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NEW YORK IS KILLING ME FEATURING CHRIS CUNNINGHAM
Posted by Fabio 11 October 2010
Cult filmmaker, musician, photographer, and producer Chris Cunningham is known for his highly acclaimed music videos for artists including Aphex Twin, Björk, Portishead, and many others. The director debuted his first new video in four years at the Museum of Modern Art, NY. An audiovisual remix of Gil Scott-Heron’s “New York Is Killing Me”. www.xlrecordings.com
John Stezaker
Posted by Fabio 11 October 2010
John Stezaker’s work re-examines the various relationships to the photographic image: as documentation of truth, purveyor of memory, and symbol of modern culture. In his collages, Stezaker appropriates images found in books, magazines, and postcards and uses them as ‘readymades’. Through his elegant juxtapositions, Stezaker adopts the content and contexts of the original images to convey his own witty and poignant meanings. read more
Mumdance – Don’t Forget Me Now feat. Esser
Posted by Fabio 11 October 2010
After spending the last two years creating high profile remixes for the likes of Santigold, Gucci Mane, Radioclit and more, Mumdance (aka Jack Adams) is switching his focus to all original productions with the release of his debut EP, Mum Decent. Video directed by Ben Reed.
Tom Wesselmann
Posted by Fabio 8 October 2010
Tom Wesselmann was born in Cincinnati / Ohio on 23 February 1931. He earned his living by working as a cartoonist for several journals and magazines as well as by teaching at a highschool in Brooklyn. At the end of the fifties a series of collages in small format were created being regarded as precursors of the later series “Great American Nudes” and “Still life” in big format. read more
Matthew Carter – 2010 MacArthur Fellow
Posted by Fabio 8 October 2010
Type designer Matthew Carter was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2010. The Fellowship is a $500,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more.
Carole A. Feuerman
Posted by Fabio 7 October 2010
Carole A. Feuerman is an American artist and hyper-realistic sculptor. She currently lives and works in New York. Feuerman is most known for her resin sculptures painted in oil, but she also utilizes other media such as bronze and stone. She developed a technique she calls “painting with fire where she pours, splatters and splashes up to five different molten metals that are 2000 degrees in temperature. read more
Steve Nishimoto
Posted by Fabio 7 October 2010
Steve Nishimoto (pseudonym: Nish) is an NYC-based artist whose work has touched a global audience. He worked closely with Associates in Science, the design boutique responsible for identities such as the Undefeated store brand logo and music videos for award-winning artists like Interpol. read more
Features
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citylikeyou: Interview with Tom Uferas - Paris-based creative director and graphic designer Tom Uferas spoke to us about design, creativity, and living and working in Paris. Plus a selection of his favourite places. -
"A woman is locked in her home with an egg" - A film by Italian film director and artist, Martina Scarpelli. -
A selection of paintings by Swedish-born artist Camilla Engstrom. -
citylikeyou: Interview with Paris based illustrators and graphic designers Jérémy Schneider and Violaine Orson, founders of the design studio, Violaine & Jérémy.