Friday, April 27, 2012

Image of the Day

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Tim Hetherington, Untitled, Liberia, 2003
On view at Yossi Milo, NYC, as part of a posthumous exhibition of Hetherington's photography and video. (Hetherington, who documented conflicts in the Middle East and West Africa throughout his career, was killed in 2011 while shooting in Liberia.) Through May 19.

It's a Wrap

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Mika Tajima, After the Martini Shot (installation view)
 If you're in town tomorrow, stop by SAM to see (or see again) Mika Tajima's installation, After the Martini Shot, and watch a collaborative performance with designer Mary Ping (shot by Charlie Schuck):
Throughout the day, the exhibition functions as an open set photo shoot directed by the artist and the designer, involving models and a photography crew. Using folding and pleating techniques to create collaborative sculptural garments from printed images, the collaborators extend the topography of the objects by folding the entire scene into the subject of photography production.
Wrap party with the artists and Marisa C. Sánchez, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, from 4-6 p.m. at TASTE Restaurant.

More info here, and see more of Mika's fantastic work at her website.

Mika talks about After the Martini Shot:

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Best Foot Forward




Gucci Contrast-Sole Leather Derby Shoes, $575.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Current Obsession

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On repeat.

   
( thanks, Strath1.)

Image of the Day (or, "Art for All")

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Gilbert & George, Hell, 2011.
On view at White Cube, London as part of the show "London Pictures." The pieces in the exhibition are based on posters of newspaper headlines collected around the city and organized according to recurring words.

Clip from The World of Gilbert & George, 1981:

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Hard Romance

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Backstage at the McQ A/W 2012 show. Film by Sean Frank; styling by Camilla Nickerson.

Image of the Day

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Alex Prager, 7:12 p.m., Redcliff Ave., 2012
Part of Prager's new series, "Compulsion," now on view at Yancey Richardson, NYC. Though May 12. Watch a short slideshow at nymag.com.