ask: jeremyville – artist

my favorite _____ is:

-villain: mediocrity. the barriers in our own mind.

-hero/superhero: mistakes. hard work. dedication. vision. timing. intuition. saying no

-book: andy warhol diaries

-smell: random chimney smoke from fireplaces in the west village nyc.
 soos bakery at the end of my street in rose bay sydney. when i was growing up as a teenager i used to draw late into the night, then walk down the street at 5am to take in the early morning bread and croissant aromas.

-fetish: same breakfast every day, smoothie made from 1 banana, almond milk, 1 date, soaked goji berries. flax seed powder. ice cubes.

-film: ‘eraserhead’ made the most impact on me growing up.

-band/musician/composer: dylan, neil young, john coltrane, tim buckley, nick drake, lennon, the velvet underground, the kinks, stone roses, oasis, nick cave, waits, jeff buckley, paul kelly, morrissey, joy division and the smiths have always been there through everything.

-artist: duchamp, the fluxus movement, dada, warhol, koons.

-city: jeremyville, sydney, new york, buenos aires, berlin, tokyo, milan/lake como

-restaurant/bar:  souen macrobiotic food on prince and 6th ave. cafe gitane at the jane hotel and falai on clinton st lower east side. the smile on bond st. birichina café and crabble hole bondi beach sydney

-hotel: soho house ny for quiet drawing time and poolside. gramercy park hotel for the art and the key to the park. hotel on rivington. hotel on bowery. faena and casa chic buenos aires.

-drink/cocktail: good red wine. filtered water.

-decade: late 70’s downtown nyc

-sport: the bondi to bronte headland run in sydney, and running along the hudson river. swimming.

-advice: be yourself. find a unique style and voice.

-food (type of food): vegan

-shop: vintage clothing stores. farmers’ markets.

-nightmare: i often dream of being swept up by a rising ocean at bondi beach, but i always manage to swim to safety.

-vice: facebook

-woman (of all time): my mum sandra, who knew who i was before i knew, and then let me become.

-man (of all time): warhol still holds the strongest intrigue and fascination.

-hobby: discovering veganism, (which is the opposite of how i used to eat). it’s a journey into true flavor and new found energy.

-prized possession: my past mistakes, a blank sketchbook and a handful of pens.

-way to go (die): working hard on the next project.

www.jeremyville.com


wear sunscreen by baz luhrmann

“don’t worry about the future, or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum.” lyrics are from an essay titled,  “advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young” written in 1997 by mary schmich, a chicago tribune columnist. by ak

HEDI SLIMANE FOR YVES SAINT LAURENT

i CAN’T WAIT to see what hedi brings to women’s fashion when we saw what he did for men oh-so many years ago. stefano pilati just showed his final women’s ready-to-wear and hedi has been announced as the successor …. i guess i have to just sit and wait patiently….. this is gonna be tough.  by kl

bill strobeck’s lovely mess



a short film by skateboard photographer and filmmaker william strobeck. with appearances by chris kennedy, chloe sevigny, lizzi bougatsos, william’s mom, lilly ludlow, natasha lyonne, alex olson and more. enjoy. by m+m

marianne boesky gallery in the armory show

this is a piece by anthony pearson, who is represented in the 2012 armory show by marianne boesky gallery, along with artists diana al-hadid, andisheh avini, pier paolo calzolari, jesse chapman, rachel feinstein, barnaby furnas, adam helms, donald moffett, william j. o’brien. check them out at booth 500 in pier 94. allez-y! by ak

art is in the air

along with a 68 degree debut to spring, the 2012 armory show is starting today and all the artsy ones are meeting up in piers 92& 94 through this sunday. although i am impatiently waiting for the frieze art fair (only because it’s outdoors in the sweet may sun) i am looking forward to see what the 14th edition of armory show has to offer, as it’s a great event to find out about new artists, and see new works by the ones we already know and love. 133 international exhibitors are featured in the fair, including names like ai weiwei represented by gallery hyundai. the photo is from 2011 armory show, a work by daniel arsham. by ak

pasolini and pound


pound was never one of my favorite poets, I always found him rather fleeting; however, this is a remarkable interview.  subtitles on the bottom. by sv