Spike Lee is stopping by The powerHouse Arena to sign copies of Spike Lee: Do The Right Thing, a new book that celebrates the 20th anniversary of the film’s seminal debut. It’s his first signing in NYC, so get your copy signed here before everyone else!
About the book:
Spike Lee: Do The Right Thing is an unprecedented, insider’s look at the film, with behind-the-scenes visuals and interviews celebrating the impact of Do The Right Thing on American culture.
Do The Right Thing remains one of the most controversial films of its era. Employing director Spike Lee’s hometown of Brooklyn as the essential setting, this explosive film masterfully explores race and class relationships.
Both a critical and popular success, Do The Right Thing became a landmark film that brought serious issues in the African American community to light and established Lee as a major director in American cinema. Lee also wrote the screenplay, produced, and even starred in this deeply personal film, which was applauded for its commanding visuals provided by cinematographer Ernest Dickerson, intense performances by an all-star cast, and an assertive soundtrack featuring Public Enemy’s Fight the Power.
The film is even credited with bringing President Barack Obama and the First Lady together on their first date!
Thursday, December 16, 7–8:30PM
The powerHouse Arena ·
37 Main Street (corner of Water & Main St.) ·
DUMBO, Brooklyn 718.666.3049
Assouline announces the launch of ART GAME BOOK , with a live interactive ART GAME SHOW on Friday, December 3 during Miami’s Art Basel.
To celebrate the launch Assouline, Van Cleef & Arpels, Brooke Geahan and Peter Tunney invite a select group of one hundred key members of the art world to participate in a provocative ART GAME SHOW bringing to life Assouline’s ART GAME BOOK. Contestants will team up and showoff their knowledge of the ins and outs of art history trivia during a cocktail and dinner reception at the Water Salon at Delano on Miami’s South Beach. Peter Tunney, artist, gallerist, and celebrated personality will be the Game Show Host of the evening, quizzing guests with creative questions based on the book. Points will be earned, score will be kept, and the most knowledgeable will be rewarded with prizes from Assouline , Morgan’s Hotel Group, and Van Cleef & Arpels, including the grand prize of a Vintage Alhambra watch. Continue reading “Art Basel Miami 2010: Art Game Book – Art In The 20th Century” »
Despite being one of the world’s most sought after photographers, Albert Watson devotes much of his time to extensive personal projects. Five years in the making, Strip Search is a portrait of Las Vegas as seen through the lens of a legendary photographic artist. Over 250 landscapes, interiors and portraits, interspersed with dramatic reportage-style images, create a unique and visually stunning portrayal of one of the world’s most mysterious and sexiest cities. Continue reading “Strip Search by Albert Watson” »
A fully illustrated history of bespoke tailoring—the custom-made men’s clothing that made a small London street a globally known brand to generations of sartorial connoisseurs. Savile Row is renowned for fine custom tailoring—”bespoke” in its own parlance. The term originated when cloth for a suit was said to “be spoken for” by customers who have included generations of stylish and tasteful men, from rakes to royals. Bespoke is the epitome of male sartorial style, exquisite quality, and craftsmanship, and has been worn by a veritable who’s who of famous and important men: Winston Churchill, Cary Grant, Russell Crowe, David Beckham, and countless world leaders. Bespoke charts Savile Row’s contribution to fashion and culture chronologically and features twenty-six profiles of today’s master tailors from historic firms such as Gieves & Hawkes and Henry Poole to more recent ones like Nutters and Ozwald Boateng, who was the first Savile Row tailor to stage a catwalk show in Paris.
From the singer of NYC’s legendary Cro-Mags and the author of Evolution of a Cro-Magnon comes a new book that takes on all the meat eaters of the world. Meat Is for Pussies more than pleads the case that vegetarianism is the way to go; it screams it in your ear. Beware: reading this book may convert you into living a healthy lifestyle. It’s hard to argue with John Joseph, a 47-year-old man who still does backflips on stage night after night. We expect another winning performance at the book launch party of Meat Is for Pussies.
John Joseph proclaims “meat is for pussies!” in his second book. In true punk fashion, Joseph exposes what is making us so fat and sick. He also takes aim at the corporations profiting from it. Joseph makes sure you never look at meat the same way again in this how-to guide for dudes who want to get fit, kick ass, and take names. The book, which includes a seven-day meal and workout plan, proves that consuming a plant-based, whole-food diet makes men strong, athletically competitive, and virile. A play on the popular “For Dummies” instruction manuals, the book is far from a dry medical journal, instead peppered with Joseph’s conversational-style writing, rough-hewn humor, and firsthand experiences with the subjects.
