As we slowly enter the first full month of Spring, we highlight some of the essential indie movies hitting theaters this month, including Olivier Assayas’ complex Clouds of Sils Maria and Wim Wenders’ touching celebration of Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado. Clouds of Sils Maria Director: Olivier Assayas Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz, Kristen Stewart, Juliette Binoche, Brady Corbet, Angela Winkler […]
Art Openings This Week in NYC
The most noteworthy shows opening across NYC galleries this week. Teeth Gnash Tennessee Group Show April 3 – April 26, 2015 INVISIBLE-EXPORTS, 89 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002 Anton Alvarez Wrapsody April 1 – May 9, 2015 Salon 94, 12 East 94th Street, New York, NY 10128 Mariana Castillo Deball, Jumana Manna, Hans Schabus, Gabriel Sierra Cartography […]
Listen to JD Samson’s Remix of Alex Winton’s ‘Careless’
Our friend J.D. Samson, of punk-pop trio Le Tigre and more recently, NO TOFU cover stars MEN, has been remixing a lot lately. Avan Lava, Honcho and Michelle Chamuel are just three of the artists that have asked JD to rework their tracks in recent months. Now, the always up-for-it JD has turned to indie-pop chanteuse-on-the-rise Alex Winston, whom you […]
Leather Weather
[small_title title=”To me, absurdity is the only reality”] Photographer: Max Oppenheim Art Director: Keanoush Da Rosa Model: Jenna Roberts at Select Stylist: Emanuela Ippolito Makeup: Weini Haile Hair: Charley McEwen at Carol Hayes Management Assistant to Photographer: Lou Rolley Assistant to Art Director: Grace Ibeke Retouching: Jackie […]
No Second Take: ‘Disposable’ Showcases the Single Shot Era
How many selfies does it take to get the “perfect selfie?” Back in the day of disposable cameras—way before Instagram—one take is all you got. No selecting the best shot. No deleting. The folks at Con Artist Collective, an artists collective on the Lower East Side in NYC, are going back in time to the “one take” days by putting on an exhibition […]
Eli Craven
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]imple foldings of regular photographs—think vintage movie stills and mail-order catalog photos—repurpose, in the hands of artist Eli Craven, archival photos into sexually charged works that take on a second life. For his series “Screen Lovers,” Craven turned to books of iconic movie couples: while the original images are romantic and only lightly sexual in undertone, Craven’s arrangements reveal a much starker, sexually charged aesthetic. For […]
Marc by Marc Jacobs is No More
Say goodbye to Marc Jacobs’ hip, affordable little brother: the designer announced today that Marc by Marc Jacobs, the label he founded with his business partner, Robert Duffy, in 2001 will merge with the main line, Marc Jacobs. The impetus for such a move comes from the desire to offer a more cohesive and unified message and aesthetic to customers. This comes […]
Art Basel Hong Kong: A Photo Recap
Art Basel Hong Kong wrapped last week. The 2015 showcase of the multi-location contemporary art fair (with outposts in Miami Beach and Basel) drew 233 galleries from some 37 countries, and scored big with visitors and buyers. Galleries enjoyed some healthy sales: David Zwirner Gallery reported the sale of Chris Ofili’s “Dead Monkey – Sex, Money and Drugs” (2000) for $2m, while Hauser and Wirth […]
Elena Montemurro
Brooklyn-based photographer Elena Montemurro is interested in documenting snapshots of life. Raw, unglamorized moments of struggles, disappointments and insecurities. Her series “Coming of Age” makes its point through bittersweet images of young individuals in various moments of “confusion.” The photos are harsh but they reveal a soft femininity. Then there’s the series “Self Portraits,” where Elena exposes her own vulnerabilities for the […]