Stephane Bonvillain is a BMX biker visiting New York who we met this weekend and shot for the new issue of Dossier. Click “Read More” for a video of him on his bike.
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Pockets
June 21, 2010 – 4:01 pm
In Babbitt, Sinclair Lewis writes that for protagonist George Babbitt, “A sensational event was changing from the brown suit to the gray the contents of his pockets. He was earnest about these objects. They were of eternal importance, like baseball or the Republican Party.” So by studying the contents of a man’s pockets, what details can [...]
In Conversation with Spoke Visuals
June 21, 2010 – 9:16 am
I love to make stuff. I enjoy my job most when I get to bring ideas into being in real life, rather than sitting at a computer and making things happen with my keyboard. Spoke Visuals are a team of three who have turned their love of making all sorts stuff into their careers. Their [...]
The General Consensus Is Justin Beiber Looks Like A Lesbian
June 18, 2010 – 10:10 am
Maryland police were called to a bar this weekend to investigate reports that 16 year old Justin Beiber was drinking and it turned out to be the above woman, a lesbian named Katie. In her honor, I’ve thrown up a few images from the website Lesbians Who Look Like Justin Beiber for your viewing pleasure. [...]
Rosson Crow’s Bowery Boys
June 15, 2010 – 1:48 pm
Rosson Crow’s new book, Bowery Boys, features paintings, photographs and inspiration from her recent show at the now defunct Deitch, with a text by Kathy Grayson (now of The Hole). The show explored bad boys from the 1880′s to 1980′s and the influence of the drugged out, sexed up, grafitti lifestyle on today’s art world [...]
Dossier Launches in Tokyo
June 12, 2010 – 1:37 pm
Dossier Issue 5 was launched this week in Tokyo with a party hosted by Project by Toy Tokyo and United Bamboo and DJ’d by our friend Hisham Bharoocha. Click “Read More” for additional party pics by photographer Chihiro Ishino.
Buy a Brick for HomeBase V
June 11, 2010 – 10:47 am
After four successful years in New York, the acclaimed site-specific public art project HomeBase is going international, with its first stop in Berlin. To kick-start the effort, they’re throwing a weekend-long fundraiser starting tomorrow in the East Village. There will be drinks, food, performances and incredible art for sale, which is currently affordable thanks to [...]
Water Walls
June 10, 2010 – 12:02 pm
Appearing Rooms, an exhibition by Danish artist Jeppe Hein, is currently on view at London’s Southbank Centre. Like most of Hein’s works, the fountain encourages interaction with the audience – in this case, getting them wet. The piece was originally commissioned for the Villa Manin in Italy. The installation is open at Southbank Centre until [...]
Real Estate Summery Perfection
June 10, 2010 – 11:51 am
This cute band from New Jersey plays drifty summer tunes – perfect listening for an afternoon of nostalgic reflection. They will be playing in New York at the MHOW, Northside Fest Woodsist showcase with Woods, Moon Duo, The Fresh and Onlys, Sic Alps on June 25. In the mean time, you can have a sneaky listen [...]
Luca Guadagnino’s I Am Love
June 7, 2010 – 8:39 am
At the center of Luca Guadagnino’s rapturous I Am Love, opening June 18th, Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton burns white hot as a wife imprisoned in a world of wealth and custom. The character’s Princess is trapped in a castle turret, but the actress’s performance is a gem set in an elegant and timeless brooch. Guadagnino’s narrative [...]
