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  • The Art World’s ever changing face

    August 2nd 08, 19:41

    Murketing’s Rob Walker has published an interesting article in the NY Times Magazine today looking at the way the art world has embraced the new era of fine artists, stemmed from the street, how the commerce vs art world debate can eventually turn full circle and end in a gallery and much more. As one of the worlds best commentators in Marketing and Culture Walkers article is worth a read. Read here.

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  • Visvim x Soph Logan

    August 2nd 08, 18:43

    Most definitely on key from what has been coming out from both Visvim and Soph in recent times, with this Logan featuring a calf suede upper it could not be anymore impressive. To boast the more refined black colorway is the well executed brown pair which features a great lighter shade of brown for the outsole. This is going to be another epic release to look out for this winter.

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  • Soph 2008 Autumn/Winter Collection

    August 2nd 08, 18:23

    Having already seen a vague idea of what dropped yesterday from Soph’s much talked about Autumn/Winter collection it is welcoming to see more of the line at large. The label continues to evolve although maintaining the same philosophy and aesthetic which has been a huge success over the past 10 years. Items like vests, flannel shirts and knitwear  have made a distinctive appearance along with the jackets, pants and shirts which have been at the core of the brand. Take a look below at what is in store at Soph now.

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  • Qvest Magazine Featuring The Acronym x Stone Island Collection

    August 2nd 08, 12:56

    The August/September issue of Qvest magazine has just hit the shelves, based in Berlin Qvest is growing stronger every issue with the cast of creative talent involved throughout the magazine seemingly endless, it for me is one of the stand out titles on the news stand right now, this issue is the Autumn/winter fashion focus and features some incredible editorial fashion from the best up coming photographers, there is also a interview with Errolson and Michaela from Acronym focusing on their collaboration with Stone Island for the Autumn/Winter 2008.

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  • Business Cards from "Year of Creativity 2008"

    August 2nd 08, 11:41

    An interesting project we came across recently is this one from Admcom, titled ‘Year Of Creativity 2008’, Which provides an look at a range of over 300 weird and wonderful business cards each representing it’s own imaginative job title. Including titles such as E – Mailman, Embarrassed ambassador, Emotion seismologist, Emotion simulator, Energy generator, Engagement ringing staff manager, Engineer of the fantastic, Escape from sedentary life prober, Button hole Driller, and Essential oil distiller.

    The purpose of the project is to stimulate something we all have in common: creativity.

    “It is a starting point from which to explore the amazing potential of small changes and the infinite opportunities they offer. YOC is an invitation to be more curious and more imaginative. It is a catalyst that promotes real and virtual opportunities for us all to discuss and compare our own creativity. It is a space in which the endless personalities inside us can express themselves, as only those who are inwardly creative can also be creative with the world at large.” Take a full look at the range of creative business cards here.

    Info: PSFK

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  • Uniform Experiment 2008 Autumn/Winter Collection

    August 2nd 08, 6:16

    A few days ago we gave you a small preview on things to come from Uniform Experiment, now the entire fall/winter 2009 collection is officially online. Formed through a collaboration between two of the most influential people in the street fashion industry, Hirofumi Kiyonaga of Soph.net and Hiroshi Fujiwara. The labels philosophy is to provide a range for the now-grown ups who still have ‘streetwear’ blood running through their veins. While the previous collection was largely composed of monochromatic white-collar styled pieces. This new collection nicely reflect the philosophy including mature and classically tailored pieces mixed with some young and bold colors. The result is an impressive collection that will likely appeal to a wide range of fashion goers. We’ll definitely expect alot more great things from this label in the future. Check out the images below. Or check out their full collection on the website here.

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  • Undercover “Unreal Real Clothes” Collection Sneaker

    August 2nd 08, 5:54

    Undercover who unveiled a fantastic rendition of the Chuck Taylor this summer have reworked another classic in the form of the Vans Era. With the “Unreal Real Clothes” collection from Undercover set for big things, like there is any other way from Jun Takahashi this plimsole which was featured in the latest Huge magazine can expect to be highly anticipated.

