ Spring, Bond, Lafayette street etc. In God we trust , now Oak, who's next? BTW Oak is going to Bond St. Via Material Interest
london calling "the bank job"
Jason Statham, is getting back to what he is good at, British crime dramdy. The Bank Job
short band names are out
I read somewhere that short band names are out, like the editors, the cure, blah blah blah. Its all about retarded long band names like Holy Ghost Revival. A bad 60's sounding band. Anyway, a few google search's and I found Band Name Maker, enter a key word or not and start rocking.
uncommon places
A previous picture of the day, Stephen Shore's legendary Uncommon Places has influenced a generation of photographers. Among the first artists to take color beyond advertising and fashion photography, Shore’s large-format color work on the American vernacular landscape stands at the root of what has become a vital photographic tradition. Uncommon Places: The Complete Works presents a definitive collection of the original series, much of it never before published or exhibited. Available now at Aperture Fondation for $44.00. There are also prints available too.
The MIDNIGHT METAL
Super7 is proud to present Midnight Metal Steven the Bat!! The MIDNIGHT METAL Steven the Bat is cast in glow-in-the-dark vinyl with orange spray and details, so he can shine in the dark.
Created by super-cosmic Portland based artist Bwana Spoons, and produced by Super7,
Midnight Metal Steven the Bat will be offered for sale at $45, Saturday, January 19th at 11am Pacific at the Super7 Store.
check out Napoleón Habeica
Photographer Napoleón Habeica, creates erotic pictorials for fashion, for personal and for you. His work is erotic but not extreme. There is a strong use of a narrative in his work. He seems to always have his model's nude somehow. NSFW.
you can not get enough of her, gemma ward
We do not normally post gossip, but since Gemma was our first muse, we have taken a interest in her, as many do and it seems Mr, Ledger is now dating Gemma. Photographed by Corinne Day.
lacie me home
Deciding what to buy after the macworld announcements?, Check out Lacie's Ethernet drive.
"With the Ethernet Disk mini - Home Edition, your household’s digital library becomes accessible from inside and outside your home in just a few minutes. The LaCie media portal, HomeLaCie.com, enables access from anywhere for uploading or downloading files to your Ethernet Disk mini at home. Simply drag & drop your photos, for example, and make them accessible to your relatives and friends via simple email invitations. The pre-defined folders and personal shares enable easy management of your family’s digital library. Listen to your music from your networked sound system with the embedded iTunes server. The Ethernet Disk mini – Home Edition provides peace of mind by automatically backing up all of your home computers at your convenience. "
It's only 199.00 buy now.
Beijing's Nation Stadium in the snow
Check out the "birds nest", Beijing's National Stadium. It also looks like someone's luggage.
From the creators of yo
We just got this in from the creators of the Yo What Happened to Peace Show, opening this weekend in San Fransisco. And I know if you live in NYC you have seen these crazy Rambo heads everywhere. If you have not seen the trailer for the film check it here. Send us your Rambo alterations. Rambo comes out just in time to lift America's spirits.
if you're interested to get a taste of the new elbow album
Check out Elbow's coming soon site and a tease of the first single. New album available March 17
go buy now: Adam Wallacavage
On top a making incredible chandeliers, Adam Wallacavage takes some great portrait photographs. Available now through Community Outreach are an assortment of these portraits that are featured in their current show, 7 photographers. At $600 a piece, these unique photos of Shepard Fairey(above) and Steve Powers(below) would be a great addition to any wall or collection.
moments of laughter
Dave Chapelle
There is nothing better than laughter. Especially after inducing a food coma during lunch. Watch these clips and be happy the week is half over.
Aurel Schmidt on Art Talk
She's not a new name, but her work is pretty amazing. Check out the first installation of her interview on ART TALK onVBS.TV . It is a nice glimpse into the personality of Aurel Schmidt.
your shot
Photographed by Ramon Rodriguez Garcia on his honeymoon in the Maldives. National Geographic Magazine has a regular feature called your shot. Check out amazing "National G" style shots on their site, and submit your own. You can also play games, put puzzles together etc.
Wednesday's Muse Reon Kadena
Japanese Idol, muse, Reon Kadena. If you're looking for more info on her, there are a ton of images. Just google her name and be surprised.
black is how i feel on the inside
Continuing with "star wars" influences, we stumbled upon the Utrech University Library in the Netherlands designed by Weil Arets. I think if I had a Library at college that looked like this, I would have spent more time there. Via Archidose.
Humunga cowabunga from down unda
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This kid and his 'famous' sunglasses just became an internet classic.
via, complex
OJ t-shirt
The juice is loose. Upper Playground has a new t-shirt available for the winter featuring legendary running back, O.J. Simpson. Cop it here
what is an interpunct?
While searching for grammar usage(seriously), I came across this interesting thread on PainInTheEnglish. Initially, it was the interest in the triangular symbol between Prince and St that got me to click through. Then I got to read the comments, wow. So what is an interpunct?
