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LANVIN en Bleu Sneakers
February 18th 10, 18:35
LANVIN en Bleu is the casual diffusion line of Parisian kings of luxury sportswear. The Sneaker still keeps the white soled low profile that has become so signature since Lucas Ossendrijver’s taking the helm as Menswear designer, and the toe shape is still there, the shoe merely leaves out some of the detailed embellishments, but its a great simple sneaker at a lower price point to Lanvin’s mainline.
Available at 101 for ¥24,500.
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Erik Parker in Copenhagen
February 18th 10, 16:41
Our good friend and SLAMXHYPE blogger Erik Parker’s new exhibition has opened at Copenhagen’s Galleri Faurschou. The exhibition entitled ‘Adapt’ runs through till April 10th and is a collection of all new works from the New York based artists, new works but in keeping with Parker’s signature psychadelic look and intricate detail. We’re hugely impressed, take a look for yourself and if you’re in Copenhagen check it out in person.
Erik Parker – Adapt
Jan. 28 – April 10, 2010
Galleri Faurschou CPH
Strandstæde 21 DK-1225
Copenhagen, DenmarkImages: T.A.C
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Kurt Cobain Biopic
February 18th 10, 14:07
We just caught news of a upcoming new biopic of Nirvana front man and Grunge icon Kurt Cobain. Talk is of oscar nominated Oren Moverman is to direct the film, and much of the material is to come from Charles R. Cross’ 2001 biography, “Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain.” We’ll keep you updated on progress of the film.
The rookie director of the Oscar-nominated drama “The Messenger” is in negotiations to rework the screenplay for Universal Pictures’ untitled Kurt Cobain project.
Oren Moverman is also set to direct the film about the late frontman of grunge group Nirvana. Screenwriter David Benioff (“Brothers”) first took on the project in 2007.
Material on Cobain’s life, music and 1994 suicide will come at least partially from Charles R. Cross’ 2001 biography, “Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain.” Universal originally purchased the life rights of both Cobain and his widow, Courtney Love, who had already optioned the film rights to the Cross book.
In 2005, writer-director Gus Van Sant made the fictional rock-and-roll drama “Last Days,” which echoed Cobain’s drug-addicted final trajectory. Benioff did first-hand research with Cobain’s old friends in Aberdeen and Seattle to inform the drafts of his Universal script.
Moverman and his “Messenger” co-writer Alessandro Camon scored Oscar nominations for their original screenplay. Woody Harrelson also earned a nomination for his supporting role as a soldier who delivers the news of comrades’ deaths to their families.
Moverman has also co-written the scripts for “Married Life,” “Jesus’ Son” and “I’m Not There.”
Info: Reuters
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Visvim Spring/Summer 2010 Accessories
February 18th 10, 13:15
For Spring 2010 Visvim continue to produce some of the best accessories on the market. The Japanese brand headed by Hiroki Nakamura, has taken their indepth philosophy of authenticity and genuine construction from their footwear and clothing and transposed this into making some of the best bags and wallets. Included are the CANVAS BI-FOLD, CANVAS WALLET and the HOMER TOTE CANVAS XL.
Source: HB
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Common Projects Oxford Shoe
February 18th 10, 12:58
Common Projects 2010 Oxford Shoe is the continuation of the brand’s simple and classic footwear philosophy. Whether it be in the form of a classic oxford or a simple tennis shoe, the brands mindset is the same, and the quality of the highest calibre.
Images: HB
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Stussy “J-Dilla” Documentary Part 2
February 18th 10, 12:21
Stussy continues its documentary showcasing the amazing J-Dilla with the release of Part 2. Part 2 is entitled “Detroit to Los Angeles”, focussing on J-Dilla’s life in Los Angeles. Watch it here.
View Part 1 here.
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SAWA Sneakers | Made in Africa
February 18th 10, 2:51
SAWA is the world’s first sneaker 100% made in Africa. SAWA sneakers are born from the energy of African cobblers who, together with us, are challenging the traditional North/South industrial flow (raw materials from Africa transformed elsewhere into finished goods). SAWA sneakers are made in Africa with materials from Africa.
