Carmen Herrera (Untitled), 1950. Herrera has been painting for over sixty years; she sold her first painting five years ago at the age of 89 and collectors have taken great interest in her work. A slideshow and article about the Cuban-born painter is at nytimes.com.Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Image of the Day
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Carmen Herrera (Untitled), 1950. Herrera has been painting for over sixty years; she sold her first painting five years ago at the age of 89 and collectors have taken great interest in her work. A slideshow and article about the Cuban-born painter is at nytimes.com.
Carmen Herrera (Untitled), 1950. Herrera has been painting for over sixty years; she sold her first painting five years ago at the age of 89 and collectors have taken great interest in her work. A slideshow and article about the Cuban-born painter is at nytimes.com.
Obscure Sunshine
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An odd little snippet from London-based producer Arch-M, via Naturalismo (who also posted a rare unreleased Beach Boys instrumental – click that link). More Arch-M info and downloads at ccaavveerrnn.
An odd little snippet from London-based producer Arch-M, via Naturalismo (who also posted a rare unreleased Beach Boys instrumental – click that link). More Arch-M info and downloads at ccaavveerrnn.
More Obscure Sunshine
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For whatever reason, the Arch-M video I posted above reminded me of the video for Triumph of Lethargy's "Sincerely, L. Cohen," which I used to watch in Brooklyn when we were thinking about moving back to Seattle.
For whatever reason, the Arch-M video I posted above reminded me of the video for Triumph of Lethargy's "Sincerely, L. Cohen," which I used to watch in Brooklyn when we were thinking about moving back to Seattle.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Don't Wake Me, I Plan on Sleeping In
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Lanvin Spring 2010. style.com
Hello? This is she.... Alber! ç
A girl can dream, can't she?
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See the whole show here:
Courtesy Elle magazine
Talk Amongst the Trees
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I stopped by G. Gibson Gallery the weekend before last to see new work from Eva Sköld Westerlind, Julie Blackmon, and Faryn Davis, which is on view through January 2nd. Among many other artists and photographers, Gail Gibson represents Eirik Johnson, whose show Sawdust Mountain at the Henry was among my very favorite photography shows of the year, along with the Richard Avedon and Edward Steichen shows at ICP. (The Jacques-Henri Lartigue show, also at G. Gibson, would be high on the list as well.)
Gibson mentioned that Eirik Johnson was on KUOW the other day discussing his work; you can download the podcast here – it's definitely worth a listen or two.
Sawdust Mountain is on view at the Henry through the end of January, and signed copies of his beautifully designed book of the same name are available at G. Gibson. See more of Johnson's work at eirikjohnson.com.
Wow, that was a lot of links.
Here's one more, unrelated to the above, unless you stretch:
Eluvium New Animals from the Air mp3
from Talk Amongst the Trees (2005). More info at eluvium.net or listen & buy at temporaryresidence.com.
I stopped by G. Gibson Gallery the weekend before last to see new work from Eva Sköld Westerlind, Julie Blackmon, and Faryn Davis, which is on view through January 2nd. Among many other artists and photographers, Gail Gibson represents Eirik Johnson, whose show Sawdust Mountain at the Henry was among my very favorite photography shows of the year, along with the Richard Avedon and Edward Steichen shows at ICP. (The Jacques-Henri Lartigue show, also at G. Gibson, would be high on the list as well.)
Gibson mentioned that Eirik Johnson was on KUOW the other day discussing his work; you can download the podcast here – it's definitely worth a listen or two.
Sawdust Mountain is on view at the Henry through the end of January, and signed copies of his beautifully designed book of the same name are available at G. Gibson. See more of Johnson's work at eirikjohnson.com.
Wow, that was a lot of links.
Here's one more, unrelated to the above, unless you stretch:
Eluvium New Animals from the Air mp3
from Talk Amongst the Trees (2005). More info at eluvium.net or listen & buy at temporaryresidence.com.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Wall of Santa
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My friend Josh found a gem for me at an estate sale earlier this year: an '80s re-issue of Phil Spector's Christmas Album, a 1963 album featuring Spector-produced Christmas jams from The Ronettes, The Crystals, Darlene Love, Bobb B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, and Spector himself. A few sample cuts:
The Crystals Santa Claus Is Coming To Town mp3
Darlene Love Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) mp3
Phil Spector Silent Night mp3
In the never-ending December search for holiday music that doesn't suck, this is definitely a must-have. It's not too tough to find copies in used record stores (for the locals: last time I was in Atlas/Jive Time on 10th they had a copy) and Amazon has it on CD with the original cover art.
My friend Josh found a gem for me at an estate sale earlier this year: an '80s re-issue of Phil Spector's Christmas Album, a 1963 album featuring Spector-produced Christmas jams from The Ronettes, The Crystals, Darlene Love, Bobb B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, and Spector himself. A few sample cuts:The Crystals Santa Claus Is Coming To Town mp3
Darlene Love Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) mp3
Phil Spector Silent Night mp3
In the never-ending December search for holiday music that doesn't suck, this is definitely a must-have. It's not too tough to find copies in used record stores (for the locals: last time I was in Atlas/Jive Time on 10th they had a copy) and Amazon has it on CD with the original cover art.
Image of the Day
A ceramic sculpture by Kelly Breslin, from South Willard. I like this for a lot of reason, one of which is that it reminds me of the free-form mussel beds on the beach at Penn Cove.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
A Solid Home Base Builds A Sense Of Self
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One of my favorite people in the world – artist Jenny Holzer, shown above at home in Hoosick, New York – discusses her life, work, and routines in an interview for this week's New York Times Magazine. Click here for the article and slideshow.