According to Wikipedia
"An interpunct · is a small dot used for interword separation in ancient Latin script, being perhaps the first consistent visual representation of word boundaries in written language."
There you have it.
it's here
Apple, let the air out of your tires. Read on at gizmodo. the super thin, Intel Core 2 Duo Inside, 1.6 GHz standard, with a 1.8GHz upgrade available, flip-down door that has USB 2, microDVI port, and a headphone jack. The other side is a MagSafe connector. As for wireless, it’s got 802.11n WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR. It doesn’t have an optical drive internal, but you can buy a separate USB-powered SuperDrive that’s especially made for the MacBook Air. $99.
cool way to present clothing
I really dig how these chairs are made into shelving at the Trovata shop inside of Earnest Sewn in NYC.
via, Material Interest
I am moving to bushwick to party with this guy
Via New York Shitty,..." This is what I saw while walking my dog this morning. I merely happened by and saw its intrinsic sublimity...
This looks like it was one hell of a party (note the baggie of cocaine to the rat’s right). They sure seem to like Heineken down there..."
shepard fairey tuesday: Peace Bomber Series
Today's print release, Peace Bomber, comes in three colorways, boosting your chance of obtaining one by a small percentage. A smart design by Shepard Fairey, one of these could feasibly makes its way into your grandmother's living room, next to all of the doilies. Didn't I read somewhere that Shepard was going to be taking some time off? The other colorways after the jump.
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adam and ron
Adam and Ron is a tale of two artists (great friends, complete opposites), one gallerina, and a film crew. In this five part video/mockumentary, the camera follows Adam Krueger and Ron Beach Jr. as they prepare for a two man show, Better Version of Me, at the Canal Chapter in Lower Manhattan. As could be expected with two contrasting personalities, tensions run high as the date to open draws closer. Lives momentarily change. In a way, think of this as a much cooler version of the Fine Living Network's Opening Soon.
We are so close to flying around in the falcon
Are you on the run from the evil empire? Take a look at cloud city, The whale-shaped airship, developed with French national aerospace research body ONERA, will be able to accommodate 40 guests and have a range of 5,000 km.
"Living in the sky, watching the Earth from above. Rediscovering the marvel of traveling, experiencing contemplation, and freezing Han in carbonite. "
Manned Cloud is an alternative project around leisure and travelling in all its form, economic and experimental, still with the idea of lightness, human experience and life scenarios as the guiding principles. The spiral of Archimedes is the driving force of this airship in the form of a whale that glides through the air.
Manned Cloud is a hotel with a capacity of 40 passengers and staffed with 15 persons, that on a 3-day cruise in 170 km/h permits man to explore the world without a trace: to re-experience travelling, timelessness and enhance the consciousness of the beauty of the world - and to experience spectacular and exotic places without being intrusive or exploitative. For more info blueprints and hotel bookings check out dezeen.
There is going to be a lot of water in this world
According to an article in the Times Online, the Antarctic is losing ice ‘nearly twice as fast as ten years ago’. Which sucks, but it would be hard to say that I haven't minded the mild weather.
image: Josh Keyes
bad museum
If you're like me and you have not bothered to go check out the New Museum yet, let me tell you it's ok. I made it there this weekend, and let's just say this grimy dollar bill is not worth the admission to go see "un-monumental". Wait, maybe I am wrong? Maybe it's that the name reflects the art so well that you find yourself saying, "you got to be kidding me." The only thing it has going for itself is the observation deck on the 7th floor. I guess plans for the balcony restaurant must have been nixed. I was very surprised at the amount of space actually dedicated to the art, at least for this show that's a good thing.
Oh and the really interesting thing is you can get a "artist membership" that cuts the members fee in half. All you need is a website that says you're an artist.
eye-fi update
Eye-fi UPdate! The Eye-fi is not new, its just more mac friendly. Eye-Fi announced a new downloadable update today that makes the card compatible with Mac systems. The upgrade allows the Mac Safari browser to access the Eye-Fi manager for upload directly to iPhoto of any of 19 other applications and websites. Read on.
(previous post...)
Eye-fi promises to save the world. This little card free's your camera of cables and turns it into a wifi camera. Photos shouldn’t be trapped in your camera. Set them free.
The Eye-Fi Card is a wireless memory card. It automatically uploads pictures from your digital camera to your PC or Mac and to your favorite photo sharing, printing, blogging or social networking site. "No cables, no waiting, no hassles."
the Monos modular wall system is a stunning contemporary wall unit by MisuraEmme. With plenty of space for all of your entertainment system, a place for an integral flat-screen TV, a handy bar, and display areas for treasured possessions, this contemporary wall unit by MisuraEmme is the solution to uncluttering your living area. Broad expanses of reflective glass create the sleek and futuristic look of the wall unit, hiding and revealing items as you please. Being a modular system, the wall unit is flexible and easily adapted to your specific needs. MisuraEmme is a company looking to the future in other ways… they are proud of their low environmental impact through their use of MOS® technology. This varnishing technology involves water soluble solvents and, in short, the MOS® method of lacquer spraying eliminates the release of toxic particles into the air. MisuraEmme proves that cutting-edge style can indeed have a conscience.
