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November 29th, 2011 01:14 PM |
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Art
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NAN GOLDIN: SCOPOPHILIA
MATTHEW MARKS GALLERY
THROUGH DECEMBER 23 2011
Organized around the themes of love and desire, Nan Goldin's new exhibit, Scopophilia, consists of 400 photos throughout Goldin's career paired against new photographs of paintings and sculpture from the Louvre. "Scopophilia, which means “the love of looking,” reflects on Goldin’s intensely personal photographs, as well as the unique permission given to the artist to photograph freely throughout the Louvre Museum." Reads the press release.
“Desire awoken by images is the project’s true starting point. It is about the idea of taking a picture of a sculpture or a painting in an attempt to bring it to life.” explains Goldin. And this is a desire truly realized by the artist. By coupling her autobiographical works against old masterpieces, you can't help but notice that there is not much difference between the two. Goldin has infused these classic works, as well as her own, with new life creating a historical art narrative beginning and ending with unadulterated desire.
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November 22nd, 2011 05:09 PM |
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THE SMARTER WAY TO BUY WINE
Launching this week, Vitis is a flash-sale wine site that packs a punch. Each day Vitis will have up to four sales of amazing wines at prices from 30% to 70% off.
Boasting an incredible tasting team including two Masters of Wine, the experts at Vitis are determined to make selecting easy. Tasting and vetting each wine, they also include a little history on their featured selections as well as the ideal recipe and cheese pairing.
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vitis, wine tasting, flash-sale, holiday, the smarter way to buy wine |
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November 17th, 2011 03:26 PM |
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BRANDON VARGAS
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Fashion
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"Dressed Up Like A Million Dollar Trouper"
Renowned Hollywood Icon Gary Cooper was honored this week at the release party for powerHouse's new book Gary Cooper Enduring Style. Co-hosted at Leffot along with our long time favorite blogger, fashion guru Scott Schuman - The Sartorialist - Enduring Style focuses mainly on Cooper's signature style rather than his lengthy career in Tinsel Town.
"He conveyed a straightforwardness and an honest American handsomeness that seemed to both ignore and rise above the contrived glamour and studied posturing that had characterized so many other film heroes of those early years." writes powerHouse "No matter what costume he put on, he looked like he owned it. The camera loved him, and so did the box office."
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November 14th, 2011 02:41 PM |
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BRANDON VARGAS
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Shop
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DESIGN AND CONQUER
With inspiration culled from Eskayel - Campanaro's design firm known for it's unique collections of wallpaper and fabric - the two have chosen nine wallpaper patterns to transform into a line of contemporary rugs made with the finest of materials the world has to offer. With a focus on higher knit counts and the highest quality of weaving these rugs transcend the systemic limitation of hand weaving and bring Campanaro's imagery to life in a way that has never been seen in contemporary rug production.
Bolour is always hard at work to bridge the gap between art and design and this collaboration with Eskayel is sure to be a perfect demonstration of just that.
Join the Doris Leslie Blau team and Eskayel for the official unveiling tomorrow night with cocktails, cupcakes, and musical accompaniment by Nick Chacona.
Doris Leslie Blau Showroom, 306 East 61st Street, 7th Floor. 5:30pm - 8:30pm
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Doris Leslie Blau, Eskayel, Nader Bolour, Shanan Campanaro |
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November 10th, 2011 06:09 PM |
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BRANDON VARGAS
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Culture
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YOU BETTER WORK
PHOTOGRAPHER KATSU NAITO IS SERVING SERIOUS REALNESS
THIS FRIDAY FOR THE LAUNCH OF HIS NEW BOOK
WEST SIDE RENDEZVOUS
Featuring 45 black and white prints, mostly portraits. West Side Rendezvous, finds Naito's lens focused on Transsexual and Transvestite streetwalkers of New York City's Meatpacking District in early the 1990's.
Amidst the shattered glass, graffiti, and desolate streets these intimate portraits remind us of a past almost completely washed away by the gentrification of the now super hip Meatpacking District.
A far cry from the glamour and freedom of the drag balls in the early 90's. West Side Rendezvous subtly brings to light the rough reality of this New York City subculture at the time.
The launch will have the artist himself at hand to sign copies and limited editions of 8 x 10 prints.
Friday Nov. 11th at Printed Matter, 195 Tenth Ave. and 22nd.
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November 8th, 2011 04:47 PM |
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Music
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GET IT WRONG / GET IT RIGHT
After a four year hiatus, the siren herself, Feist returns to us with the much anticipated follow up to her highly successful album, The Reminder. Where The Reminder focused more on the balance of sweet delivery and some what serious subject matter. Metals, finds Feist more melancholy and bluesy than ever. Bringing out her knack for combining the morose and the beautiful to the next level.
Recorded in Big Sur, listening to Metals conjures up images of large fields, flocks of birds, mountain ranges, pioneers in lonely meadows, and beautiful panoramic vistas. Collaborating with long time friends Chilly Gonzalez and Mocky, Metals drips with heart felt sorrow; delving into the purgatory of a dying romance, the pang of long gone memories, and ultimately the tragedy of the present, all the while coalescing into a lo-fi, bluesy, fusion of folk and nature.
Following the great success of, The Reminder, Feist feels deliberately uninterested in courting pop audiences or crafting easy hooks. Which is why it feels like such a refreshing and slyly bad-ass statement of artistic integrity. And we couldn’t love her more for it. Delicately rendered and deliberately paced Metals is surely one of the most realized albums of the year.
Stand out tracks include the opener “The Bad in Each Other”. As well as, “Caught A Long Wind”, Anti-Pioneer”, “The Undiscovered First”, and “Comfort Me”.
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