clips

candy l’eau

wes, roman, lea, prada…quaint. by sv

Canadian Astronaut tweets from space: what a space oddity

this clip has only been seen by 12 million people, and i wasn’t one of them until now, but i love it. i wish i was there, up there, if not then under the sea… canadian astronaut, chris hadfield, was up there and he has been tweeting everything from how to make a sandwich in space to pictures of earth from strait of dover to london-town. this is his farewell piece on his way back to earth, a cover of bowie’s space oddity in zero g. i wonder what i would have done if i was up there… probably a version of planet claire with pp! by dd

CATEGORIES: clips, earth related

starshift featuring hilary rhoda: piloted by captain santiago and mauricio

daft punk never looked this good. sorry hedi.

the power is in your hands in starshift, a film by our friends the dynamic duo santiago and mauricio. inspired by 8-bit video games and their dad’s all time favorite film, kubrick’s 2001: a space odyssey, the siblings created the interchangeable shorts featuring a helmeted hilary rhoda in four striking looks. her custom made, high-tech headpieces were added in post-production. “we wanted to explore beauty through a playful lens by creating conceptual helmets that would encase facial creations,” says santiago. “they’re a metaphor that makeup can be a shield to combat everyday life with.” and hell, do i need a shield to fend off everyday life… by uh

CATEGORIES: beauty, clips

yo-yo

don van vliet, better known as the whimsical captain beefheart, as depicted by anton corbijn. by sv

CATEGORIES: clips, music

james nares + thurston moore – street

so after a post last week, i paid a visit to paul kasmin gallery over the weekend and heard about another piece of his on view at the met. it is an hour of slow movement; shooting of people living their life in new york, with music by sonic youth’s thurston moore. reminds me of jarmusch’s dead man mixed with wes anderson’s movies for some reason. by pp.

CATEGORIES: clips, ny places

james nares – road paint

at paul kasmin gallery until june 10. by pp.

CATEGORIES: art, clips

gordon matta clark – food

must read, must watch; ancestor of all vegan, trendy, and conceptual food joints, gordon matta clark’s soho restaurant FOOD. amazing article from the new york times and of course, the video directed by matta clark and robert frank on a day in the life of FOOD by pp.