Richard Mosse
Posted by Fabio 16 November 2011
Richard Mosse is an Irish photographer based in New York. He is most famous for his infrared series of pictures from Congo depicting the country’s terrible state in jarring magenta, though shown here is a picture from the series Airside.
Robert Crumb’s Record Covers Collection
Posted by Fabio 15 November 2011
Robert Crumb first began drawing record covers in 1968 when Janis Joplin, a fellow Haight Ashbury denizen, asked him to provide a cover for her album Cheap Thrills. This early collaboration proved so successful that Crumb went on to draw hundreds of record covers for both new artists and largely forgotten masters. Directed by John Heneghan. W.W. Norton & Company recently published Robert Crumb’s complete record cover collection, which is a must-have for any lover of graphics and old-time music.
One Day on Earth
Posted by Fabio 14 November 2011
One Day on Earth creates a picture of humanity by recording a 24-hour period throughout every country in the world. They explore a greater diversity of perspectives than ever seen before on screen. They follow characters and events that evolve throughout the day, interspersed with expansive global montages that explore the progression of life from birth, to death, to birth again.
www.onedayonearth.org
MICHAËL BORREMANS – The Devil’s Dress
Posted by Fabio 14 November 2011
Borremans’ drawings, paintings, and films present an evocative combination of solemn-looking characters, unusual close-ups,
and unsettling still lifes. There is a theatrical dimension to his works, which are at once highly staged and ambiguous, just as his complex and open-ended scenes lend themselves to conflicting moods—simultaneously nostalgic, darkly comical, disturbing, and grotesque. read more
Marc Gomez del Moral
Posted by Fabio 11 November 2011
Great work by spanish cinematographer Marc Gomez del Moral. He was nominated for Best cinematography at the UK Music Videos Awards 2011, for the Battles video Ice Cream. Marc was born in 1976 in Sant Just Desvern (Barcelona, Spain).
Citylikeyou – Damiel Zender (Springfield)
Posted by Fabio 11 November 2011
Our latest addition to Citylikeyou is Daniel Zender a freelance illustrator, designer, and printmaker living and working in Springfield, MO. View Mr. Zender’s selection of places here.
Studio AKA – The Meth Project
Posted by Fabio 10 November 2011
THE METH PROJECT is a large-scale US prevention program aimed at reducing first-time Methamphetamine use, particularly among teenagers. London based Studio AKA took on the creation of Six films for the project by concentrating on personal stories by users. read more
Made by Hand
Posted by Fabio 9 November 2011
Writer turned knife maker Joel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn talks about the human element of craft, and the potential for a skill to mature into an art. And in sharing his story, he alights on the real meaning of handmade—a movement whose riches are measured in people, not cash.