Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the Antibalas show last Thursday at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn was catching a post-pubescent Haley Joel Osment in the crowd, wearing a duck-billed fisherman’s hat and dancing awkwardly with a bottle of Coors in his hand, struggling to keep his date from passing out completely. It’s hard to [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2009
John Cassavetes, Hollywood, 1965
December 18, 2009 – 10:48 am
From the 1968 documentary Cineaste de notre temps. Thanks Lucy for the link.
Marty Machado: Life and Work on a Container Ship
December 17, 2009 – 12:46 pm
Here’s a little snippet of video from seafaring artist Marty Machado‘s cabin aboard the APL Japan, where he’s been serving as a merchant marine under the flag of SUP, the Sailors Union of the Pacific. For more details, check out his new blog on Fecal Face. He had us at, “as the coastal silt drops, [...]
Last minute Christmas shopping to do?
December 17, 2009 – 2:18 am
Come check out the Dossier pop-up shop at Anna Sheffield’s beautiful jewelry showroom. What’s going to be there? Clothing, scarves and hats from New York brands Tucker, Nomia, Samantha Pleet, Hengst, Duskin, CorrellCorrell and Clyde. As well there will be rare art books, limited edition prints, Nightwood zodiac pillows. The lovely Lindsey Thornburg will be on [...]
Twenty Years of Warp
December 16, 2009 – 8:52 am
What more has to be said about Warp? What more even can? Everyone who has picked up a reputable music publication over the last few weeks or months is guaranteed to have stumbled over at least one article about this unstoppable juggernaut of the electronic, or let’s say progressive, music universe. Twenty years of business [...]
Only in New York…
December 14, 2009 – 2:42 pm
If there’s one thing New York City and Phillips de Pury have in common, it’s a knack for reinvention. Perhaps this is why the avant-garde auction house’s Manhattan division chose New York, New York as the subject for its latest unconventional approach to art auctions: themed sales. Featuring a diverse selection of over 350 works [...]
Q&A with Hisham Bharoocha
December 14, 2009 – 10:15 am
Brooklyn-based visual artist and musician Hisham Bharoocha has had his plate full as of late. Sole founder and member of Soft Circle, Bharoocha released a split 12 inch with High Places (available on iTunes now) in July, has shown his photography and collage work in multiple group shows, and most recently has launched two projects [...]
Photo a Day at 7000Words
December 12, 2009 – 9:39 am
Brooklyn photographer (and Dossier contributor) Nicholas Lorden is contributing a photo a day this week for the site 7000Words.
Everything, Including the Kitchen Sink
December 11, 2009 – 12:16 pm
The New York Times recently published an article detailing New York’s burgeoning “home gallery” scene, though people familiar with the do-it-yourself aesthetic that largely defines Chicago’s art world would recognize the concept immediately. Locally known as “apartment galleries,” these spaces not only provide curatorial opportunities for artists and post-graduate arts administrators looking to branch out [...]
