a visual collective outlet of inspiration
our knees ache just from watching this. how long will jaws be the undisputed king of impact? it’s just mind blowing. by na
Month: April 2014
painfully true facts about everyday life
brilliant series of graph from creative duo wumo, created by danish writer mikael wulff and cartoon artist anders morgenthaler. you can see the whole serie here. by lil
quote of the day
-j.d. salinger, the catcher in the rye
the little foxes
ah, ruth elizabeth (bette) davis as the terrifyingly succinct regina in william wyler’s the little foxes is playing at BAM this weekend. no better place for a retrospective, no better time than a sunny new york weekend. read more about the film here. by sv
quote of the day: gena on john
“i was a woman with a plan. i knew the only thing, that could’ve really stopped me, in my opinion, was to fall in love.
i went in, at lunch, to put my books in the locker and i got to the doorway and … i saw john cassavetes, and i thought : oh, oh damn! no, no, no. no!
that’s just exactly what i don’t want.”
-gena rowlands on meeting her husband, john cassavetes
and the most important happens when you least expect it. for h. by sv
vito acconci: the problem with art
vito acconci talks about the problems in art if not in architecture… by dd
marquez by avedon
here is the second session richard avedon and gabriel garcia marquez shared in 2004. the first attempt was in 1976, but the photographer considered the portrait a “failure” according to the new yorker. this failure, however, emerged in avedon as a desire–he sought to photograph the late author again; finally getting his wish nearly thirty years later. and what a success it turned out to be that time around. goodnight, sweet prince. by sv
ravage
rene gruau for christian dior. hunky dory. by kl
SALONE DEL MOBILE
love this lamp that was launched on salone del mobile by Daniel Rybakken and Andreas Engesvik for E15 by kt
Gerhard Richter on priests or philosophers
“there are no priests or philosophers left, artists are the most important people in the world.” – quote by gerhard richter by dd
westbam featuring psychedelic furs’ richard butler: you need the drugs – footage from the B movie rockumentary
don’t be so la di da
you need the drugs… great time-travel video footage put to the westbam track featuring richard butler of psychedelic furs on his Götterstraße album. the film clips in this video are from rockumentary film b movie. be careful this video is quite convincing, but drugs are not that great after all! enjoy the trip… by ms
sol lewitt
the famously shy artist sol lewitt is depicted in this new documentary film by chris teerink. a dominant voice in conceptual art, lewitt’s legacy of stunning colors and illusory patterns is beauty that has, and will continue to span and inspire artists and admirers alike. the film will be playing at the illustrious film forum in new york city, may 7-13. by sv
