a visual collective outlet of inspiration
not only florent was the soul of the meatpacking district, but it was also the best restaurant identity/graphic design in the city. designer tibor kalman traded food against graphic design with florent morellet, the owner of the restaurant and an eccentric figure of the neighborhood. the collaboration came out to be so great and witty that it lasted until kalman passed away in 99′. restaurants surely don’t look like that in the city anymore… by pp.
ny places
New York hipsters work harder
here’s a specimen of your common new york hipster, clearly working overtime. by dd
8.4 Million New Yorkers Suddenly Realize New York City A Horrible Place To Live
“well, fuck that. i don’t need to pay $2,000 a month to share a doghouse-sized apartment with some random craigslist dipshit to prove my worth. i want to live like a goddamn human being.” i could have written that quote. check out this hilarious article. by lil
the last clean shirt
directed in 1964 by alfred leslie featuring the landscape and encompassing surroundings of new york city, the last clean shirt is a beautiful short film. broken finnish overrode by the quaint subtitles penned by no other than frank o’hara. the moma featured this film back in 2009, honoring leslie and o’hara as well, who used to be employed there in his heyday. this film transcends many barriers, most of which you can read about here. it irks me a bit that leslie does not give o’hara credit; perhaps a lapsed jealousy but nevertheless, this is worth a watch. i threw in the eliot shout-out for good measure. by sv
YSL soho
great to have YSL back in soho as it once was when hedi originally took over back in 1400’s. i bought half the collection then and have not since bought a single YSL, except for a 70’s vintage suit at resurrection. well i’ll be back in there soon… albeit for a tux. p.s. love the chairs. soft launch was this last week soon to be open to public. by uh
manhattanhenge
twice a year, our omnipotent star, the good ol’ setting sun aligns with the east/west streets of new york city’s grid. the origin of the word manhattanhenge, popularly dispersed by the enigmatic astrophysicist neil degrasse tyson, comes from stonehenge (their silhouettes and reactions are parallel). this event occurs annually during the end of may and july 12th and 13th. in 2013, it occured in half-sun form on may 28th and full sun form on may 29th around 8:15PM respectively. if you missed this beautiful cosmological event, you will have another chance to witness it in july (the 12th and 13th) around 8:20PM. how appropriate for science week… by hk
good morning from the met
woody by ruth orkin by sv
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.
the rain room
walk through the rain without getting wet. exhibition at the moma through july 28 2013 from london art collective rAndom international. by sv
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.
The New Yorkers: Portraits
christina kruse, artist & her son august…
jane mayle, fashion designer. founder of eponymous womenswear and accessories line mayle… more pictures on jane
russell simmons, hip-hop pioneer, founder of rush communication, global grind & phat farm…
shirin neshat and shoja azari, iranian artists / filmmakers and long time collaborators…
fabrice penot founder of le labo, with his wife jennifer and his son sasha, the made to order beautiful fragrance creation of pure rare ingredients…
jihae, musician-artist…
photography director jennifer pastore from the WSJ magazine… more pictures on jennifer
ucef hanjani, co-founder and executive creative director of ceft and company new york and the fashion photographer karen collins and their twin daughters… more pictures on ucef and karen
richard meier, architect…
angela, adi & gabi, cutting edge fashion design threeASFOUR…
a peak at an upcoming book on new yorkers, a project conceived by new york based german photographer gerald forster. see more of it on here we go now. by ac
Museum
museum is possibly the tiniest museum in the world, housed in a former freight elevator and able to only fit three people inside at a time. it boasts an assemblage of assorted collections from around the world, made of the weirdest and random things you could think of.
some personal favorites include : the shoe thrown at george w. bush at the minister’s palace in baghdad in 2008, toothpaste tubs from around the world, fake vomit collection, children’s disney bullet proof backpacks, al goldstein’s personal ephemera, fake dolla’billa, etc. …
i have been to museum three times since season two has opened, and every visit leaves me hanging there for at least two hours… so you know what to do this weekend! by lil
