Mahershala Ali and John David Washington sat down for a chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors. For more, click here. Mahershala Ali (“Green Book”) and John David Washington (“BlacKkKlansman”) have catapulted into the awards season conversation with two searing films about race in America. Both movies are based on true stories. Ali, who won theContinue Reading
The monochromatic short displays the luxury fashion giant’s upcoming collection along with stirring recalibrations of gems from Ms. Hill’s catalog. Ms. Lauryn Hill is the latest to score a campaign spot for Louis Vuitton’s upcoming SS21 collection. Appearing alongside her band and daughter Selah in the 20-minute clip, Ms. Hill reimagines reveredContinue Reading
Talib Kweli says “interlopers and culture vultures” are blocking the next Black Star album The rapper also added the album has been finished for “over a year”. The return of Black Star, Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey‘s rap duo, is being blocked by “interlopers and culture vultures” who are stopping them from working withContinue Reading
Why Is Gucci So Expensive? Here’s the Answer Liz Flynn 10 Months Ago Just the mention of the name “Gucci” elicits the sense that an item is going to be expensive, and for some, out of their price range, but for those who can afford to buy the very best, it’sContinue Reading
Baldwin’s Nigger (1969) was Horace Ové‘s first film. Shot in a plain and simple verité style in black and white, the film represents a triumph for the filmmaker in presenting dialogue between black people as if no white people were present. This allows the speakers and audience to deal with issues without the need toContinue Reading
These American cities will soon be under water Michael B. Sauter and Thomas C. Frohlich 24/7 Wall Street The steady rise in global surface temperatures is largely attributed to human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. With rising temperatures, the world’s ice has been melting and sea levels have been rising. As aContinue Reading
From Picasso To Basquiat: The African Bridge Rakaa (Iriscience) Follow Jan 29, 2013 · 5 min read There are very few artists who have transcended both traditional stylistic parameters and critical close-mindedness to achieve world recognition and inspire a movement. Two such artists are the legendary Spanish painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso, whoseContinue Reading
The Last Poets: the hip-hop forefathers who gave black America its voice Music It is half a century since the Last Poets stood in Harlem, uttered their first words in public, and created the blueprint for hip-hop. At an intimate open house session, they explain why their revolutionary words areContinue Reading
As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII [All the world’s a stage] William Shakespeare – 1564-1616 Jaques to Duke Senior All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, HisContinue Reading
7 Reasons Why Rolex Watches Are So Expensive History Do you know why Rolex watches are so expensive? As the crown of celebrities, Rolex is one of those luxury watch brands with worldwide recognition. Rolex was not only Kennedy’s precision jewel, but it is also an essential part of cinema history. ForContinue Reading
This is one hell of an achievement and great architecture. Excellent work Mr. Perry. Acquired by Tyler Perry in 2015, the 330-acre lot is located in the heart of Atlanta on the historic grounds of the former Fort McPherson army base. The major motion picture studio, one of the largest productionContinue Reading
Narmer Narmer (c. 3150 BCE) was the first king of Egypt who unified the country peacefully at the beginning of the First Dynastic Period (c. 3150 – 2613 BCE). He has also, however, been cited as the last king of the Predynastic Period (c. 6000 – 3150 BCE) before the rise of aContinue Reading
Africa has made many outstanding contributions to world civilization, of which the following are a few selected examples: Despite suffering through the horrific system of slavery, sharecropping and the Jim Crow era, early African-Americans made countless contributions to science and technology (1). This lineage and culture of achievement, though, emergedContinue Reading
Pablo Picasso is probably the most important figure of 20th century, in terms of art, and art movements that occurred over this period. Before the age of 50, the Spanish born artist had become the most well known name in modern art, with the most distinct style and eye for artisticContinue Reading
The Radiant Child Jean-Michel Basquiat was an influential African-American artist who rose to success during the 1980s. Basquiat’s paintings are largely responsible for elevating graffiti artists into the realm of the New York gallery scene., his spray-painted crowns and scribbled words, referenced everything from his Haitian and Puerto Rican heritageContinue Reading