Via Trendir
eba(nks)y
The Banksy Wall that went up for auction on ebay earlier this month has just sold for £208,100.00 or approximately $407,709.52. This just goes to show how far street art and capitalism have come. Not to be overlooked, the Middle East has gotten into the act by offering up this Banksy piece (below) from Palestine on ebay. Apparently, a palestinian and an israeli worked together in excavating this one. Isn't it nice to see cultures put their beef aside for the sake of money.
iphone, google likey....
According to iphoneatlas.com,"Google has once again revised its Web-based tools — including Picasa, general search, Gmail, Reader, Calendar, and iGoogle — for the iPhone. Navigating to google.com on an iPhone will lead you to google.com/m, a portal for access to all the tools."..."As previously reported, forthcoming iPhone firmware/software 1.1.3 update will sport the ability to add Web page bookmarks to the home screen as launchable icons. As such, users could create Google calendar, Picasa, etc. icons for easy access. The Web tools still wouldn’t be accessible offline, however."
must see giant monsters
In anticipation of "Cloverfield" coming out, Bloody Disgusting has put together the must see giant monster movie list. Since it's Monday and you're taking your time to get moving, enjoy all the video clips of giant monster movies. This is where youtube is brilliant.
protagonize: it's an addventure
According to Wikipedia,
"An addventure is a type of online interactive fiction that combines aspects of round-robin stories and Choose Your Own Adventure-style tales. Like a round-robin story, an addventure is a form of collaborative fiction in which many authors contribute to a story, each writing discrete segments. However, like a gamebook, the resulting narrative is non-linear, allowing authors to branch out in different directions after each segment of the story. The result is a continually growing work of hypertext fiction."
Protagonize is an online creative writing community dedicated to just this.
via, Lost at E Minor
it could be good
If you saw evil dead, evil dead 2, army of darkness,....and 91 other things he has been in, Then you will love "My name is Bruce". Bruce Campbell, plays himself, I find this probably was not too hard. Here's the breakdown.....
"My Name Is Bruce is the tale of a small town set upon by demons after a group of teen-agers unwittingly unleash an ancient curse. Campbell, playing himself, is kidnapped off the set of a B horror movie and, despite his protestations that he's just an actor, is forced to play the role of his heroic movie character in order to save the town." Originally scheduled for a 07 release, it looks like 08 will be his year.
go buy now: Xiaoqing Ding
This weekend we were fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to see a great show at Jonathan Levine Gallery in NYC. The group of works that stood out the most were the large pastel drawings of Chinese-born artist Xiaoqing Ding. Above is a piece, Little Drop of Poison, that measures 40” x 32” and is truly a sight in person. To buy this piece or to look at others available in the show, click here
eyesore at v1 gallery
A group exhibition curated by Jesper Elg and Nanna Thylstrup at v1 gallery in Copenhagen, Denmark. Full press release after the jump.
bring a little nature to the workplace
Decorate your office with miniatures. Check out the UK's 4D Modelshop where you can find copper, beech, palm, deciduous in white, deciduous in pastel green, lime tree, oak tree, scots, pine, silver birch etc.
caroline hwang at GR SF
The quilted one, Caroline Hwang, gets all snugly at Giant Robot San Francisco tomorrow night for her new show Salvage.
"Hwang's latest work integrates the craft aesthetic of quilting and sewing with nautical themes such as color-block flags. As the title implies, Salvage is about searching for something lost and preventing further loss in adverse circumstance: picking up the pieces--glimmers of hope, pieces of oneself--and starting anew."
jonathan viner at jonathan levine
Opening in the main gallery of Jonathan Levine to the public tomorrow is Jonathan Viner's (Weiner?) new show, Target Practice. Oil on canvas in blue light always goes a long way.
end of season sale's are starting
According to the market news, we had the worst holiday shopping season in the past 5 years. The good news..... a lot of companies will be having big sales to push inventory. So, if you actually have money to spend, hold out for the sales.
gold rush at okay mountain
Texas represent. Curated by Fecal Face impresario John Trippe, Gold Rush is a group exhibition featuring the likes of Josh Keyes, Aiyana Udesen, Kelsey Brookes, Anthony Lister, Jeremy Fish, and more. Okay Mountain is a swell gallery that brings culture to the state. On Fecal Face there is an abundance of mini interviews with the participating artists, so check it.
It's over Johnny
Twbe, was on site at the Bblessing's opening last night, to witness, the douchery first hand. It was way crowded and a fire hazard by the time I made it in around 9:30. I had to tell the door boy my name six times, it was a groundhog's day moment, "what's your name? blah blah... Ok one sec and your in...what's your name? blah blah blah....Ok one sec your in... all this to stand but to nuts. The best part was listening to people beg to get more of there friends in. After making it in and grinding everyone just to get to the bar, which i recommend if you ever experience an a event like this, just stand at the bar, you need to keep drinking for free to convince yourself its worth the crowd.
