Saturday, January 31, 2009

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Jeff Wall



my favorite!

Banksy in NOLA

On my last New Orleans visit I was able to check out some of the few remaining works by controversial street artist Banksy. Over all I don't think New Orleans natives really grasped the whole Banksy thing- how many people follow his work and what an impact it makes on the world. Personally I felt it was an honor for him to give us these works- that would been seen by millions, and helped spread word of our situation. Clearly others felt differently:

The original work on an abandoned building (coincidentally a building where my mother once worked):


and what it looks like now:

I dont really get why an Obama supporter would cover this..

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Where the Wild Things Are Movie!





I am beyond excited!!!!!!!! The movie is going to be directed by Spike Jonze and the stills look AMAZING. It is coming out in October- before I knew the movie was coming out I was totally going to go as one of the monsters this Halloween but something tells me wouldn't be the only one.

Here is a cute video of the original book:

Jeff Koons

Great Lamp Idea



Via casasugar.com

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Shape and Color



I'm in the mood for some shape and color:

Warhol Polaroids





@ Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York, they are displaying a selection of 70 Still-Life Polaroids by Andy Warhol. Depicting a set of assorted objects taken by Warhol between 1977 and 1983, the exhibition captures a mass variety of subjects such as ballet shoes, eggs, knives, guns, perfume bottles and other commercial products as his ironic soup can. (via hypebeast)

Kid Cudi

A friend of a friend and soooo dope- Kid Cudi at a Louis Vuitton event.
I saw him perform a while ago, and I'm still loving "Day N Nite"

Drew Daly

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Prospect 1. New Orleans

I'm finally home- and finally able to see some of the works exhibited in Prospect 1. scattered throughout New Orleans. What I've see so far looked pretty good.

Here's a picture of the Arc in the 9th ward:


I was also thrilled to come across Deborah Luster, a photographer who I did a workshop with at NOCCA. At the time she had just finished her "One Big Self" project photographing Louisiana inmates. It was probably one of the most moving bodies of work I have ever seen and I still reference it today. Her new body of work was a series of locations in New Orleans where murder has taken place. Unfortunately I cant find any pictures of her new work on the web- but I'm sure she'll be showing across the country after PS 1. ends.
Below are a portrait from the "One Big Self" project as well as another New Orleans portrait project:

Julian Hoeber



death masks with bullet holes

DVF & Banier

Diane Von Furstenberg is amazing in her own right, and currently she is has paired with photographer François-Marie Banier to create a collection of incredible images. The fusion of art and fashion has created something truly explosive:





Check out their sites:
Banier
DVF

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Vogue






these images are from Jan. Vogue UK's "Girls on Film" shoot
Love the styling.

Kate Cusack






Kate Cusack jewelry made with gold and silver zippers