“Get in the Game, and demand your space in it”. ~ Dapper DanContinue Reading
Gaspar Noé’s Love: ‘We’re not doing anything perverse’ The controversial erotic film lays relationships bare, literally, using unknown actors and unsimulated sex. Its young stars think it’s time we all stopped being so squeamish Tom Seymour Breaking bed: Karl Glusman, Aomi Muyock and Klara Kristin in Gaspar Noé’s Love. IContinue Reading
Bright moments Bright moments always come back vivid. The fifth great was epic citywide test pressure The pre-crack era! Mr. Schollmen, what a prick, attitude matches wardrobe, uglier then sin. This is Bed Stuy 82′ 9th floor three tiny rooms one view. Buck-town, Roosevelt house They green grass is greenContinue Reading
The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall. ~Che GuevaraContinue Reading
We’re kind of audio freaks around here. We stash cash for high-performance speakers, iPhone docking units and surround sound systems that rival those installed at Regal Cinemas. We praise Bang & Olufsen. We also happen to have a strange desire to cover every square inch of wall space with uniquely awesome piecesContinue Reading
Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is. ~Thomas Szasz The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. ~ James Allen A mindContinue Reading
“It’s a must that I bust any mic you’re hand to me, It’s inherited, it’s runs in the family I wrote the rhyme that broke the bull’s back, If that don’t slow ’em up, I carry a full pack. Now I don’t want to have to let off, you shouldContinue Reading
Yesterday ‘The Print Show’ by Shepard Fairey opened at Galerie Magda Danysz in Paris. “Considered as “the most influential street artist of our time” by the Institute of Contemporary Art of Boston, Shepard Fairey (aka Obey) has always considered posters as a valuable form of art. Relentlessly he has pastedContinue Reading
Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist. He gained popularity, first as a graffiti artist in New York City, and then as a successful 1980s-era Neo-expressionist artist. Basquiat’s paintings continue to influence modern day artists and command high prices. Basquiat’s mother, Matilde, was Puerto Rican and his father, Gerard Jean-Baptiste, isContinue Reading
One week remains to check out Mark Seliger: Listen at Steven Kasher Gallery. Best known for his portraits, Seliger includes some landscapes here, but the winning photographs are of people – nudes and tattooed faces. Mark Seliger: Listen is in a sense a memento mori, a tribute to his lateContinue Reading
The interior design of Bank of Moscow’s offices in central Moscow’s Kuznetsky Most area (Kuznetsky Most street 13) retains the building’s great historical bones and matches customized adornments to them. The office — one of the Bank’s many offices — occupies 7,000 square metres on the third floor and inContinue Reading
Zaha Hadid has curated and designed an exhibition at Galerie Gmurzynska Zurich that juxtaposes her own work with early twentieth-century Russian art pieces. Entitled Zaha Hadid and Suprematism, the show follows Hadid’s continuing interest in the Russian avant-garde, first explored with her graduation project in 1976-77. See all our stories aboutContinue Reading
Many remember Damon Dash as one of the brilliant business minds behind Roc-A-Fella Records. Now, Dash has ventured into other arenas of lifestyle and art entertainment with America Nu, an exciting continuation of his brand in magazine form.Continue Reading
Tokyo 2010: the LLOVE exhbition currently on show in Tokyo comprises a hotel with rooms created by Dutch and Japanese designers, including this one by Pieke Bergmans filled with an enormous undulating mattress. More:Continue Reading
For all those history fans, Christie’s has offered one of the rare opportunities to own one of the rarest artifacts – a Roman bronze helmet complete with face mask. Discovered by an anonymous metal detector in Cumbria, this “discovery of a lifetime” has been named the Crosby Garrett Helmet. DatingContinue Reading
Terrific. American designer Kyle Buckner’s recent “Lounge Chair” carved from layered pine curves gracefully from foot to head. Buckner will “design or build just about anything,” however in pieces like this chair he really finds a voice. The stain is red mahogany, the cushions (quite naturally) are leather. (via Contemporist).Continue Reading
“Life imitates Art more than Art imitates life.” “In life, we are all in the gutter. Some of us just tend to look up at the Stars. ~Oscar Wilde “A Head for Fashion” by Anna Halldin-Maule. She said:. “I create large oil-on-canvas paintings, which reflect both my love and myContinue Reading
“Fire and water join together, and the breath roars in its fury! The tongue and the sex organs each seek to taste.” ~Sri Guru Granth Sahib Via: 25thCenturyContinue Reading