Book Launch Party with Special Appearances by :
Moby and Dr. Fred Bisci
Wednesday, November 17, 7–9PM
The powerHouse Arena · 37 Main Street (corner of Water & Main St.) · DUMBO, Brooklyn
For more information, please call 718.666.3049
One of the most successful fashion and commercial photographers of the last four decades, Albert Watson will release his new monograph, UFO (United Fashion Objectives). A 40-year look at his best work in 364 pages with a forward by photo historian and curator Gail Buckland.
UFO features Watson’s inimitable photographs of some of the world’s most celebrated figures, including Michael Jackson, Prince, P. Diddy, David Bowie, Johnny Depp, Jack Nicholson, Sean Penn, Joaquin Phoenix, Quentin Tarantino, Grace Jones, Sade, Beyonce, Scarlett Johansson, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Brooke Shields, Lauren Hutton, Janice Dickinson, and Christie Brinkley, among countless others.
The celebrity portraits are interspersed throughout fashion stories for Vogue Italia, Arena, and The Face, as well as select fashion campaigns. Also featured are Watson’s inimitable personal work, creating an electric atmosphere that combines photography, fashion, art, and style into one glorious whirlwind.
One of the most prolific musicians, Bob Marley died when Ky-Mani was just 5, but nearly 30 years later, Marley still looms large in his life, as seen in Ky-Mani’s new memoir, “Dear Dad”.
“I told my story from my heart and soul. After writing the book and reading over the first edit, I didn’t realize some of the stuff I had bottled up inside of me. So this book, for me, became therapy,” Ky-Mani said. “If I was to follow in my father’s footsteps, then what would they say? ‘Oh, he’s trying to be like his dad.’ Then if I take a different path, they say, ‘He’s supposed to be like his father.’ So you can’t please everybody. I just have to be true to myself and true to my art and do what comes naturally to me.” Continue reading “Ky-Mani Marley’s letter to his Dad, Bob Marley” »
This December, Louis Vuitton will launch a book that defines the history of the fashion house. Filled with tales of fashion, adventure and journey.
In the mid 20th century trains changed everything, opening up the world to a new kind of traveler. With the arrival of trains, Louis Vuitton spotted the need for practical luggage and created the classic trunk. Now, Louis Vuitton present their most famous creations, which each come with a story that has contributed to the history of the French brand.
Pierre Léonforte and Éric Pujalet-Plaà commissioned the book, 100 Legendary Trunks. It features pieces belonging to royalty, to Hollywood celebrities like Douglas Fairbanks and Sharon Stone, to fashion legends like Jeanne Lanvin, and to writers like Ernest Hemingway.
Everyone can name his or her favorite quotation from an author. But not everyone has the nerve to wear it forever on their skin. The Word Made Flesh: Literary Tattoos from Bookworms Worldwide introduces us to the amazing, emerging subculture of literary tattoos, in a full-color guide that includes quotations from favorite writers, beloved lines of verse, literary portraits, and illustrations. Encompassing writers from Shakespeare to Rimbaud to Bukowski to Shel Silverstein, The Word Made Flesh is part photo book, part voyeur’s guide, part cultural artifact, and part literary anthology written on skin.
About the book:
Complete with 100 full-color photographs of literary tattoos the world over, The Word Made Flesh is accompanied by an introduction and interstitial commentary from the editors, authors Justin Taylor and Eva Talmadge, as well as textual excerpts from some of the famous, tattoo-inspiring works.
Each photograph is accompanied by a statement from the tattoo-bearer, ranging from a few words—where the tattoo was done and when—to a paragraph or two about the reason for the inking, the personal significance of the work of literature chosen, or how its meaning has evolved. “You’ll find all kinds of testimony about the inspirations behind the tattoos: favorite books of childhood; commemorations of triumphant (or tragic), moments in lives; affirmations of friendship; drunken whims that might have (but didn’t!), become cause for regret…” say Taylor and Talmadge.
Book Launch Party, Slideshow, and Signing
Drinks will be served
Wednesday, October 20, 7–9PM
The powerHouse Arena ·
37 Main Street (corner of Water & Main St.) · DUMBO, Brooklyn
For more information, please call 718.666.3049
During the winter of 2010, photographer, filmmaker, and former sponsored snowboarder, Jim Mangan, left an 11-year career in the business side of snowboarding and lit out for the remote backcountry of Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains to recharge and redirect. Accompanying him were seven accomplished snowboarders including his college friend, Peter Sutherland, now a renowned photographer and artist, as well as rising stars of the sport’s next generation, like Laura Hadar and Alex Andrews. Away from the corporate sponsors, the perfectly manicured terrain parks and halfpipes, and the ever-present audience, the riders literally stripped away all artifice along with their clothing in a powerful artistic statement that honors the original roots of the sport. Continue reading “‘Winter’s Children’ By Jim Mangan” »