The crowd finally thinned out and it became interesting, a great hipster watching moment. I never saw so many retarded hats in my life and the over the top b-boy jackets. The only cool people there were the ones involved with the bblessing event. The bartender, nice, proprietor, good natured. The hanger on's were the crazies.
This is where it got interesting, as Bon Jovi played (yes, its still 1980 I guess) some girl decided to climb the furniture in the back dance like she was on solid gold. As she was escorted out by the proprietor, a fight broke out, maybe not a fight, more like a the girl freaked out, started carrying on, and the next thing you know, someone gets sucker punched, the music stops, the lights are on, the parties over.......funny thing, all the beer was gone too. Oh did I mention there was some art on the walls too.
more images to follow the jump
Don't lose sleep over Michel Gondry
Don't forget, Michel Gondry is speaking for free tonight at the Soho Apple store promoting his new film. The event starts at 7pm. So....line up now.
Lost seal chilling in a puddle
Sometimes you need a change of scenery. At least one elephant seal in San Lois Obispo thinks so. A couple days ago the seal left the beach, crossed a highway, and settled into a puddle. Sounds ideal, relaxing in a puddle. Local Authorities are not tampering with the seals bliss, instead they will monitor it to see how the seal will make its way back to the ocean. For now it stays put, total relax.
you can watch a video of the seal here
know your gangs
Following up on yesterday's Bloods post, this is a video featuring the Crips (who seem to be a little bit more celebrity studded).
alex lukas. chris pew. amy casey
With so many great openings this weekend, I must warn you that there will be a flurry of these today.
Alex Lukas is one of my favorite artists. Luckily for the world, he is showing at White Walls in San Francisco with Chris Pew, and Amy Casey in an untitled show that opens this weekend. If you have some extra cheddar to throw around, I recommend this piece, which you will find after the jump
genius the next big thing
Fucking Genius, watch Johnny create vr 3d without the weird glasses (sorta). Johnny, creates a desktop vr using the nintendo wii remote and the sensor bar.(infrared light). It's hard to explain just watch the video.
know your gangs
I forgot all about gangs until I received a shady email about Blood initiations this weekend. While searching for some photos of them, I came across this website, Know Gangs, which could be perceived as an attempt for a gang social networking site. Which would be totally cool. Unfortunately (or fortunately), the site is "a leading training provider for law enforcement, educators and social service workers seeking to enhance their knowledge about gangs, drugs and school violence." Inspired by my refreshed interest in all things "gang", I found this nice video on you tube of some bloods doing what they do second best, dance.
best new restaurants according to Wallpaper
Freemans
Negro-De-Anglona (Madrid)
Wallpaper's 2008 design awards were announced and NYC's very own Freemans made the short list. I have to say I like the look of Madrids's Negro De Anglona. Check out everything else Wallpaper worthy here.
how big's your hole
The biggest black hole in the Universe has been weighed by astronomers.
The monster celestial object is 18 billion times more massive than our own Sun, says a team from Finland - six times larger than the previous record.
The object, called OJ287, is orbited by a smaller black hole, which allowed its mass to be measured very accurately.
The finding also enabled the researchers to test Einstein's theory of gravity for the first time in a strong gravitational field.
Details of the finding were presented at the 211th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Austin, Texas.
The binary black hole system powers a quasar - a compact halo of matter which radiates enormous amounts of energy.
It is relatively close for a quasar - about 3.5 billion light-years away from us in the constellation of Cancer - making it one of the most studied objects of its type.
Via BBC, (note*this is not the actual hole)
phil frost book
Due out this Spring with text by Carlo McCormick and Pushead, the book is 162 pages of Frosty goodness.
From the Italian publisher Damiani...
"the book Frost reconstructs the evolution of a graphic cipher rich in abbreviations, symbols and stylised logos that give this self taught artist’s works the primordial character of tribal articles. If it is true, as Phil Frost believes, “that within every person there is an indigenous expression of themselves,” his artistic action consists of “tattooing” the greatest possible number of surfaces, be they an old baseball bat or a girl’s skin"
spend your money wisely
Today's find on Etsy.com, Berkley Illustration. These little gems are Archival digital prints, for 7 bucks. I would like to see an original if I was going to buy one.
comedy and chaos
Another week, some more of Flats' dirty commentary.
The State of America Part IV: There Will Be Blood
It is 1903. You are 200 feet in the ground. Your pit is eight feet by eight feet, the only light is coming from the opening far above your head. You’ve found oil, its black death viscosity leaking through the ground: up to your ankles, knees, waist. Gurgling up from the ocean below your feet as buckets descend from the glimmering slicked mouth of the hole. Dip, fill, hoist, dip, fill, hoist. Three buckets at a time. You are peering up into the scarce light as the oil filled pails ascend to be emptied and returned, heavy black puddles falling down into your face, mouth, nose, ears. This is the oil pit. Something terrible is about to happen.
dos boot
Our favorite Russian design house, Artlebedev, has another geeky find. The Dosugus cushion looks like a black screen and has good old DOS directories embroidered on it. It will cost you about $30 plus S&H.
