December 2008
44 posts
Lykke Li "Little Bit" with Drake and Mickey Factz
Love this Lykke Li track with Drake & Mickey...
Jeanne Moreau Joins Tsai Ming-liang to Shoot a... →
Malaysian director Tsai Ming-liang has been using the Louvre for the set of his new film “Visages” starring Laetitia Casta…. using spaces often unopened to the public and relatively unknown.
Not familiar with his work before reading this article today - but sounds extremely interesting.
More interesting for me though is the Louvre’s openness to experimenting with new...
MoCA Appoints CEO, accepts Broad gift aka progress... →
Vera Wang will always be top three in my book.
My two favorite looks from her 2009 Pre-Fall Collection.
WatchTotally loving this video from Style.com of Vera Wang discussing the relationship between ice skating and fashion.
Pre-Fall favorite so far: Rachel Roy
I’m obsessed with the Pre-Fall 2009 collection from Rachel Roy. I personally would pass on the silk one piece jumpsuit (not sure I’m into the PJ look that a few designers have produced for Fall 2009) but…. I’d love all of her skirt and dress looks in a heartbeat. There are amazing black dresses (an Alex Lee obsession) and also a stunning white collared shirt paired with...
H&M Store in Barcelona / Estudio Mariscal via Arch... →
This H&M makes me so envious. Sorry Cambridgeside & Newbury Street - but you can’t even begin to compete with this.
Would love to hear more about how Estudio Mariscal navigated the tricky waters of historical preservation while achieving a finished product so stunningly modern.
Travel in 2008
Berlin, Germany
New York, NY*
Washington, DC*
Los Angeles, CA
Geneva, Switzerland*
Paris, France*
Shelter Island, NY
Newburyport, MA*
North Adams/the Berkshires, MA*
Past years here (hmm… 2007?), here (2006), here (2005).
* indicates multiple visits
Destination of choice for 2008: Geneva
"Breaking the orchestra's silence" The Toronto... →
Interesting piece (more of a review?) about the history of the Berlin Philharmonie during Nazi Germany. Now to search out a copy of the DVD, The Reichsorchester: The Berlin Philharmonic and the Third Reich.
Review of Susan Sontag, Reborn: Journals &... →
Must read for 2009.
Do Something New Every Three Years →
The number three comes up sooo much.
There is something to be said for what happens after three years in one place (emotional, professional, or geographic).
givemesomethingtoread:
When I was at The Economist, there was a policy to rotate everyone every three years. The idea was that fresh eyes were more important than experience.
“The Berlin Philharmonic has opened the doors to its Digital Concert Hall. At a...”
– The Berlin Phil joins in on the digital move (following the Met, Royal Opera House, and others). They’re offering a pass to “attend” their entire season by tuning in online. New HD cameras installed recently will give you untold access and views. Kudos to Deutsche Bank for funding...
Does She Love You? →
Not necessarily agreeing with all of these, but this is an instant smile for your Wednesday morning. Cute.
givemesomethingtoread:
A comprehensive list.
“If you pretend life is exciting, it will be. That’s just how our hearts work.”
– Unknown (via overflowing) (via radarchive) (via floraflora)
Year In Ideas 2008 (NYT Magazine) →
Amazing Saturday morning breakfast reading right here. I love this issue of the NYT Magazine every year.
Frieze Magazine | Comment | The Double Club →
Jennifer Allen’s piece on Carsten Höller’s Double Club near Angel Tube in London. One of the most comprehensive and thorough articles on this new space - contextualizing it within Höller’s work as well as the political statement it’s making.
I love Edwina White’s illustrations for an article on buyer’s embarrassment during tough economic times such as these in the NYT Style Section.
“The process of returning home revealed quite a lot about Le Corbusier’s...”
– Excerpts from various publications about the routines of public figures current and past. I loved this excerpt regarding Le Corbusier’s routine.
Daily Routines
via Kottke
“Memories, as Apollinaire noted, are like the sound of hunters’ horns fading in...”
– Really interested op-ed by Roger Cohen on the (unlikely?) comparison between the Paris of his memories (circa 1975) and the Havana of today.
Op-Ed Columnist - Paris vs. Havana - NYTimes.com
Win 'best seats in the house' @ the Met, pay only... →
Bloomberg covered today the Met’s new initiative to bolster ticket sales…. they’re offering a select number of tickets in the priciest seats for just $25 if you enter the lottery.
Basically, enter Monday, they draw names on Tuesday, and purchase the tickets by Wednesday and that weekend you could be in prime seats for whatever peformance is on.
This is really great thinking...
“This time, the FWP could begin by documenting the ground-level impact of the...”
– Mark I. Pinksy discussing what the impact of the Obama Administration potentially re-creating the Federal Writers Program ….. really interesting.
Write Now
Would love to see: Indian Highway @ the Serpentine... →
Dayanita Singh Dream Villa 11-2007 2008 C-print 45.7 × 45.7 cm Courtesy Frith Street Gallery, London © 2008 Dayanita Singh
Modern Art Showcase Expands, Hoping to Revitalize... →
The Whitechapel’s Arts and Crafts building and its next-door neighbor, a quirky 1892 structure, are being joined as part of a $20 million renovation and expansion.
The Whitechapel was a short bus ride away from my apartment in London back when I was a student there and I’ll admit right now that I never made the trip (it was on the list a number of times, but…. I just didn’t...
via design for mankind via ester partegas (check her work out)
POSTALCO: office stationary, leather wallets,... →
Japan always gets all the cool stuff. HMPH.
(Really love their leather goods!)
Choice.
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Fly Away.
There are lots of different ways to get where you need to go.
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Simple.
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Adele covering Bob Dylan’s “Make You...
“Not that these drawings are street art. They aren’t populist in that way; they...”
– I’ll be in the Berkshires @ the end of the year, and I’m definitely hoping that we can swing by Mass MoCA and check out the new Sol LeWitt installation.
Art Review - Sol LeWitt - Sol LeWitt at Mass MoCA - Art of Luscious Austerity - NYTimes.com
Watchnew video from jay-z “brooklyn go hard” rendered by evan roth.
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DL does it again.
skulltheft:
ECHOEZ XLV -...