Arriving in selected stores around the world this March, including Dover Street Market in London, Comme des Garçons in Tokyo, BlackBlock in Paris, Wood Wood in Berlin, Copenhague and Vienna, amongst others, and clearly signals a movement in the industry.
SAWA sneakers are born from the energy of African cobblers who, together with us, are challenging the traditional North/South industrial flow (raw materials from Africa transformed elsewhere into finished goods). SAWA sneakers are made in Africa with materials from Africa.
SAWA is more than a brand. It is a project whose ambition is to set the foundations of a sustainable economy, thanks to a product enriched in value from local genuine knowhow.
SAWA sneakers find their vintage inspiration from the omnipresence of second hand cloths sent from developed countries and input into the African economy.
“To tease the thousands of containers entering daily in African countries and strongly influencing the local “fashion”, our sneakers have started the inverse journey towards the “western” markets! Our shoes are not traveling alone. Together with them many other African products set sail (soaps, matchboxes, bags…).”
More info at SAWA.
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Gert & Uwe Tobias at Team Gallery NYC
February 18th 10, 2:34
Gert & Uwe Tobias present their newest works at Team Gallery, NYC. The exhibition is entitled “Come and See Before the Tourists Will Do – The Mystery of Transylvania” and follows up the Romanian twins show at The Breeder, Athens, with similarly themed work, and just as impressive. Running from now through till 13th March 2010.
To date, the biographical details surrounding Gert and Uwe Tobias have been used as an entry point to their sophisticated, ultra-stylized and, at times, darkly humorous installations, which, through their incorporation of wall painting, watercolors, collages, vitrines containing altered books, type-writer drawings, ceramic sculptures, and large-scale wood cut prints frequently approach the status of the gesamkunstwerk. The fact that they are identical twin brothers, for example, seems to provide an insight into the fact that their primary mode of production is that of printmaking and that these works are produced in hand-made editions of two — never exactly the same but always alike. Much has also been made of their birth in the region of Transylvania, Romania, as though this fact makes it appropriate that they began their careers with a body of work inspired by (among other things) low-budget vampire movies. This biographical data, however, only provides a cursory introduction to an artistic practice that encompasses an ever-widening range of influences and intentions.
The title of this show, Come and See Before the Tourists Will Do – The Mystery of Transylvania, was initially used by the Brothers in 2004 as an umbrella for a body of work that could have served to advertise horror films had those filmmakers commissioned neo-constructivists to promote their fictions. The brothers chose from a list of titles of American and British films about vampires. These titles were then used as the inspiration for a group of sumptuously rendered, vividly colored wood block prints. These large-scale “posters” — at the same time conservative, modernist artworks and knowing commentaries on the commerce of art making — enjoyed a status as rarified art objects that culled from sources as far ranging as the Bauhaus, vintage fashion magazines, travel posters, and fabric designs. The Tobias Brothers’ vampire posters were, to put it mildly, virtuosic displays of historical knowledge. In 2009, Gert and Uwe decided to return to the series, this time focusing on European horror films, leaving their titles in the source languages. The results will line the walls of Team’s main gallery space.
The Tobias’ introspective and oblique woodcuts lovingly embrace eccentric figuration, geometric abstraction, and the typographic. Presented with them are a series of collages made from cutting and recombining books and other printed matter. These collage/sculptures are shown inside two large-scale vitrines that occupy the center of the space, while Team’s second gallery will contain the “exhibition woodcut.” For each of their solos, the Brothers create a print that functions both as an autonomous artwork and as a promotional tool for the show itself. Surrounding this piece will be a number of drawings made by Gert and Uwe using typewriters and white sheets of paper.
