Pioneering modernist photographer Germaine Krull was as much a photojournalist as she was a story-teller. Through her work, most of which originated over a period of a few years in the 1920s and 1930s, Krull created an impressive portfolio that tackled artistic photography, advertisements, portraits and photojournalism. As one of the most famous female photographers of the inter-war period, she […]
Rose McGowan’s ‘Dawn’ Debuts Online
Rose McGowan’s directorial debut, Dawn, which premiered at Sundance earlier this year, is a slow-burning gem: critically lauded and technically accomplished, it is a visually striking, affecting coming-of-age story that tugs at the heartstrings the more it reveals its menacing underbelly—a mature, accomplished movie from a new director with a startling clarity of vision. Dawn tells the story of a teenage […]
Laura Beth Reese’s Intimate Ex-Boyfriend Portraits
For Boston-based artist Laura Beth Reese, breakups will always be a part of her life. The photographer’s series Ex-Boyfriends sees Reese capture photographic mementos of her former partners after the relationship is over. The images see the subjects, tacit and half-undressed, as they pose for her camera and gaze, pensively into the distance. The portraits of former lovers are intimate […]
Philippe Parreno: H{N}Y P N{Y}OSIS
In his largest installation in the U.S. to date, French artist Philippe Parreno gives American audiences an opportunity to experience first-hand the monumental scope of his work through a large-scale fusion of art, film, music and architecture. In Park Avenue Armory’s expansive Wade Thompson Drill Hall, Parreno, with the help of set designer Randall Peacock, will stage an ambitious, multi-sensory […]
AREA x Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony, New York’s veritable purveyor of all things hip and cool — when it comes to garments at least — has added another name to their already extensive list of collaborating brands. This time, OC has partnered with Area, designers Beckett Fogg and Piotrek Panszczyk’s label which celebrates beautiful textile constructions, to launch a cobranded lineup of five unisex styles in Area’s signature embossed jersey. The […]
Six Acts To See at Governors Ball 2015
The fifth Governors Ball descends upon New York City’s Randall Island park today through Sunday, June 7th. If you already have tickets but are still assembling your schedule, here’s our selection of some of the best acts you don’t want to miss at the event, to make your planning a little easier. 1. White Lung The Blonde Ambition issue-featured […]
Art Openings This Week in NYC
A curated list of the best art openings across NYC galleries this week. Françoise Grossen June 4 – August 15, 2015 Blum & Poe, 19 East 66th Street, New York Habitat: Oil Paintings, Sculpture & Installation Environments Mark Hadjipateras June 4 – July 11, 2015 Denise Bibro Fine Art, 55 Gansevoort Street, New York, 10014 […]
The Tribe, Love & Mercy, A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting on Existence: June’s Essential Movies
There is more to the June cinematic calendar than Summer blockbusters. Outside of the mega-million franchise scene, the hearts of smaller independent movies beat on. Here are this month’s best. The Tribe Director: Myroslav Slaboshpytsky Starring: Grigoriy Fesenko, Yana Novikova, Rosa Babiy, Alexander Dsiadevich, Yaroslav Biletskiy, Ivan Tishko, Alexander Osadchiy, Alexander Sidelnikov, Alexander Panivan Opens June 17th One of the […]
Kim Gordon: The City Is A Garden
Kim Gordon’s — the former front-woman of Sonic Youth — long-standing, and quite accomplished, foray into arts has landed her shows at MoMA/PS1 and White Columns in New York and Künstlerhaus in Graz. Now, the 303 Gallery in NYC is putting on the first solo exhibition of new work by Gordon, after signing the musician and visual artist in 2014. After last […]