The Gerrit Rietveld Academie

Posted by Fabio 22 January 2010

Located in Amsterdam The Gerrit Rietveld Academie has recently launched its new website which is sporting the good old Indexhibit web application.

www.gerritrietveldacademie.nl

Kari Piippo

Posted by Fabio 22 January 2010

We caught up with legendary Finnish poster designer Kari Piippo to see what he is up to these cold days of February – especially in Finland, currently -15 degrees. Kari Piippo was born in Finland in 1945 where he pursued a career as a poster designer by studying at The School of Industrial Art, then worked a few years in the advertising industry before setting up his own studio. read more

Sons of Studios

Posted by Fabio 22 January 2010

Sons of Studios is a multi disciplinary creative studio in Copenhagen. A collaborative environment consisting of people with various backgrounds, spanning from graphic design, art, fashion, architecture, photography and film.

www.sonsofstudios.com

Adad Hannah

Posted by Fabio 22 January 2010

Adad Hannah is a video artist based in Montreal. Hannah recreates famous pictures as live performances by having people copying the exact poses from the original painting. These videos are normally presented as projections and at first glance appears as photographic stills, but one will soon experience a slight quivering of the models.

www.adadhannah.com

Spike Jonze’s Robot Love Story

Posted by Fabio 21 January 2010

Acclaimed filmmaker Spike Jonze premieres his latest work – I’m Here, a 30-minute short film – today at the Sundance Film Festival as part of the first-ever Opening Night’s Shorts Program at the festival. “It was a pretty incredible opportunity,” says Jonze. “They (ABSOLUT) didn’t give me any requirements to make a movie that had anything to do with vodka. They just wanted me to make something that was important to me, and let my imagination take me wherever I wanted. read more

Alexander McQueen Fall 2010

Posted by Fabio 21 January 2010

Once again fashion icon Alexander McQueen delivers another collection of eye-catching print to us – the rather sombre Fall 2010 collection was shown this week in Milan. Remember to view the entire collection in ‘full screen’ on the link below.

Alexander McQueen Fall 2010

Ryan McGinley – Pringle of Scotland

Posted by Fabio 21 January 2010

New York based photographer Ryan McGinley has recently directed this short film for Pringle of Scotland’s SS10 collection. Its starring actress Tilda Swinton who is seen running through the woods, a bit of cave-crawling and squeezing through stone windows – all shot near her home in east Inverness.

www.ryanmcginley.com

RONI HORN – AT Whitney

Posted by Fabio 21 January 2010

RONI HORN AKA RONI HORN

Exhibition runs until 24 January 2010

Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street
New York, NY 10021