Agathe Snow and Eli Hansen at Maccarone
Agathe Snow and Eli Hansen at Maccarone
31/03/2012Maccarone presents two new exhibitions “I like it here. Don’t you?” by Agathe Snow and “Should be fine” by Eli Hansen, running through to April 28th.
Snow presents a new series of papier-mâché and fiberglass sculptures that hang from the ceiling to the floor. Exploring subjects ranging from a spit ball fight between school children, a scuffle between Mary Poppins and Santa Claus, to the leisurely acts of catching butterflies in a net, fishing, and watering flowers.
// Maccarone, 630 Greenwich Street NY, NY 10014
Megan Christiansen
Beams Plus | Interview
BEAMS is one of the most influential fashion entities in Japan, with a well established presence in design and retail the core elements. One side of the empire, BEAMS PLUS has been making a strong impact for over a decade now and continues to influence with a unique approach to American sensibilities. I caught up with director and chief buyer Shinsuke Nakada to discuss the values of the BEAMS PLUS line and how it fits in the market place. In addition we put together a few looks to provide a further insight into the BEAMS PLUS Spring/Summer 2012 season.
James Oliver
Photographer - Rintaro Ishige
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Doug Aitken: SONG 1
Doug Aitken: SONG 1
30/03/2012For eight weeks this spring, American artist Doug Aitken presents a large scale video work with the intention of transforming the Hirshhorn building into “liquid architecture and an urban soundscape.” Aitken uses 11 High-definition projectors to create the first-ever work of 360-degree convex-screen cinema. Visitors to the iconic museum can enjoy this incredible experience until May 13th.
// The Hirshhorn, Independence Avenue at Seventh Street SW, Washington
Source - Hirshhorn
Megan Christiansen
Avant Garde Preschool
Avant Garde Preschool
29/03/2012Originally founded by Andy Spade and Anthony Sperduti, owners of Partners & Spade, the Avant Garde Preschool program is an artist workshop catering to children aged 5-12. Previous artist mentors have included the likes of Karen Kimmel, Donald Baechler, and Confetti System. A new partnership between Partners & Spade and RxArt saw Dan Colen leading the first class, imparting his wisdom that when it comes to art, there are "no rules."
Source - RxArt
Megan Christiansen
James Pearson-Howes 'Studio Visits' Exhibition
James Pearson-Howes 'Studio Visits' Exhibition
29/03/2012James Pearson-Howes presents an exciting new show entitled Studio Visits. The exhibition presents part of an on going project, photographing creative people within the fashion industry in their personal studios. The result are extremely honest and intimate portraits.
// Opening April 5th at J+A Café, 4 Sutton Lane, London
Megan Christiansen
David Lynch Exhibition
David Lynch Exhibition
28/03/2012David Lynch’s first solo exhibition in New York since 1989 is currently being shown at Tilton Gallery. Crossing a multitude of medias to create a series of paintings, sculpture, works on paper and photographs - the artists trademark whimsy, wit, ambiguity and humor are heavily entrenched in these works. Make sure you don't miss this important show before it closes on April 14th.
// Tilton Gallery, 8 East 76th Street, between Madison and Fifth Avenues
Megan Christiansen
Cacti and Conch
Cacti and Conch
27/03/2012Sang Bleu posted about a intriguing event put on in collaboration with the Freie Universität that we just had to share with you. Based on John Cage’s scores Branches (for amplified plant sounds and 4 performers, 1976) and Inlets (for water-filled conch shells and 3 performers, 1977) - a group of artists created instruments out of cacti and water filled conches and played for hours in a huge greenhouse in Berlin.
Source - Sang Bleu
Megan Christiansen
“Quantum light” by David Benjamin Sherry
“Quantum light” by David Benjamin Sherry
27/03/2012David Benjamin Sherry's second publication Quantum Light, presents his recent landscape, collage, still life, abstraction, portrait and sculptural works. Designed by Tiffany Malakooti, the book examines the traditional photographic hierarchies of landscape and portraiture while relying on a "a subversion of the expected."
Megan Christiansen
Caroline Benaouda Playlist
Caroline Benaouda Playlist
26/03/2012For Caroline Benaouda, music is life. By day she designs divine accessories and by night wets the musical palettes of Parisians around town as an in-demand DJ and is also on the team of David Lynch's top secret member’s club, le Silencio. Caroline created this playlist for us of some of her favorite mixes.
Megan Christiansen
Ryan McNamara "Still"
Ryan McNamara "Still"
26/03/2012It's your last chance to see Ryan McNamara's first solo exhibition at Elizabeth Dee gallery in New York which closes down on April 7th. The special thing about this show is that for the first three weeks of the exhibition Ryan was in the gallery everyday waiting for passers by to collaborate with him, the documentation of which being transformed into artwork which has been exhibited in this second portion of the show. This second stage opened on March 20th and is by far the most exciting and unexpected part of the project.
// Elizabeth Dee, 545 West 20th Street, New York NY 10011
Megan Christiansen