    Thanks to TK for the info.

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  • Jun Watanabe For Topper

    August 2nd 08, 5:14

    Brazilian futsol brand Topper have provided the latest canvas for Jun Watanabe’s most latest work, with two different pairs of footwear produced this is an exciting release. A collaboration with two very diiferent backrounds, none the less has worked with great distinction with a high top sneaker and low slip providing something refreshing.

    Take a look at what is available at Flauge as we speak.

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  • Insiders, Outsiders & The Middle Exhibition Preview

    August 2nd 08, 1:43

    Insiders, Outsiders & The Middle is an some insane installation at the massive 4,500 square foot Giant Robot space. At Giant Robot, the definition of art ranges from straight contemporary painting to sculpted figures, which were considered action figures just a few years ago. This exhibition celebrates not the disparate mediums, but the divergent mindsets of artists–as well as the gray areas and we have captured some great images as a preview and I must admit to be impressed with the size and quality, work like the piece entitled Rubix Cubism stand out.

    Insiders are artists who work so hard in front of their computers that they don’t leave their chairs long enough to hang their pieces on walls. More often, their art is found onscreen, in print, and on T-shirts. Adrian Johnson is an example from the U.K., with a retro drawing style inspired by children’s books. The other Insiders are from Japan. Noriko Ashino runs the A Piece of Design firm, and specializes in a variety of disciplines including character design and graphics. Sometimes known as ZariganiWorks, the duo of Taro Mukasa and Yoshitane Sakamoto are responsible for the infamous Suicide Bomb Button, have created the Kore Janai Robo (which has gone from handmade wood figurines to vinyl characters with a TV show), and freelance design toys, characters, and products.

    Outsiders include Space Invader, a street artist from Paris who makes his mark on walls around the world and calls each tiled piece an "invasion." He painstakingly documents each one before it gets ripped down—either by city workers or collectors—and publishes his work in books and maps. Kami is revered as a graffiti legend in Tokyo and has successfully transitioned from the streets to art galleries. His pieces often resemble flowing water.

    And then there’s The Middle. The original work of Kyoto-based Shinya Yamamoto has been found in many exhibitions as well as the drum set of Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley. Part Basquiat and part left-brain madness, his style is free flowing and dreamy. Nao Harada, proprietor of the Wrecks clothing line, sketches, draws, and paints with no regard to the meaning of art. He rides around on his BMX leaving stickers and tags around Tokyo. The lone American in the group, Ed Trask, is from Virginia. He tours constantly as the drummer for the veteran punk band Avail. Through painting, he recalls and reinterprets the slices of Americana that he sees on the road. Although there is no obvious correlation between the artists, they form a powerful cross-section of creative forces that are physically active with their art. They belie the image of the stationary artist and pose the question of how they will co-exist in a restrained gallery setting.

    The opening is today August 2 at the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery, 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, CA and the show will run until August 23. Dedicated to fostering independent artistic expression, the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery is a space that allows artists to explore their creative visions, visit www.scion.com/space and make an effort to check this out.

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  • Acne ‘Hockney’ Sock’s

    August 2nd 08, 1:22

    Not a piece of your wardrobe we mention a lot here on SlamxHype, although these socks from Acne speak as an interpretation of a personality. Entotled the Hockney Sock, Acne have provided an interesting aesthetc referencing to the footwear they were named after bright bold colors and cubist like paintings, drawing and photographs.

    Thanks to Cool Hunting for the info.

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  • Short Documentary Film On Persian Hip Hop artist Reveal

    August 2nd 08, 1:13

    Here is an interesting piece about the Iranian hip hop artist Mehrak Golestan, aka Reveal, who is actually the son of the late famous photo-journalist Kaveh Golestan. In this piece, he shares with us his story of moving to London from Tehran while his father worked for the Times during the Iran-Iraq War. His music became all about revealing the truth and was heavy impacted by his father’s depiction of media censorship in Iran. With the current ban on rap music in Iran, there is much controversy on the intention of the music. For Mehrak, Persian rap isn’t about politics; it’s about the identity of being Persian in a post-revolution Iran.

