October 19, 2009

new kings of convenience.

this takes me back to morning walks along the thames to class in 2004 - 2005. they were my ultimate soundtrack back then.

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October 16, 2009
Barcelona (via spaceships:diebmx)

Barcelona (via spaceships:diebmx)

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October 15, 2009
“ In a world of shallower roots, greater personal mobility and a reduced sense of “ownership” of the community and its resources, where are the new donors to put on the mantle of generosity the previous generation wore so proudly?

In an op-ed column, Ian D. Campell, the GD and AD of the San Diego Opera, ponders the future of cultural philanthropy.

I would add that I think this is a problem of all philanthropy, with increased communication and the MUCH facilitated situation of being able to call many cities or countries “home”… the sense of community has never been stronger or more diffuse.

How is our generation to choose what to support and where? How can we both be most effective, and also supportive of all the good work being done on multiple fronts in multiple areas of work worldwide?

Taking ownership of our cultural community - SignOnSanDiego.com

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October 14, 2009
this collage makes my heart go pitter pat. it looks like a dancing rock maiden. via but does it float.

this collage makes my heart go pitter pat.

it looks like a dancing rock maiden.

via but does it float.

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October 13, 2009
this portrait feels vaguely hockney to me. agree or no? sebastianblanck: This is a portrait of Caroline Polachek. She is the incredible front woman of the band Chairlift.

this portrait feels vaguely hockney to me.

agree or no?

sebastianblanck:

This is a portrait of Caroline Polachek. She is the incredible front woman of the band Chairlift.

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October 12, 2009
“ Today, Peter Paul Rubens is best remembered as the Old Master with a penchant for fleshy, pink nudes and baroque grandiosity. These perceptions suggest a man of unchecked libertinism, but Rubens was in fact a man of controlled appetites, with a modest disposition and a reputation for tact and discretion. Almost inevitably, given his proximity to monarchs and statesmen across Europe, he was conscripted into political service as a covert diplomat and spy; his artistic work could always provide cover for his clandestine activities.

Peter Paul Rubens, Diplomat - WSJ.com

AMAZING article by Mark Lamster in the WSJ.

If that opening paragraph doesn’t grab you….. I think you should read it again because you must have missed the power of it.

I need to read more on the topic, but is this the first known example of a type of cultural diplomacy?? Are there other significant examples of artists playing such a directly political role using the power of their artistic talent to forge policy decisions?

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In the absence of books…

I brought a small selection of my books with me on my move and sadly (due to weight constraints), none of my art books made the cut. I hope to bring them in the coming months, but until then….

Whenever I get the urge to crack open my Janson and read a bit about an era of art history that my mind has not found the time to ruminate on for some time… I visit smarthistory, one of the greatest online resources in existence in my opinion.

smarthistory describes itself as a web book about art and and art history, as well as “art history. conversation.” For me it is a way to recreate childhood memories sitting in the living room with my mom’s college era black and white Janson.. but now it is full color, searchable my theme, time, artist, and style.

There are great introductory videos that show two to three pieces of art from each era of art they cover with professors of art history.

Super interactive, and I think an amazing tool to broaden one’s understanding of visual history (in very general terms).

CHECK IT!

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eva mendes in har mar superstar video. BEAUTIFUL

eva mendes in har mar superstar video.

BEAUTIFUL

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October 11, 2009

One of the greatest campaigns going right now, and this video is super powerful.

Download the PDF on what you can do to help change the status of girls/women in the world.

http://www.girleffect.org/

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New Jerseyy

I was lucky enough to meet Dan Solbach of New Jerseyy (Basel, CH) a few weeks ago in Geneva. He had co-curated a show at Hard Hat in GVA.

New Jerseyy focuses on contemporary art, film, music, and publications…

Coming up in their space on October 20 is a performance by Benedikt Schiefer (fav. track is Kadenz) entitled “Gesture”… Gesture is a musical compositions based on algorithms and played by a disk wing.

Other links on Dan

http://solbach.daskonkret.com/

http://usedfuture.net/

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September 20, 2009
Heading from Geneva to New York for two weeks for work.

Heading from Geneva to New York for two weeks for work.

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“ Watch yourself. Every minute we change. It is a great opportunity. At any point, we can step out of our frozen selves and our ideas and begin fresh.
Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down The Bones

Such a meditative book. The only one “on writing” that ever rang true with me. (via spaceships)
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September 13, 2009

Remarkably beautiful video for this season’s Samantha Pleet, directed by David Black (you HAVE to check out his photography!!!!)

(via davidblackphotography) <—- This is his Tumblr - check it!!!

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L to R: Alexander Wang, Miho Aoki and Thuy Pham (United Bamboo), and Cynthia Rowley. I&#8217;m pouring over the Spring shows over at Style.com

L to R: Alexander Wang, Miho Aoki and Thuy Pham (United Bamboo), and Cynthia Rowley.

I’m pouring over the Spring shows over at Style.com

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September 9, 2009

TAWANDA!

Above image, James Ryang


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