The Tobias’ interest in folklore and regional mythologies provides a contextual framework for their exhibitions. Personal biography, cultural identity, and popular culture all play a role in their creation of an open ended visual dialect. They borrow freely from art historical and other cultural milieus in order to construct a fragmented array of material tropes, which are then subsumed into a whole through a precisely considered exhibition schema.
The Tobias Brothers have had solo exhibitions in the US at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. Additionally, solo shows have been mounted by the Kunstmuseum in Bonn, the Bergen Kunsthall in Norway, the Kunstverein in Heilbronn, the Kunsthalle Wien, and the Franz Gertsch Museum in Switzerland. This is their second solo at Team.
Team Gallery is located at 83 Grand Street, cross streets Wooster and Greene, on the ground floor.
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Friends with You | Online
February 18th 10, 0:12
Miami based Friends with You have launched their new website and along with it a look at some of their newest work. Not only are Friends with You some of the most talented designers and artists we’ve met over the years, but also some of the nicest people. Their site gives you a look inside all aspects of their team efforts, from fine art, to their design studio work, including this amazing new campaign for Sydney’s Match.com.
Check out our previous Miami Studio Visit here and add Friends with You to your bookmarks.
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Neckface ‘The Writing on the Wall’ Video
February 17th 10, 23:57
Neckface ‘The Writing on the Wall’ Video is a look through the New York based artist solo show Devils Disciple at Miami’s O.H.W.O.W Gallery. The VMagazine video also includes commentary from Eric Elms, Aaron Bondaroff and Ty Evans, and takes a closer look at where Neckface unique style came from.
Watch the Video here.
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Nigel Carbourn Archives | Oki-Ni
February 17th 10, 22:31
Oki-Ni continue their series of Archives, this time looking back through the collections of Nigel Cabourn. The Classical sportswear designer shares some raw insights into his process and we’re given a sneak peak behind the scenes at the shoot itself which will be only Oki-Ni soon. While its over the past few season that Nigel Cabourn has seen some growth in popularity, he’s been doing this longer than all of us!
The Spring/Summer 2010 collection BURMA is inspired by the contents of Nigel’s Father’s army handbook. He used this as a diary during his time in India and Burma between1942 and 1945. The photographs his Father J.E.W. Cabourn took on his box brownie camera and the clothing that he wore form the basis of the collection and is a tribute to him and his companions. Available at Oki-Ni now.
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Google Buzz on SLAMXHYPE
February 17th 10, 21:14
Since its launch last week Google’s new social networking and sharing tool Buzz has got off to a huge start, with millions of posts already. We wanted to make sure if you’ve switched or merely added Buzz to your daily tools and checks, SLAMXHYPE was compatible so we have added a Buzz button to all our posts. You can share news from SLAMXHYPE with all your friends on Google now.
You can of course also follow us on Buzz.
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Faile Bast Deluxx Fluxx Arcade | Video
February 17th 10, 20:24
We showed you coverage from the Faile Bast Deluxx Fluxx Arcade show at Lazarides last week in London. The unique arcade game installation was also covered in video format by Babelgum, watch the film here capturing the installation and interviews with Faile and Bast.
Check out photos from the show here.
Source: AM
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KAWS at Galeria Javier Lopez | Opening
February 17th 10, 15:04
KAWS latest solo exhibition, the much talked about show at Galeria Javier Lopez, in Madrid, Spain opened tonight to a big reception. This is the artists first solo exhibition since his show last year at Honor Fraser, not to say that he’s not been busy, with numerous group shows, and of course his product releases. Have a look at coverage from the opening night below.. we can’t get enough of the black monotone piece.
The exhibition runs through till April 17th.
Images: Glltn
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Living Mutants Spring/Summer 2010 Collection
February 17th 10, 14:40
Living Mutants present their 2010 Spring/Summer Collection in a clean well stylized lookbook shot by Enzo Laera. The Berlin based brand put a modern touch on clean simple lines of classic menswear, with their dark and super clean aesthetic the lookbook fits really well.
Living Mutants is available online at The-Glade.
Images: Fashionisto
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