Two years ago I layed gloved hands upon a copy of Harmony Korine‘s Humor zine at the special collections library. This was one of several limited edition fanzines Korine made (sometimes in collaboration with Mark Gonzales) during the 90s, through the Alleged Gallery and Andrea Rosen Gallery in New York. On November 18th, the gloves [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Dossier’s Sample Sale Dossier
November 12, 2008 – 4:16 pm
STARTING THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13th Lauren Moffatt (Womenswear) Spawned in 1999 by a cute young couple from Philly, the earnest whimsy and color play of Moffatt translates into some surprisingly timeless pieces. Thursday, November 13th, 9am-7:30pm 214 W. 29th Street (between 7th & 8th Avenue), Suite 1503 Lela Rose (Womenswear) The name says it all: little [...]
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait
November 12, 2008 – 2:01 pm
Last week, Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, directed by Douglas Gordon in collaboration with Philippe Parreno, showed at both BAM and Anthology Film Archives. Winner of FIFA World Player of the Year three times and both the European and World Cups with France, Zinedine Zidane is mainly known in North America for having brutally head-butted [...]
Hurricane Grace (Jones)
November 12, 2008 – 11:31 am
After 19 years, the self-proclaimed “Queen Bitch Jungle Mother of Jew York,” Grace Jones herself, is back. Following her return to the stage at this year’s Meltdown Festival in London, Jones released Hurricane, featuring an all-star production team led by Ivor Guest, including Brian Eno, Tricky and Sly & Robbie. Unfortunately, she won’t Grace us [...]
Apache Beat: Tropics
November 11, 2008 – 9:36 pm
Our friend Ilirjana’s band just released the video for their single “Tropics.” The song is from their as-yet untitled, Martin Bisi-produced record, which is to be released on Summer Lovers Unlimited in March 2009.
Ben Greenman’s Postcard Project
November 11, 2008 – 5:07 pm
Brooklyn-based New Yorker editor Ben Greenman is looking for help with his new “highly fancy limited edition publication.” The book, Correspondences, is a collection of short stories written in epistolary form, and includes an unfinished story called “What He’s Poised to Do” that intentionally leaves gaps in the narrative. “The Man is staying in a [...]
Some Thoughts on Prop 8
November 11, 2008 – 9:41 am
While celebrating our decisive victory last week, the one regret many of us have had is the passage of Prop 8 in California, revoking the right to gay marriage. Here Keith Olberman talks about it as eloquently as I wish I could.
NY.2022 at The Guggenheim
November 10, 2008 – 5:30 pm
In conjunction with the opening of their new group show theanyspacewhatever, the Guggenheim presented NY.2022, an “orchestral installation” by Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster and Ari Benjamin Meyers, inspired by Soylent Green (1973), a sci-fi police procedural starring Charlton Heston and set in 2022 in a dystopian New York City. Opening against a backdrop of Alex MacLean’s aerial [...]
The Style Dossier for the Week of 11.07.08
November 7, 2008 – 3:56 pm
Each Friday, Dossier will bring you knowledgeable style commentary, context and inspiration — a roundup of the week’s best style coverage — in no particular order. 1. If Enzo Mari’s not on your radar, he should be. Aside from possessing an amusing penchant for bad behavior, the Italian artist/designer (and dear God don’t try to [...]
Apartamento Issue #02 Release at Matter
November 6, 2008 – 5:36 pm
Last Thursday, I attended the Apartamento Issue #02 launch party, which was, surprisingly, not held at an apartment. The crowd, primarily European art types, gathered at downtown design store Matter to sip on what seemed like an endless supply of Peroni, and toast the second-ever issue of a magazine exclusively devoted to “everyday life interiors.” [...]
