Devendra Banhart – Foolin
Posted by Fabio 23 June 2010
A rather morbid music video directed by Isaiah Seret – blood typography, whipping, cut off limbs, gimp masks, all on top of American singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart’s psych folk / avant-folk track.
Nothing is Forever
Posted by Fabio 23 June 2010
25 June – 5 September
South London Gallery
5 Peckham Road, London SE5 8UH
Ryan McGinley
Posted by Fabio 23 June 2010
Ryan McGinley’s “snapshots” have been evolving steadily since his guerilla show at 420 West Broadway in 2000. McGinley has gone from being perceived as the hottest young photographer in town to being considered a serious artist with a rare gift for creating enduring color photographs – photographs that show us the best of youth.
From Genesis To Kevin Bacon
Posted by Fabio 23 June 2010
An animation concerning the links between the niche movement of prog rock and the more mainstream elements of popular culture. Starting with the progressive rock band Genesis, the film embarks on a journey linking a whole variety of figures from contemporary popular culture (including actor Kevin Bacon) to each other before working its way back to Genesis again.
www.tom-j-hughes.co.uk
Hey Champ – Neverest
Posted by Fabio 22 June 2010
Director Matthew Lessner of design studio Paranoid US has recently directed this video for US band Hey Champ. If you wanna see a set of sexy dolphins – you wanna check this video.
Julien Langendorff
Posted by Fabio 22 June 2010
Paris based illustrator, director and craftsman Julien Langendorff has a wonderful selection of monsters on his website – don’t be afraid they are very colourful.
Adolf Hoffmeister
Posted by Fabio 22 June 2010
Adolf Hoffmeister (1902-1973) was a poet, novelist, translator and editor. He edited one of the main Czech daily newspapers, Lidové noviny (1928-30) and the main literary paper, Literární noviny (1930-32). He was also a talented artist and caricaturist, often illustrating his own work. read more
Kate Moss at the Beginning
Posted by Fabio 22 June 2010
An astonishing deconstruction of the vapidity of supermodel Kate Moss at the beginning of her career. Karen Kilimnik’s trigger-finger on the VCR found footage disrupts the seamless montage and thereby the illusionary life and times, of perhaps the most famous supermodel of the past two decades. It’s as if a fashion magazine is torn asunder, revealing the mere pulp from which it is made. Simple and thereby devastating… the power of the pause button.