Amorous Musings

Fabrice Luchini is one of my favorite dancers as of this...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:40:00 +0100

Fabrice Luchini is one of my favorite dancers as of this weekend. This is a scene from Les Nuits de la Pleine Lune, which is a good example of his talents. (Hat tip to Stephane for finding this). I am still on the search for THE scene from Paris (2008) where he dances to some incredible American Rock n Roll aka Land of 1000 Dances by Wilson Pickett. More soon. Je vous promis.

UPDATE:

From NYT

A fluid dancer and passable singer, Mr. Luchini said he was inspired by James Brown, whom he saw in concert at the Olympia when he was 15. He learned how to move not in a classical dance studio but at a nightclub in Pigalle frequented in the late 1960s by African-American soldiers on leave from Vietnam.

Toward the end of the show he strutted to “Stayin’ Alive,” stripping off his jacket and just for a second revealing his soft, white belly. The audience was on its feet by then, cheering and dancing along, a very un-French thing to do at an upscale theater just off the Champs-Élysées.

So much has just be explained to me.

This chair will be mine. I love you Hans Wegner. Photo via...

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:47:44 +0100

This chair will be mine.

I love you Hans Wegner.

Photo via Garance Dore

The New & Improved.

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:25:53 +0100

Cole of wearelove is one of the best.

He manages an amazing store in Chelsea and now they have a new website. I missed visiting my last trip to New York, but the many times I have been there have always been colored with wonderful memories, and a laundry list of dream items for my future home.

Mantiques Modern.

Proud of what Khoi and I made together.

Ca fait longtemps!

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:23:15 +0100

It’s been ages. I must admit that my new profession doesn’t allow me quite the same amount of time for leisure as my previous one did. This could also be read as, “work rules my life.”

That being said, the last few months of 2009 and the beginning of 2010 have been epic.

Things I am currently obsessed with:

1. Readernaut

Do you like to read? Do you read a lot? Do you like knowing what your friends are reading? Were you a HUGE nerd in elementary school and participate actively in the Accelerated Reader program? If you answered yes to any and all of these, then Readernaut is for you.

I love it mostly for the reassuring glow I get watching friends tick their way through books (and not just 140 characters of life).

2. Le Marche aux Puces de Geneve

Seriously, I love the flea market near my apartment in Geneva. It is a little too cold right now, but I am obsessed with the energy it brings to my neighborhood on the weekend.

3. The Broken English Soundtrack by Scratch Massive

Also, I love the movie Broken English.

Parker Posey is phenomenal in this film, and the music sends Zoe Cassavettes debut over the edge.

4. Backyard Bill and his new site

Better than any street style blog I follow (although there is always a place in my heart for them)… more real, and incredible shots.

The shots of Adam Pedersen-Doherty are phenomenal.

5. North Africa

Too general? Well… deal with it. The beginnings of a massive vacation to North Africa are now in the works. I am embodying the spirit of a middle-aged mother of four taking her first vacation without the kids, and will shortly be throwing myself into proper trip preparation.

I love my city vacations, but I need a real life-changer and I hope this is it.

Travel in 2009

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:26:00 +0100

North Adams/the Berkshires, MA
Paris, France
New York, NY*
Los Angeles, CA
Geneva, Switzerland*
Montreux, Switzerland
London, UK
Lausanne, Switzerland*
Boston, MA* (well, it was my former home base, so it counts on some level, right?)

Past years here (2008), (hmm… 2007?), here (2006), here (2005).

* indicates multiple visits

It was a slow year for a diversity of travel, but I made at least five visits to Geneva from Boston before relocating here at the end of August so…. there’s that.

2010 promises travel for work near and far, as well as a great “home base” for extensive traveling Europe and Northern Africa.

this was geneva last night too. via noahkalina

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:42:36 +0100

this was geneva last night too.

via noahkalina

noah and the whale via deb

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:03:44 +0100

noah and the whale

via deb

from an unexpected source, john mayer. it is really beautiful.

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:35:55 +0100

from an unexpected source, john mayer.

it is really beautiful.

thank you bmkk: — It’s like we bring a new pair of eyes and...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:33:17 +0100

thank you bmkk:

— It’s like we bring a new pair of eyes and ears, a new mind, an entirely different person, he opined, to anything we experience for a second time.

— Sure, sure; I hear you, she replied. I know what you mean, kind of. Except … Except there has to be some sort of common agency that passes from each person as it transforms into a new one, right? I mean, how else could we know we’re encountering something for a second time?

— An author asked me a question the other day, and now I’m putting it to you: “How long is it since you’ve seen the sun rise?”

My grandparents just outside of London in 1957. One of my...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:50:13 +0100

My grandparents just outside of London in 1957.

One of my favorite family photographs of all time.

Curatorial glee via langer: Photographer Michael Wolf recently...

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:11:09 +0100

Curatorial glee via langer:

Photographer Michael Wolf recently documented the sights of Paris as seen by way of Google Street View, and the results are stunning: a collection of serendipitously candid, intimate, and honest “photography” illustrating subjects fully unaware of their observer.

Hope Gangloff’s work knocks me off my feet. The mundane...

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:09:00 +0100

Hope Gangloff’s work knocks me off my feet.

The mundane and beautiful moments of a modern lady’s life beautifully articulated in pale skin tones, painterly strokes (sargent-esque in places), and the bold application of red.

You should really check her entire portolio.

via Fanny Bostrom

"It is easy to see the beginnings of things, and harder to see the ends. I can remember now, with a..."

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:22:29 +0200

“It is easy to see the beginnings of things, and harder to see the ends. I can remember now, with a clarity that makes the nerves in the back of my neck constrict, when New York began for me, but I cannot lay my finger upon the moment it ended, can never cut through the ambiguities and second starts and broken resolves to the exact place on the page where the heroine is no longer as optimistic as she once was.”

- An exceprt from “Goodbye to All That” by Joan Didion

I wish I could live inside Joan Didion’s writings.

i clearly missed this while i was in new york. disappointing for...

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:57:50 +0200

i clearly missed this while i was in new york. disappointing for me, amazing for everyone who now won’t miss it.

Costume installation by E.V. Day for the New York Opera (via thirdurchin)

via photolovin

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:47:22 +0200

via photolovin

new kings of convenience. this takes me back to morning walks...

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:29:05 +0200

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.

Barcelona (via spaceships:diebmx)

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:30:29 +0200

Barcelona (via spaceships:diebmx)

"In a world of shallower roots, greater personal mobility and a reduced sense of “ownership” of the..."

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +0200

“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

this collage makes my heart go pitter pat. it looks like a...

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:00:00 +0200

this collage makes my heart go pitter pat.

it looks like a dancing rock maiden.

via but does it float.

this portrait feels vaguely hockney to me. agree or...

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:00:00 +0200

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.