Bummer. Maybe Bloomberg and Richardson?
Bill Richardson, the candidate with the most credentials and most suitable for the job, has dropped out of the presidential race. Now hopefully he'll team up with Mike Bloomberg to create a force that will keep our country relevant.
economically depressing days ahead
Ignorance was bliss. Now that I am paying attention, all of this impending financial doom is depressing me.
kati heck at mary boone
Opens this Thursday, January 10th.
Mary Boone Gallery, 745 Fifth Avenue, New York
one more cat out of the bag
Bloomberg reports that Warner Brothers, Paramount, Walt Disney Co., Lions Gate Entertainment Corp, and Fox will begin renting movies through Apple's iTunes Store in an announcement scheduled for January 15th at Macworld.
Bloomberg states that both new releases and older titles will rent for $3.99 for 24 hours, consistent with recent rumors. Fox was the first studio to have signed onto the iTunes rental deal.
Via Macrumors
zgraf
ZGRAF is an international triennial exhibition of graphic design and visual communications held in Zagreb, Croatia since 1975.
ZGRAF is organised by the ULUPUH, the Croatian Association of Artists of Applied Arts, a Professional Member of Icograda.
Throughout the years, ZGRAF exhibitions have gathered designers, theoreticians and critics in order to discuss essential design issues and design status in contemporary society, including: the importance of design as a profession (ZGRAF 1); the relationships between graphic design and art (ZGRAF 3); the importance of education and the establishment of a design school (ZGRAF 5); the advance of digital technology in design - web design and multimedia as new design segments (ZGRAF 8); and the role and social responsibility of design and designers in the area of advertising (ZGRAF 9).
ZGRAF invites international submissions in two sections: a traditional Review of graphic design production and a special Theme section: Local/Global.
Work submitted for the Review must have been produced between 1 January 2004 and 15 February 2008.
Work for the Theme section may be produced especially for the occasion.
In the garden of good and evil
Taschen's publish of Walton Ford’s life-sized watercolors of animals could be mistaken for 19th-century natural-science illustrations or British colonial paintings. Except they’re not. Something strange and usually sinister is happening in each of Ford’s works, whether it’s a turkey crushing a small parrot with its claw, a collection of monkeys wreaking havoc on a formally set dinner table, or a buffalo surrounded by a pack of bloodied white wolves… in the middle of a proper French garden. For more info click here.
hardley surton, soft porn impressario
Hardley Surton is a proprietor of a most incredible web ring of soft porn, completely safe for the work environment. Seriously, there is humor to these.
Babes With Books
put your coffee together
You just bought your new mug now you need to make time to play. Next time you're having coffee, why not make a puzzle out of your sweets? Created by French sugar specialists Can à Suc. Available at Fortnum and Mason.
Gene P in San Diego
Gene Parm here with a report on my recent trip to TWBE West Coast Offices in San Diego. We were supposed to go on a team-building surf trip down the coast of Baja, but were derailed by 3 storms which flooded the entire West Coast resulting in a serious shitshow in SD
They CAN screw in a lightbulb!
Seen on the streets of Poland by TWBE European correspondant Alec "Tha Hard Way" Hopkins
apple is a tease
As most of you know, Macworld is next week. And now is when Apple begins teasing us with some product bumps—specifically, the new Xserve and Mac Pros—at CES and a nice little promo image. Via Gizmodo
Possible your new favorite band of 2008
Just saw some words about The Courteeners being "What the world is waiting for". Just like Oasis and Ian's old band, The Courteeners hail from Manchester and are being touted as the "it" group of 2008. You can decide and listen to them at myspace. The only thing myspace is really good for, previewing music before you steal. Pre-order the single now.
Metalosis Maligna
Metalosis Maligna is a fictitious documentary about a spectacular yet chronically disabling disease which affects patients who have been fitted with medical implants. Sourcing from such implants a wild metal growth ultimately transforms human patients into mechanical looking constructions.
By Floris Kaayk and Sil van der Woerd, Microbia.
old is new once again
Care for a spot of tea? Designer Christine Misiak, makes the old new. The tea sets are all about re-using things that people throw away and disregard. With this green set, the silver parts were taken from an old battered tea set. She removes the desired components from the old set, cleans, files and sands them. Then she solders them to the bodies that she made herself, therefore creating a mixture of old and new.
The outcome is an aesthetically pleasing design and form which works well, and celebrates the existence of old tea sets.
zero otto nove
Apparently the best pizzeria to open in the US in years, Zero Otto Nove, opened in the Bronx. Let the Italian feast begin, once I figure out how to get there.
Read more at Bloomberg
fine nude from finenudes.com
Photographer Francesca Ripamonti, captured this beautiful. Via Finenudes.com NSFW. The site is a collection of "art" nudes so don't plan on finding some porn here.
