I was invited to check out this exhibit with a friend a while back and wasn’t sure what to expect at this exhibit but upon my entry I was very impressed to see the work of Adrian Daniel Roman. This artist possesses a raw talent of art making. Roman’s art at this exhibit consist of mostly wood, charcoal and graphite, but not just charcoal on regular canvas wood, some of it was dye-cut wood which makes his art much more appealing and respected. Various types of wood are used, these cracks, colors, textures, and “imperfections” of the wood help support his visions.
Roman aka “Viajero” is a young Puerto Rican artist born and raised in New York City, Viajero means “traveler” in Spanish. Roman has this philosophy that we are all travelers on a journey through life, a voyage of infinite possibilities, which is something we are partake in from men and women laborers, grandparents, children and dreamers. Through our travels we stop briefly to meet, love and share encounters with one another, but however precious, these moments are transient.
Family, culture, history, and LIFE are the inspirations of Viajero’s work. These are the ingredients he uses to create masterpieces of his identity.
Monocle, the magazine which became a shop has now extended to a weekly audio broadcast. Yesterday the first installment of the half hour show debuted. The program will feature a mix of smart discussion, previews, field reports and feature interviews. The show will focus on the horizon and explore the looming stories within the five areas that define the magazine’s editorial agenda: global affairs, business, culture, design and consumer culture. The show is hosted by editor in chief Tyler Brûlé.
The launch program takes a look ahead at the global landscape for 2009. From Oslo Martin Skancke, director general of Norway’s ministry of finance, tells how his nation dodged the excesses of the global financial crisis and what advice he would give to finance ministers. FT markets correspondent Rachel Morarjee reveals why ‘under the mattress’ has become a favourite place for many to keep their savings, and philosopher Alain de Botton explains why happiness will be more important than watching your salary over the year ahead.
You can listen to the broadcasts at The Monocle Weekly website or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.
Richard Prince has become one of the hottest properties in contemporary art evolving on his unique style of work which has been seen with Louis Vuitton. This latest venture at the relatively unknown gallery Michael Kohn Gallery in LA will surprise a few. In addition, Prince who is accompanied by an artist who passed away in the 70′s, Wallace Berman and the both have a very contrasting background making this exhibition entitled ‘She’ an exciting prospect. The two have combine on a common subject where the two artists overlap in odd and unexpected ways; women.
Berman, who died at 50 in 1976, the victim of a drunken driver, was a kind of Beat guru flying just below the radar, showing his work in only one conventional gallery exhibition during his lifetime and popping into rare view in strange places: a cameo in Easy Rider; the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, where his face is wedged next to Tony Curtis’s, just below Jung’s.
By contrast Mr. Prince, 59, labored in obscurity for years but not exactly by choice: he wanted a larger audience and found it. For more than two decades he has been one of the most influential contemporary artists, and his work – paintings, photography, car-centric sculpture – has sold for many millions of dollars.
She Richard Prince + Wallace Berman Michael Kohn Gallery
01.15 – 03.08.09
Hedi Slimane is perhaps one of the most creative names around having put Dior back on the map as a fashion house and now with all he is working on in the art world with recent exhibits in November, PERFECT STRANGER, in collaboration with MUSAC museum at galery Almine Rech, in Paris, February 2008, in Tokyo, at Koyanagi gallery, and May 2008 at Musac Contemporary art museum in Spain. His photography is one highlight making his ‘diary’ something to take a glance at and this imagery which includes the iconic Andy Warhol is worthy of a mention amongst some more impressive photography.
This year was full of ups and downs whether it was the fall of the economy or the rise of the amount of actors turned designers. Let’s take a look back at the top 5 most memorable moments in fashion.
1. The loss of a legend: Yves Saint Laurent. Pioneer of Le Suit, YSL will forever be one of the greatest fashion icons of a generation that produced so many.
“Imagine if Louis Vuitton had a daughter living in the Lower East Side – she’d be rocking a luxury handbag and a fly pair of kicks. Her wardrobe would consist of rare designer items and delicate vintage pieces. With superb style that is effortless and uncontrived, she starts trends without thinking…” says Va$htie, Founder of Violette. That’s funny; the woman she is describing is the same woman that reads Limité. With an extensive background that reads longer than a Harry Potter book, Va$htie has the casual meets couture girl pegged. The brand officially launched this fall with a starter collection of women’s tees but don’t fret mes garcons, Violette HOMME is available as well; if you’re into wearing a heart on your short sleeve. Violette is available internationally but for us that are stateside we can snag a tee or two at violettenewyork.com.Continue reading “Violette” »
Belgian fashion designer Stephan Schneider’s Spring/Summer collection is entitled ‘Blank Billboards’, the reference is obvious in the designers use of metal tones, the grey’s, blue’s and white signify the billboard framing, and the washed and faded billboards left after their use. Continue reading “Stephan Schneider S/S 2009” »
This is the second music video from Shawn Hewitt’s new album titled, “Spare Hearts” directed by Jason Ebanks. His album that released earlier this year through EMI Canada has received a lot of acclaim from critics and bloggers.
Swedish trio, Peter Bjorn and John deliver a new single from their untitled 2009 album and possibly one of the greatest song titles to end the year out with, “Hey (Shut The Fuck Up Boy)”. The song has a smooth chorus along with soft guitar strings, never mind the hilarious and spontaneous curse word it all mashes well together. I hope this song gets played wherever you’re at on New Year’s Eve.
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Reflecting the humor of British style, Peckham Rye is a collection of slim blade ties in printed, woven and knitted silk, ‘Cockney Chokers’, slim tubular scarves in eccentric paisleys and luxurious handmade silk scarves, uniquely lined in spun silk. Created exclusively for 20ltd.com, these limited edition woven and spun silk marijuana leaf & skull & cross bones scarves are available in only 10 editions of each color weave. Continue reading “Peckham Rye’s Silk Scarves” »
