Mark Wagner – Money is Material
Posted by Fabio 15 November 2013
The one dollar bill is the most ubiquitous piece of paper in America. Collage asks the question: what might be done to make it something else? It is a ripe material: intaglio printed on sturdy linen stock, covered in decorative filigree, and steeped in symbolism and concept. read more
Castello Cavalcanti by Wes Anderson
Posted by Fabio 14 November 2013
Commissioned by Prada, Castello Cavalcanti is an 8 minutes short film from cult director Wes Anderson, starring one of Anderson’s regular actor-collaborator, Jason Schwartzman. read more
Ryan Trecartin
Posted by Fabio 8 November 2013
Ryan Trecartin’s video narratives unfold like futuristic fever dreams. Collaborating with an ensemble cast of family and friends, he merges sophisticated digital manipulations with footage from the Internet and pop culture, animations, and wildly stylized sets and performances. read more
The Making of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey
Posted by Fabio 7 November 2013
1968 Documentary exploring the making of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. A Look Behind the Future. read more
The Making of Virgil Widrich’s Fast Film (2003)
Posted by Fabio 7 November 2013
In 14 minutes, “Fast Film” provides a tour de force through film history, from its silent beginnings to present-day Hollywood. The filmmakers printed out some 65,000 individual images from 300 films, folded them into paper objects, arranged them in complex tableaux, and then brought them to life with an animation camera. read more
After the Ball – The world’s first Adult Film
Posted by Fabio 7 November 2013
After the Ball is one of the Earliest Adult films by the great pioneering director Georges Méliès. 1897. It features a maid assisting a woman (Jeanne d’Alcy) who would later become the wife of Georges Méliès. read more
Films To Remember: Ugetsu
Posted by Fabio 6 November 2013
Ugetsu or Ugetsu Monogatari is a 1953 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi and based on stories in Ueda Akinari’s book of the same name. It is one of Mizoguchi’s most celebrated films, regarded by critics as a masterwork of Japanese cinema and a definitive piece during Japan’s Golden Age of Film. read more
Michel Gondry – Is The Man Who Is Tall Happy?
Posted by Fabio 6 November 2013
From Michel Gondry, the innovative director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep, comes this unique animated documentary on the life of controversial MIT professor, philosopher, linguist, anti-war activist and political firebrand Noam Chomsky. read more
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Sainte Maria is an illustrator based in St. Petersburg, Russia. Her illustrations strip things down from exuberance and reflect fashion in all its beauty. -
"A woman is locked in her home with an egg" - A film by Italian film director and artist, Martina Scarpelli. -
citylikeyou: Interview with Paris based illustrators and graphic designers Jérémy Schneider and Violaine Orson, founders of the design studio, Violaine & Jérémy. -
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..