The British Pound goes down
Across the ocean, the Little Island with the Big Currency is seeing its Big Currency shrink a little bit. For the art collector, those Banksy's are getting a bit cheaper. For the Art Dealer, cash out on the exchange rate now.
More at the Guardian
master of the universe will light your way
Designer Ryan McElhinney, created the Gold Toy Lamp,
"Each sculpture is one of a kind and hand crafted at my London Studio. Made of recycled Toys which are bonded together and then coated in a High Gloss polyurethane laquer. Made to order 6 weeks lead time."
Now you can keep your toys out in public rather than hidden in "your room".
the big bang theory
Lighting designer Stuart Haygarth, uses found materials to create beautiful interesting objects. Check out MILLENNIUM CHANDELIER, created in 2004, limited to 20 and price available upon request.
"The chandelier is made of 1000 exploded Party Poppers collected ( on 01.01.00 ) after the Millennium celebrations in London. Each Popper is suspended on a line from a platform above. The sculptural shape sways and moves like an organic form when hit by a breeze of air. Although this original light is a ' one off ' piece due to the narrative it is recreated using new party poppers. The multi-coloured type is created from blue, green, red, yellow and white poppers. There is also a black edition created purely from black poppers."
shepard fairey tuesday: LA Philarmonic Hall
Stepping into 2008, Shepard Fairey comes correct with this print of the Walt Disney Concert Hall designed by Frank Gehry. This print is very crisp and back to a nice, stencilly propaganda style. Yes!
"Shepard was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic to do a piece of artwork for their Concrete Frequency Series. The print Shepard created is an image the famous Walt Disney Concert Hall designed by Frank Gehry which is one of Los Angeles’ newest landmarks. For information about the Philharmonic, the Concrete Frequency Series, and Shepard’s involvement please visit, http://www.laphil.com ."
hhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmm bacon salt
It looks like something you would pick up at a dollar store. If you're vegetarian or vegan and are craving some good old bacon flavor on your greens check out bacon salt, and here's a good recipe to try.
go buy now: Cleon Peterson
From the Poster Renaissance 2 show we spoke earlier about, Cleon Peterson, 20" x 20", silkscreen on paper in an edition of 100. $50
See the last supper like never before
"Imagine a culture without copies because there are no originals. This is a reworking of two of the most imperative, if woefully underestimated questions of our era poised by Rosalind Krauss when she asked: ‘What would it look like not to repress the concept of the copy? What would it look like to produce a work that acted out of the discourse of reproductions without originals?’ Lascaux II provided an early draft of an answer, and now an online digital image of Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper (1498) supplies another. On 29 October 2007, The Last Supper (1498)">a 16 billion pixel image of The Last Supper became available online. What’s the importance? The online version is 1,600 times more concentrated than an image taken with a typical 10 million pixel digital camera, meaning that it is literally more than the naked eye can see." excerpt from "15 Minutes" by Ronald Jones, Via Frieze. Read the rest of article at Frieze, and checkout The Last Super, here. BTW, the music on the Da Vinci page is a bit unnerving.
Rent it this week....
This week's interesting DVD releases:
3:10 to Yuma [dvd]
Adam's Apples [dvd]
The All-New Superfriends Hour: Season One, Vol. 1 [dvd]
American Carny: True Tales From the Circus Sideshow [dvd]
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern: Collection 1 [dvd]
Black Irish [dvd]
Boogeyman 2 [dvd]
Bramwell: The Complete Third Season [dvd]
Dark Blue Almost Black [dvd]
David Gilmour - Music in Review [dvd]
Days of Darkness [dvd]
Death Sentence [dvd]
Swindle no. 14 with Barry McGee
On newsstands now is the new issue of Swindle Magazine, featuring cover star Barry Mcgee, as well as Blu and Dalek. Go pick one up as soon as possible and enjoy the great interviews with the modern masters.
picture of the day
We normally wait till the end of the day for the picture of the day, but after seeing this on Boing Boing, I could not wait. Photographed on the sidewalks of London's east end, "these inexplicable, angelic, rendered pigeon wings that were just sitting there on the sidewalk yesterday". (maybe its just the picture of the morning)
Radiohead sellout...of Starbucks
I was in the burbs of NJ this weekend and went to get some coffee from Starbucks (where else can you get coffee in the burbs?). Inside the store, I was blown away to see the new Radiohead album. After the "free pay as you go" album release, the $80.00 box set, and the announcement of expensive concert tickets, let's just say this is the last place I thought I would see them. Oh. I almost forgot the live performance on Current TV. I know Starbucks is the new distribution model for the record industry with its partnership with Apple, but this does not seem very "radiohead". Here's an old article from March 2007 where they denied signing with the Capitalist juggernaut Starbucks. How do you feel about it?
poster renaissance 2
Well, we kind of slept on art openings last week and here is a show not to be missed now that it is already open. Poster Renaissance 2 featuring the print work of Shepard Fairey, Faile, Bast, Cleon Peterson and more. At New Image Art through February 2nd.
protect the gadgets
Invisible Sheild, from Zagg, protects all your gadget surfaces from scratching. Developed by the military to protect helicoptor blades from wear and tear, now can protect you iphone from quarters. Available at the CES 2008 Vegas Show. If you can get past the "canned" hiphop music in the infomercial, you will think this is the best thing ever. It even comes with a lifetime guarantee. Get it now at Sheild Zone.
organic food,Check, organic TV?
