• "Drips, Graffiti and Fashion"

    June 5th, 2008 |

    Interesting article by Allen AKA at Twelve Ounce Prophet looking at the appropriation of graffiti aesthetics by various tiers of the fashion industry. Focussing primarily on Lois Vuitton’s instantly recognisable ‘Graffitti’ range of bags and accessories, it examines the commercial reproduction of authenticity.  It’s an example of how an artwork or design object  can assume [...]

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  • Nike Beijing Olympic lightshow

    June 5th, 2008 |

    Italian agency Sartoria Comunicazione have teamed up with Nike to produce this stunning video capturing a spectacular moment in Wieden & Kennedy’s ‘Nike Gold’ campaign for the Beijing games. On May 31st giant projections of China’s most famous athletes were cast upon the massive columns formed by Beijing’s new Rem Koolhaas designed CCTV building. It [...]

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  • Dirty Hands: The Art & Crimes of David Choe

    June 5th, 2008 |

    Los Angeles artist David Choe’s kaleidoscopic work can be playful, confrontational and sexually frank. His personal life is no less complicated, as revealed by close friend Harry Kim, who documented Choe’s life and crimes from 2000 to 2007. From the manic highs of commercial success and dinosaur hunting in the Congo to the self-destructive lows [...]

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  • Tom Ford’s Provocative new ad campaign

    June 5th, 2008 |

    Shot by Terry Richardson, Tom Ford’s latest campaign takes a step even further down the provocative pathway from last seasons 2007 perfume campaign. If advertising is about making people stop and look, Richardson and Ford have got it right this time round, as the continuation of the Tom Ford brand build post Gucci continues.
    Images: Design [...]

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  • Chanel Mobile Art Exhibition in Tokyo

    June 5th, 2008 |

    Having already seen a glimpse of the work on hand at Chanel Mobile Art Exhibition in Tokyo we can give you a much deeper and insightful look thanks to SuperTouch. Artist’s such as Yoko Ono, The Blue Noses, David Leventhal, Daniel Buren, Lee Bul, Nonuyoshi Araki, Pierre et Gilles, and Stephen Shore have all taken [...]

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  • Kaws Grey Four Foot Companion

    June 5th, 2008 |

    One of the most distinctive figures in the vinyl world is the Kaws’ Companion and more unique is the size of this release with an overwhelming four foot to boast. This grey version of the Kaws Companion is set to release on the Kawsone website tomorrow so hope you have prepared for the release.

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  • A Nice Set Exhibition Book

    June 5th, 2008 |

    A Nice Set is a book culminating from the now completed touring exhibition of sets of slip matsby 33 1/3 artists and a book curated by Plus et Plus, the concept in collaboration with the Reed Space and published by IdN. A Nice Set is the companion book to the art exhibition comprised of the [...]

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  • ATTN: Creative Community Of New York City

    June 5th, 2008 |

    NYGlob are working on the creation of a "visual timeline of the cultural history of New York City from 1977 to 2007(8)" and out of pure excitement for the project we thought we would help their request for anything of notable recognition between this time from this unique city. Read more about the details on [...]

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  • WuChess

    June 5th, 2008 |

    Its quite captivating how chess tournaments and Hip hip are linked together in this growing trend having seen Washington D.C.’s Bum Rush and the West Coast centered Hip-Hop Chess Federation comes this latest concept. The brainchild of long time chess players themselves Wu-Tang Clan, who have got together with Chesspark.com to bring you WuChess.com, an [...]

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  • ‘Otis’ From JR

    June 5th, 2008 |

    OTIS, Monrovia-Liberia was photogrpah by JR in February 2008 in Island Hospital and was past back in the same hospital a month later… The photo of the photo of Otis looking at his own photo is exhibited in London, Herdbrant St. Check out the film below because it is very interesting.
    OTIS – LIBERIA // LONDON
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  • Tom Friedman Solo Exhibition

    June 5th, 2008 |

    Setting is crucial to Tom Friedman. So much so that for the American artist’s next show, Monsters and Stuff, he went to the trouble of reconstructing a miniature replica of the Gagosian gallery space on London’s Britannia Street, along with scale replicas of each artwork, so that he could properly play around with positioning. He [...]

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  • Kai and Sunny Book Jackets

    June 5th, 2008 |

    Desin team Kai and Sunny have compiled a great collection of Book Jackets for a number of authors. The feel is very typical of Kai and Sunny’s illustrations and provide a slightly futurist and magical feel which is very impressive. Take a look at the works below and remember to check out there work on [...]

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  • Chester French Live Performance

    June 5th, 2008 |

    News has surfaced of Startrak’s newest group Chester French set to make an appearance at Undefeated in Silverlake. The instore performance will include samples of the upcoming Love Of The Future LP set to to a huge hit. The meet and greet begins at 7.30 on June 5 so make sure you check it out [...]

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