Photo by Ben Stechschulte/Redux, for The New York Times.
One of my favorite people in the world – artist Jenny Holzer, shown above at home in Hoosick, New York – discusses her life, work, and routines in an interview for this week's New York Times Magazine. Click here for the article and slideshow.Photo by Ben Stechschulte/Redux, for The New York Times.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Image of the Day
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Gregory Blackstock The Great World Crows - Common, 2009 (marker on paper, 24 x 49), $4400. On view now at Garde Rail's online gallery – click here for detail shots and more images.
Gregory Blackstock The Great World Crows - Common, 2009 (marker on paper, 24 x 49), $4400. On view now at Garde Rail's online gallery – click here for detail shots and more images.
The Foundries
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Those last two aren't foundries per se, I just like the names. I'm guessing that Concrete Conduit has something to do with water from the North Cascades... I don't know.
Those last two aren't foundries per se, I just like the names. I'm guessing that Concrete Conduit has something to do with water from the North Cascades... I don't know.
You Have A Choice
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Sunny Bono's highly convincing screed against the pot will be shown along with other old PSAs, advertisements, trailers, educational films, science films, space films, and other shorts in Vermillion's Dinner & A Movie event this coming Sunday night. The dinner: Andre Hopper, chef at Black Bottle, is preparing a whole country-cured ham from Bob's Quality Meats in Columbia City, along with mixed greens tossed in a berry vinaigrette with wine poached pears and candied walnuts, roasted garlic soup, and braised winter greens from Full Circle Farm. God dammit that sounds delicious – and the whole thing is only $20 per person. Kind of makes you wonder if Vermillion is smoking the pot.
7pm Sunday night at Vermillion. Tempting. Very. Tempting.
Sunny Bono's highly convincing screed against the pot will be shown along with other old PSAs, advertisements, trailers, educational films, science films, space films, and other shorts in Vermillion's Dinner & A Movie event this coming Sunday night. The dinner: Andre Hopper, chef at Black Bottle, is preparing a whole country-cured ham from Bob's Quality Meats in Columbia City, along with mixed greens tossed in a berry vinaigrette with wine poached pears and candied walnuts, roasted garlic soup, and braised winter greens from Full Circle Farm. God dammit that sounds delicious – and the whole thing is only $20 per person. Kind of makes you wonder if Vermillion is smoking the pot.
7pm Sunday night at Vermillion. Tempting. Very. Tempting.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Image of the Day
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Kyle Johnson's photo of Whidbey Island-based author Pete Dexter, from the current issue of Vice magazine. See more of Kyle's work, and that of fellow NW photographers Christine Hahn, Aya Sato, April Brimer, and Andrew Waits tonight at the opening of a new pop-up gallery show at The Winner's Circle.
7pm, Olive between Bellevue & Melrose.
Details and more info here.
Kyle Johnson's photo of Whidbey Island-based author Pete Dexter, from the current issue of Vice magazine. See more of Kyle's work, and that of fellow NW photographers Christine Hahn, Aya Sato, April Brimer, and Andrew Waits tonight at the opening of a new pop-up gallery show at The Winner's Circle. 7pm, Olive between Bellevue & Melrose.
Details and more info here.
Rumble in the Jungle
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Architect Oscar Niemeyer celebrated a birthday this week, and here's what he had to say about it: "Turning 102 is crap, and there is nothing to commemorate."
Architect Oscar Niemeyer celebrated a birthday this week, and here's what he had to say about it: "Turning 102 is crap, and there is nothing to commemorate."
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Singular
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Tom Ford was on Fresh Air the other day discussing his new movie, A Single Man, with Terry Gross. He has some interesting things to say about fashion and creative direction as well, not suprisingly – click here to check it out.
Above and below (in no particular order) are some spreads from the excellent book that Rizzoli published several years ago chronicling Ford's time at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, including (after the jump) some of the more provocative images discussed in the Fresh Air interview.
Tom Ford was on Fresh Air the other day discussing his new movie, A Single Man, with Terry Gross. He has some interesting things to say about fashion and creative direction as well, not suprisingly – click here to check it out.
Above and below (in no particular order) are some spreads from the excellent book that Rizzoli published several years ago chronicling Ford's time at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, including (after the jump) some of the more provocative images discussed in the Fresh Air interview.
Book Mountain
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Peter Aaron in the new Elliott Bay Book Company. Photo by Kelly O
Peter Aaron in the new Elliott Bay Book Company. Photo by Kelly O The Stranger just posted an article and work-in-progress photos on Elliott Bay Book Company's forthcoming move, from its long-time home in Pioneer Square up to 10th Avenue between Pike and Pine on Capitol Hill. That's right around the corner from my office! It's a bummer that Elliott Bay is moving, but it is the opposite of a-bummer that Elliott Bay will be right around the corner from my office!
Click here to check it out.
Image of the Day
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The I.D. has some of the best old signage of any neighborhood in Seattle...I'm gonna make a day of walking around and snapping pics some time soon. By the way, you have to call it the I.D. because "The International District" is a ridiculous thing to call a neighborhood. Many districts are "international." They don't call Queens the International District, even though it's the most diverse county in the world, it's just Queens.
The I.D. has some of the best old signage of any neighborhood in Seattle...I'm gonna make a day of walking around and snapping pics some time soon. By the way, you have to call it the I.D. because "The International District" is a ridiculous thing to call a neighborhood. Many districts are "international." They don't call Queens the International District, even though it's the most diverse county in the world, it's just Queens.
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