Manly Pursuits: The Sporting Images of Thomas Eakins July 25, 2010–October 17, 2010 Manly Pursuits: The Sporting Images of Thomas Eakins celebrates LACMA’s 2007 acquisition of Eakins’s great sporting painting, Wrestlers, 1899. The exhibition will examine the work in a broad thematic context, providing a rare opportunity to consider theContinue Reading
Frank Westfall’s 1930 Art Deco Henderson motorcycle, which was built by O. Ray Courtney in 1936 and is based on a 1930 K.J Henderson. Grail Mortillaro of Knucklebuster spotted the bike at the Rhinebeck Grand National Super Meet. The bike is powered by inline four cylinder and with the enclosedContinue Reading
“With the creation of an exclusive collection of three bottles by the Design Laboratory at Central Saint Martin’s School of Art & Design, Dom Pérignon pays tribute to Andy Warhol, creative genius and one of the most illustrious artists of the 20th century.” Love press releases that start like that.Continue Reading
June 18–September 12, 2010 Robert E. Blum Gallery, 1st Floor Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 5th Floor Andy Warhol: The Last Decade is the first U.S. museum survey to examine the late work of American artist Andy Warhol (1928–1987). Encompassing nearly fifty works, the exhibition reveals the artist’s vitality,Continue Reading
Henry Ossawa Tanner (June 21, 1859–May 25, 1937) was an African American artist best known for his style of painting. He was the first African American painter to gain international acclaim.After an unsuccessful attempt at opening a photography studio in Atlanta and teaching drawing at Clark Atlanta University Tanner traveledContinue Reading
On June 24, 2010, Wright 20 brings a special sale of contemporary art and design to the auction block. Drawn from a single private collection, formed by a Parisian real estate developer, the 100 lot sale of modern and contemporary masterpieces in art, decorative art, and design breaks new groundContinue Reading
Va-va-vum! I just found an incredible Bulgarian 3D designer, based in Palma de Mallorca (Spain) whose work is world class. I repeat- word class!! His name is Aleksandar Dimitrov and his studio is Vihrogone, which I am guessing comes from the Bulgarian world for “a very fast horse” (literally “oneContinue Reading
Sergei Bizjaev is a Russian photographer who captures surrealistic and erotic dreams with his camera. Check more about his work hereContinue Reading
“Playing on each other, and removing the ugly mask are daily foppish acts.” by Arjan Benning via :BehanceContinue Reading
Sexual Color, by Brazilian Photographer Gabriel Wickbold is an exploration of Famous Sexy Brazilian Bodies. His process includes drenching his models in anything from Chocolate to Sand. This Exhibit is set to come to NY late 2010. more:Continue Reading
Behold a mask carved in wood, hung on hinges and opening to the skull inside. Carved with love by the 3D artist and designer Anthony Santella. Made to reflect Native American transformation masks which originate in many places in the old North America, including our very own Minnesota! Santella residesContinue Reading
New bookcases from Saba Italia for 2010. In my view, absolutely fantastic. Great movement, functional as well as sculptural. The bookcases are the cream of the current offerings, which also includes side tables, sofas, and a superb lounge chair. While not modular, the pieces offer some degree of customization toContinue Reading
We have wall-mounted TVs, so why not aquariums? We suspect this same question was asked in the early development stages of the Aquavista Panoramic Wall Aquarium ($1,000-$1,200). This striking decoration comes with all the gear necessary for a tropical aquarium, including an automatic feeder, dual filtration, heater, air pump, lighting, andContinue Reading
Let me show you this guy. He is an artist whose last 20 works or so have gone HAYWIRE. He’s started to get that pallet ripping, spinning, shooting paint everywhere! And you’re going to love it. His name is Mark Chadwick and he loves to do the spin art. IContinue Reading
“This collection awakens memories of Conan the Barbarian .” . Best known for his fashion design, Rick Owens has been creating furniture since 2005 already. German publisher Angelika Taschen has known Owens since their years in Los Angeles and now presents his furniture collection for the first time in Germany,Continue Reading
Where a Greedy Wall Street Villain Would Feel Right at Home Julie Glassberg for The New York Times The Chelsea condo used by the character played by Shia LaBeouf in the “Wall Street” sequel. More Photos » By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY Published: April 19, 2010 Bankers who have spent two decadesContinue Reading
The 1950s Leather Copenhagen Chair from Restoration Hardware is a cross between Dr. Evil’s swiveling chair of awesome and a dystopian future filled with leather that Mel Gibson would be perfectly at home in. Though that seems like an odd combination at first, the end result is a piece ofContinue Reading
