“Darkness is an inescapable part of life,” says Swedish designer Patrik Guggenberger. Praised for his classic garments restructured into opulently draped avant-garde pieces, the young designer (he is yet to graduate from Stockholm’s Beckman College of Design) has steadily been making waves on the international fashion circuit. This month, he unveiled his ambitious new collection, called “Tailings.” Following on from his previous collection, […]
Wig Up: Girlfriend’s Ode to 90s Drag
In the ’90s, with movies such as The Birdcage, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar and Paris is Burning, drag was slowly but steadily permeating popular culture. Drag mainstream was—thanks to, in no small part, larger-than-life personalities such as RuPaul and Lady Bunny—spilling over into the “regular” mainstream, despite its largely underground status. Photographer Michael James O’Brien spent much of the decade […]
POSTSCRIPT #4
The fourth instalment of POSTSCRIPT, the performance art series hosted at MoMA PS1’s Printshop, is taking place this weekend. Described as “a performance series that explores the confluence of music, poetry and fashion”, POSTSCRIPT has in the past featured such artists as Timeghost, Boy Harsher, Gene Pick, Peter Seligman, Nick Klein, Dark Sister, Negation and I Lewis, and has expanded considerably, […]
Richard Misrach: The Mysterious Opacity of Other Beings
Though, at first glance, his work doesn’t ring as such, Richard Misrach has been fascinated with the human figure throughout his extensive photographic career. His book On The Beach, published in 20113 in response to the 9/11 events, offered aerial images of bathers on various Hawaiian beaches which captured, almost voyeuristically, our interactions with nature. Now, Misrach is back with […]
The Zeitgeist: I Know You Think You Know It All, Dial-Up Modem Noise
The Zeitgeist is a new weekly column bringing you the best in bite-sized viral culture. I Know You Think You Know It All The book I Know You Think You Know It All, by artist Charles Black, is filled to the brim with the kind of indispensable advice for the modern world you really shouldn’t leave your home without. Selections include […]
Playlist: Sharon van Etten, Nicolas Jaar, Girlpool, Moses Sumney + More
When we spoke to Sharon Van Etten last year, she opened up about her creative process saying, “I think listening to what the core of the song is, without burying it is pretty important. And to respect the practice of restraint. But sometimes the song wants to be this big thing, and you let it be a beast, too.” On […]
The Outsider
Maybe someday we’ll find refuge in true reality. In the meantime, can I just say how opposed I am to all of this? Photographer: Josh Filauri Stylist: Samantha Pletzke Grooming: Amanda Wilson Model: Hektor with New York Models
Frieze New York 2015: The Best Views
Frieze New York, one of the world’s leading contemporary art fairs, returns to New York’s Randall’s Island Park from May 14–17, 2015 for the fourth time. Since debuting in 2012, Frieze New York has grown into a veritable street-cred alternative to Art Basel Miami Beach, which has become a bit like the populist, less-cool big brother. Here are the selections […]
Art Openings This Week in NYC
A curated list of the best art openings across NYC galleries this week. But Is It Art? Adriana Garces, Audrey Ryan, Bree Rubin, Carolyn Colsant, Heather Marie Scholl, Laura Tack, Marianna Peragallo, Maria Petrovskaya, Sessa Englund, Shaina Yang, Winter Mendelson, Tia Dunn, Paola Torres Nuñez Del Prado, Daniel Lamanna, James Gardella, John De La O, Josef Pinlac and Saks Afridi […]