Sony Corp. on Sunday showcased Organic Light Emitting Diodes or OLED TVs at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Proponents say they could potentially replace LCD and plasma TVs. Now everything in your life can be organic. For more info read on.
We will probably be posting more from CES today, a few gems here and there.
Kurimoto Tanshuu, old becomes new
On the internet, Things grow old real fast, and old things become new just as fast. For example, sketches by Kurimoto Tanshuu done during the Edo period (1603-1868–the beginning of early, modern Japan). These sketches are as beautiful as they are odd and intricate. An early catalog of life in a unique style. For more images of Tanshuu's work check out the links at Pink Tentacle. The post is from 2006 but the drawing are even older.
cut the banksy out of the wall and put it on ebay
Do you remember that scene in Children of Men where Clive Owen walks into the Palace of Fine Arts and there is a huge section of wall cut out with Banksy's Kissing Coppers on it? Well, things like this are slowly becoming a reality.
Up for auction on EBAY UK right now is a great Banksy piece that is still intact on a building. The cost of the auction does not include removal or delivery, but by the fact that there are already 9 bids totaling £200,000 this may set Banksy's auction record, at least his one on ebay.
You can find the auction here
And read more about this here
sex:female.cc not sure what it is
sex:female.cc.It may be photography or fashion or pictures of girls, or all three. Here are a few shots from the site, if you figure it out let us know. More after the jump
japanese bug fights
One of the many things I have never gotten around to is hosting a Fighting Fish battle to the death tournament. Seriously, I think it would be great, I just do not have enough friends that are interested in such things. Japanese Bug Fights can quench my thirst for tiny destruction until the big day comes.
via, gorilla mask
if you still use real mail
If you still actually send letters, you can dress up the envelope with a little mid-century style. Plus for some of us it as close as you can get to a real piece of Eames furniture.
The US Postal Service announced that there would be 16 US Postage stamps featuring the work of Charles and Ray Eames. The site and date of the first day of issue has not been announced just yet, but you’ll be able to visit the Eames Office website for more details soon.
collecting deep into warhol
The Wall Street Journal profiles Jose Mugrabi, who owns at least 800 pieces by Andy Warhol. Damn.
Random YouTube Search
Today, in the mood for adventure I decided to search the term "acid" on YouTube. Luckily this Syd Barrett video was included in the results.
your new addiction honeyshed
Honeyshed, it's like Saturday Morning cartoons for adults who want to shop and waste time. This is by far the most addictive shopping video blog. It's like scripted infomercials, very well done. The site even has dance interludes between spots featuring their own troop of fly-girls. Start watching now. There is even a cameo of Kool Moe Dee in one of the spots.
You can save item's buy item's and chat with other users, it is in Beta so there looks like they need to finish a few things, the interface is lacking a bit, but very simple.
Adolescence And The Virtues Of Maturity
Checkout Vincent Skeltis. The Brooklyn-based photographer is set to release a book of photos -- Adolescence And The Virtues Of Maturity. Co-curated by Skeltis and Daniel Jackson of Surface2Air and Bblessing, the project features works by Studio Von Birken, Brendan Donnelly, Daniel Jackson, Danielle Levitt, Justine Parsons, Andrew H. Shirley, and Skeltis. An opening reception will be held 01.10.08 at Bblessing (181 Orchard St) at 8pm. RSVP to: rsvp@bblessing.com. Via This Heart On Fire
go buy now: swoon
Available for just one moment is this print, Huahuapan de Leon (Blue), by a favorite artist, Swoon. All proceeds go to support various projects that Swoon is interested in. Not only does the money go to a great cause, but the piece is amazing as well.
buy this condo in Marco Island Florida
Fed up with city living and cold weather? Move to Florida, specifically, Marco Island, Florida. If you have never been to this Island in Southwest Florida, you should go. The condo is a 10 minute walk (5 minute golf cart ride) from a private beach where you can go hours without seeing a person. On top of that, Sunsets like no other and a golf course. Take the visual tour and contact the Erickson Team about purchase.
a must see, go rent it now "born into brothels"
The Academy Award Winning Documentary, HBO's "Born Into Brothels" (2005) is by far one of the best films I have seen in a long time. Shot in Calcutta's red light district. Born into Brothels, by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski, is a.." tribute to the resiliency of childhood and the restorative power of art, Born into Brothels is a portrait of several unforgettable children who live in the red light district of Calcutta, where their mothers work as prostitutes. Zana Briski, a New York-based photographer, gives each of the children a camera and teaches them to look at the world with new eyes."
the most up to date video on banksy in 2008
Celebrities seeking Banksy 'graffiti'. Duh. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
you know you really want one
This is the ideal home decoration for guys who aren't expecting any women to show up at their house anytime soon. Terry Gilliam’s bizarre dark sci-fi comedy flick Time Bandits, which saw a group of mischievous dwarve's steal a map of time and space from God and use it to try and get rich, dragging along a young boy in the process.
