Edits
Hugh Hefner – Playboy, Activist and Rebel
Posted by Fabio 3 August 2010
“Show me any guy, of any age, anywhere in the world, at any time in history, today or tomorrow, that wouldn’t give his left nut to be Hugh Hefner at 20, at 50, at 80.” _Gene Simmons
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel takes an intimate look at the outspoken, flamboyant founder of the Playboy empire. read more
Made-Up
Posted by Fabio 2 August 2010
A hesitant girl tries to be someone else. She loses herself… quite literally. Directed and animated by Mirjam Plettinx.
RINEKE DIJKSTRA
Posted by Fabio 2 August 2010
Exhibition runs until 21 August 2010
Marian Goodman Gallery
24 West 57TH Street, New York, NY 10019
Asmund Havsteen Mikkelsen
Posted by Fabio 2 August 2010
Berlin based Danish artist Asmund Havsteen Mikkelsen has a an interest in how architectural structures functions as extensions of human consciousness.
Shown here is Real House from 2009, oil on canvas 102 x 140 cm.
Sarolta Bán
Posted by Fabio 30 July 2010
Beautiful Surreal Photo-manipulation by 27 years old female artist from Budapest, Sarolta Bán.
Wang Du
Posted by Fabio 30 July 2010
Wang Du is a contemporary Chinese artist who focuses on three-dimensional painted objects. Traditionally trained in Guangzhou, he now lives and has his studio in Paris. His works show strong influences of contemporary Western art and culture, and represent his own notions of modernity and development, and his personal relationship with both China and the West.
www.laurentgodin.com
Otto Gutfreund
Posted by Fabio 30 July 2010
Otto Gutfreund is one of the few Czech artists, whose work has attained international reputation beyond the borders of his own country. During a decisive phase in the development of European sculpture, Gutfreund looked into contemporary problems in a very individual way and consequently exerted a decisive influence on European Avant-garde. Gutfreund grew up in a Czech and Jewish environment in a small town in northern Bohemia. read more
Matthew Dear – Black City
Posted by Fabio 30 July 2010
A short piece on how the limited edition art pieces for the new Matthew Dear album Black City were made by artisan sculptors. Designed by Boym Partners, the MDBC Totem were cast in bonded aluminum with a hand-finished gun metal patina. read more
Features
-
When the Dust Settles is an exploration of the psychological landscape of our contemporary society.. -
"A woman is locked in her home with an egg" - A film by Italian film director and artist, Martina Scarpelli. -
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. -
Christina Nicodema's paintings explore the schisms of the food chain that all life participates in. They challenge the impossibility of reconciling the opposing notions of violence and empathy..