Lars Von Trier’s Childhood Stop Motion Short
Way before the emotional and moral trappings of Dancer In The Dark, or the existential reflectivity of Melancholia, an 11-year old Lars Von Trier immersed himself into the world of stop motion filmmaking and created a cute —and technically impressive, considering his age—stop-motion short called Turen til Squashland… En Super Pølse Film (translated as Trip to Squash Land… A Super Sausage Film). If you haven’t seen it yet, you should, and you can do so below.
Yo La Tengo – “Friday I’m In Love” Cover Video
Next month, Yo La Tengo drops their covers-only album Stuff Like That There. On it, the band’s version of the Cure’s iconic 1992 hit “Friday I’m In Love” is one of the biggest gems. And if you thought the original couldn’t get any more twee or addictive, with this cover, Yo La Tengo proved this is indeed possible. Listen and love.
Peaches Bares All (Again) In New Photobook
Transgressive, boundary-pushing artist and musician Peaches is no stranger to exposing herself. Now, a new book of photos by photorapher Holger Talinski chronicles hundreds of provocative photos, spread over 160 pages, of the singer in various stages of debauchery. But it’s not all Peaches: the book features accompanying text by Peaches, Michael Stipe, Yoko Ono, and Ellen Page. Out now on Akashic Books.
FAILE: Savage/Sacred Young Minds at Brooklyn Museum
FAILE, a collaboration between artists Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller now on view at the Brooklyn Museum, explores our relationship to consumer and popular culture. Merging multimedia installations, visual art and interactive elements, the show is a multi-sensory experience. It features the FAILE & BÄST Deluxx Fluxx Arcade, an interactive environment created in collaboration with Brooklyn artist Bäst that includes video games, pinball machines, and foosball tables. On view through October 1, 2015 at Brooklyn Museum.