It seems that special effects wizard, sci-fi nut, and professional TV star Mythbuster Adam Savage helped recreate this extraordinary collectible, based on the few on-screen shots of the map from the movie. The recreations are digitally printed on 40″x24.5″ canvas sheets, and will run you a cool $100 (includes shipping). Via metropolisgrfx.
everyone loves a hater
Everyone loves a hater, and our new favorite hater is ....the uncoolhunter, They have introduced us to Nick Zappone and in their words..."The category “showman” is very wide. We will cover this vast field little by little. This time we are getting close to Nic Zappone, an entertainer whose talent is based on imitating the unquestionable singer known as Sandro -among others. Sandro is a well known disciple of Elvis in Argentina. Let’s go back to the showman Nic Zappone. If you click the section "Síntesis de Shows" (“Shows summary”) you can access to a variety of audio files that were recorded by him (the web page changes the design drastically but you will be at the same site). In the section "Clientes Varios" (“Different Customers”) you will find an overwhelming list of companies, private districts, and pubs."
For More uncool things check out their site and for more Nick check out his.
the never ending story
Del Toro is interested in doing 'Frankenstein' update. The director of HELLBOY II and the producer of THE ORPHANAGE told MTV that he’s hard at work in pre-production for an updated version of Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN. Problem is, with the writers’ strike still ongoing, he is limited to drawing sketches of his ideas for the film – he’s not even doing the notes he started writing before the strike. Talk about dedication to principles… Via If Magazine
plateau coffee table / bench
The Plateau Coffee Table/Bench is a multi-tasking piece of furniture that can serve as, you guessed it, a coffee table, ottoman, or comfortable seat. It looks real sharp and would be great to own if you do not live in a rat hole. Buy it here.
via, BLTD
your new bag('s)
Upgrade your canvas messenger bag for something a little more stylish. Check out Marc Marmel's bag line, they may be a bit expensive but they are really nice. Inspired by vintage Hérmes and Louis Vuitton.
nom de code
N.D.C. made by hand, these hand crafted shoes are made of carefully selected leather from Europe, and in their worlds "works of art", if they are or are not , that is your decision, but they do look nice and will cost your around 460.00 Dollars. Buy some now.
the world's worst ever
I have always enjoyed some good old negativity combined with dismal forecasting. Luckily, Satchel of Gravel kept it in the spirit today with an all too real look ahead to 2008.
Men Shoot Themselves in Tattoo Attempt
Continuing with guns...Two men trying to trace a loaded .357-caliber Magnum as a pattern for a tattoo accidentally shot themselves, the Otero County Sheriff's Department said Monday. Read on...
be kind rewind
Jack Black, love him or hate him, but when you pair him up with Mos Def and Michel Gondry, you have internal sunshine of the demented mind.
The Premise behind the movie is this, JB is magnetized and erases the tapes. They remake the films,(low,low budget style) and replace the magnetized tapes. From Ghostbusters to Driving Miss Daisey to Robocop, each skit looks great. It looks really funny in a Gondry way. So add it to your must see for 2008.
do you really want the single that bad
The Mars Volta, is promoting their new single with a puzzle. You need to figure out there new album art, and then you can download the single. Do you really want to waste this much time to here the song. It's not like its a At the Drive In. The new album comes out 01.29.08.
one of the best idea's of 2007
Straight out of Memphis, Bikini Lawn Service, if this does not say white trash then I do not know what does. From the video the girls look like runaways.
forget yo gabba gabba, it's all about pancake mountain
Sure, Yo Gabba Gabba is all glossy and on Nick Jr.. However, when you stack the show up against Pancake Mountain—The D.I.Y. kids show, based out of D.C.—it loses its luster. At least to the cool crowd. Portfolio has a great write-up on the show and its founder which you should definitely read.
the city cocktail
No one likes a flimsy cocktail glass, so seek out a sturdy set of creative highballers at Luka Luna, where for a mere 32 euros you can buy 4 “citi” tumblers– heavy blown glass with a cool cityscape of either Paris, London, NYC, or Sydney. (Luna Luka: 77 rue de la Verrerie, metro: Hotel de Ville). Via Petite Brigitte.
have dinner on the new babylon
Dine in safety and style over occupation torn Baghdad.
"The Baghdad table, an assemblage of thousands of industrial steel contours representing the map of the Iraqi capital. Israeli designer Ezri Tarazi used stock aluminum components to create this new Baghdad table."
Available here
the soft touch
Something to look forward to in 2008. "The soft Touch, Pearls of the Orient", photographed by Wing Shya La-La, from China Design Now, at Victoria and Albert Museum, March 15-July 13, 2008.