    This short documentary film is most definitely some well worth viewing with this fascinating story from Current.

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  • Martin Creed "Work No. 850"

    August 1st 08, 13:08

    The Tate Britain is currently recruiting a team of runners to take part in the work of art by Martin Creed, Work No. 850, developing from the 1st July through to the 16th November 2008.

    Work No. 850 aims to be the purest expression of the beauty of human movement. The work will operate in this way: every 30 seconds, a runner will sprint through the gallery. Between each departure, music will play. A pure celebration of the body and the human spirit.

    On the site Running Project, the Tate invites you to be an actor for this performance:

    "You have to cover the 86 metres from the gallery sprintant in less than 15 seconds. After the sprint, you reach the point of walking, and you will this race about every 2 minutes for half an hour (roughly 15 sprints), maintaining a steady pace during each sprint.

    The runners of the core team selected by the Tate and Martin Creed must commit to a minimum of 4 sessions of half an hour each a day, punctuated by periods of rest. You will be able to commit for a minimum of 3 days per week (possibly on weekends) until 16 November 2008. "

    All runners selected will be fully equipped by Puma for the entire duration of the exhibition.

    For more information on the exhibition, please visit the Tate.

    Info: LaMJC.

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  • Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Boxes’ Documentary

    August 1st 08, 12:58

    Boxes is a documentary looking at the legacy of stanley Kubrick through thousands of boxes filled with thousands of photos, letters, notes, newspaper clippings, meticulously sorted and documentated to tell a story of a film genius.

    "Twelve years ago author and documentary filmmaker Jon Ronson received a call from a man named Tony. Tony was interested in obtaining a copy of Ronson did a documentary about the Holocaust for his employer, whose name he did not wish to reveal. After some cajoling Ronson finally extracted the gentleman’s name. Turns out it was Stanley Kubrick.

    That was the last Ronson heard until a few years after the legendary director’s death when Tony called and asked if he would like to come poke around Kubrick’s mansion. What Ronson found there was a cinemaphile’s wet dream: thousands of boxes containing thousands of meticulously organized photos, memos and letters, years of Kubrick’s career minutely categorized and filed. Ronson would spend five years sifting through them before they were carted off to their new home at the University of the Arts London.

    What emerges is a portrait of a man who, to the outside observer, seems as if he was imprisoned by his obsessive need to manage all aspects of his work, a man who approached film with a watchmaker’s precision. Here are hundreds of pictures of doorways in London for his film Eyes Wide Shut, photos of the actors in A Clockwork Orange wearing dozens of different hats, towering stacks of newspaper ads which he measured to make sure he was not being cheated out of a few millimeters, and footage of him, shot by his daughter, on the set of Full Metal Jacket directing the cast on the cadence of their genital fondling."

    Info: Nerdcore via Artschoolvets.

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  • Complex Style Edition Covers ft. NERD, Kaws, Lupe Fiasco, Reas.

    August 1st 08, 12:46

    Complex have released their annual Style edition, featuring some special added value this time around. Two covers are available, one featured NERD with accompanying artwork by Kaws, the other Lupe Fiasco with REAS this time taking charge of the artistry. The Complex blog features video footage, of Kaws discussing the colab, Lupe discussing his work with Todd James, and behind the scenes looks at the photoshoots. Not to be missed, check it all out here.

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  • Sixpack X Akroe ‘The Future’ Collection

    August 1st 08, 12:32

    Sixpack and French Artist Akroe have got together to release a new capsule collection entitled ‘The Future’ designed exclusively by Akroe. Take a look at the Lookbook(starring DJ Orgasmic ( TTC )) below to see the intricate design developed into this collection of tee’s, sweats and jackets. Available online now at Sixpack.

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