Taymour Grahne’s Global Landscape
September 7, 2013
24-year-old art collector Taymour Grahne discovered a latent love for his trade as a teenager in Beirut.
Writing on the Walls
September 6, 2013
Conceptual artist Matt Keegan, whose work examines common phrases by isolating them, presents the apposite question “How do I look?” at Dior Homme’s 57th Street store in New York.
Infinite Stories at the Lyon Biennale
September 4, 2013
Beginning with the title, “Meanwhile… Suddenly, And then,” visitors are to write their own stories at the 12th Lyon Biennale, the city-wide art exhibition founded by the the Lyon Museum of Contemporary Art’s director Thierry Raspail.
Lose Yourself in Marchesa Voyage
August 16, 2013
Marchesa Voyage is a contemporary lower-priced offshoot of the much less travel-friendly Marchesa, a label known for its voluminous red-carpet and gala-ready gowns.
New Light
August 15, 2013
In September, Damiani will release Hans Feurer, a career-spanning volume that explores Feurer’s innovative use of natural light and environments in making groundbreaking fashion images that showcase the female form.
Ana KHOURI
August 5, 2013
Ana Khouri was studying sculpture at Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado in São Paulo, Brazil, when she started to construct wearable artworks.
Sara BELTRÃN
August 5, 2013
Blowfish spines, coral fragments, and shark teeth are among the items that Sara Beltrán has plucked from the seashore and worked into her fine jewelry line, Dezso.
Mint & Serf’s Fine Lines
July 31, 2013
Graffiti artist duo Mint & Serf’s spray-painted canvases are a torn-up mess, which is exactly how they want them.
Art’s Wild Night Out
July 17, 2013
When curator Thorsten Albertz discovered artists whose work captures nightlife’s thrilling spirit, he got the idea for a show exploring the experience of parties, evocatively called “And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”
Club Kids
July 8, 2013
“Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 1980s,” opening on July 10 at the Victoria and Albert Museum, revisits the designers such as Vivienne Westwood and John Galliano who defined the era, and the outrageous club kids who fed their aesthetic.
Simon Fujiwara’s Distant Memory
June 28, 2013
Personal history, pieced together through foggy memories and tangible clues, is at the core of British-born artist Simon Fujiwara’s work. As he translates his personal narrative into art, he lets go of any intimate meaning, and the specific becomes universal.
Exclusive Song Premiere and Interview: ‘Dusk Love,’ Beggars in a New Land
June 26, 2013
When it takes months to create a single track, 22-year-olds Eric Brody and Harry Cubberly, the duo behind Beggars in a New Land, appreciate the occasional PDA their songs invite.
Sorellina’s Romance Story
May 28, 2013
Before mass-produced cubic zirconia tossables became the norm, jewelry was cherished and kept. Sisters Kim and Nicole Carosella hope to capture the “romance,” as they describe, of vintage jewelry in their line Sorellina, devising distinctive pieces that echo old-fashioned elements.
Exclusive Song Premiere: ‘Era,’ Still Life Still x Zulu Winter
May 22, 2013
With infinite unsolicited mashups of dubious merit floating around cyberspace, deliberate collaborations are a welcome change.
Inside the Mind of Mike Kelley
May 21, 2013
Detroit-born artist Mike Kelley left behind a complex, colorful multimedia body of work—hardly suitable for confined quarters.
The Daniel Boulud Experience
May 20, 2013
In New York City, where most restaurants close within months of opening, Restaurant Daniel has stayed a paragon of fine dining for 20 years. That’s quantifiable: it has a four-star rating from the New York Times, and has three Michelin stars—an accolade shared with six other New York restaurants. Talking with Daniel Boulud, the founder and chef, it seems he was never planning to settle for less.
Time Is of the Essence
May 16, 2013
To benefit the United Nations’ World Food Programme, designer Michael Kors created two special-edition versions of his brand’s Runway wristwatch with a world map etched into the dial and the campaign name, “Watch Hunger Stop,” engraved on the back.
The Vault Experience
May 10, 2013
“I’m going to tell you a story of a man losing his grip on reality.” This is how a bartender at The Vault, Liz Glynn’s hidden Frieze speakeasy installation, greets us. As he speaks, he glimpses down at what looks like a plaster labyrinth, just removed from one of dozens of drawers. A number on the drawer corresponds with a key handed to us in an envelope, reading: “THE UNMARKED DOOR TO THE VAULT IS HERE.”
The Persistence of N°5
May 8, 2013
After fragrances by Justin Bieber, Usher, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and the New York Yankees, it seems that everyone is a parfumeur and timeliness trumps timelessness. With the N°5 Culture Chanel exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, it is a pleasure and relief to at last honor an eternal one.
Cecily Brown Shows Her Women Uptown
May 7, 2013
For her most recent exhibition at Gagosian Gallery, Cecily Brown focused on art’s most enduring subject: the female nude.