The point at which a filmmaker becomes a fine artist is based on cultural and institutional definitions of those two art forms, and on where there work is displayed in the first place. Chantal Akerman has shown the ability to tightrope between a black box and a white cube with her earlier films that challenged [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Lunchbox
February 23, 2010 – 7:14 pm
More and more 1995 makes to make me want to play music again. Maybe if I start a band, Richard Kern will shoot OUR video. Video after the jump.
The Dossier Readings Video
February 23, 2010 – 6:49 pm
The Dossier Readings #1 with novelist Adam Haslett. For those of us used to getting to know writers through their words on the page, it is a joy to see their faces and to hear their voices, especially in the context of celebrating the works of their heroes and primary influences. Dossier’s new media project, [...]
Babylon Falling in Conversation with Johnny Ace
February 23, 2010 – 2:22 pm
The following video is compiled from a conversation our friends at Babylon Falling had with Johnny Ace in his apartment in downtown San Francisco. Best known as a photographer for his images documenting what would become his friend, blues legend John Lee Hooker’s, last ever studio session, Ace is also a well-respected blues bassist. Their [...]
BAM Benefit Auction
February 22, 2010 – 4:28 pm
In case you hadn’t noticed, this is not the best time to be an arts non-profit. Which is my segue into, did you know that The Brooklyn Academy of Music has posted just the works it will be offering for its sixth annual benefit auction? The auction is the largest annual benefit BAM does, and [...]
The 2010 Pirelli Calendar by Terry Richardson
February 22, 2010 – 11:05 am
Love him or hate him, photographer Terry Richardson got the keys to the sexiest calendar in the world. Run down to Brazil with the crew and a dozen supermodels to take a look behind the scenes on set, after the break. Video after the jump.
I Fly a Starship Across the Universe Divide
February 22, 2010 – 9:40 am
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain.
I Miss You When You’re Not Here
February 21, 2010 – 5:04 pm
In her ongoing search for fragility and truth, Dossier contributing editor Spela Kasal photographs everything from emerging models to still-life scenes. The resulting images land somewhere between fashion and fine art, and as of this Tuesday, February 23, they will be on display at Ofr in Paris. The solo exhibition, titled I Miss You When [...]
Steve McQueen at Marian Goodman
February 19, 2010 – 1:38 pm
Giardini, Steve McQueen’s 2 channel video installation shown in the British Pavilion during the Venice Biennale last summer, is a quiet, subtle, and beautiful view of the pavilions that host the Biennale, minus the art world rukus. Giardini is debuting in America along with a new piece Static at Marian Goodman Gallery. The bleak scenes [...]
Ivana Helsinki and Love Contemporary Pop-Up Shop
February 19, 2010 – 12:29 pm
The Scandinavian brand Ivana Helsinki will be hosting a pop-up shop on Mulberry Street, opening tonight and running for a month. The space will play host to different events each night – art installations, film screenings, music performances – each curated by a different artist. The month-long event was conceived to celebrate the launch of [...]
