I first met Curtis Mann when he arrived with a small backpack at my San Francisco apartment to spend five nights on an inflatable mattress in my living room. He was there to give a lecture on his work at California College of the Arts, where I was a graduate student, and to surf as [...]
Category Archives: Interviews
In Conversation with Peter Miles
October 10, 2011 – 5:10 pm
Peter Miles is behind some of today’s finest contemporary art direction and design. His work can be identified by immaculate spacing, tight cropping and striking fonts. Peter established himself in London, graduating from Royal College of Art before co-founding Fuel,an agency set up to dismantle the design industry. He then moved on to New York [...]
In Conversation with tUnE-yArDs
October 6, 2011 – 10:48 am
Image by Sarah Moroz Merrill Garbus, founder of the musical project tUnE-yArDs, was sporting some serious face paint when I first saw her perform. It stretched from her left eyebrow to right cheek, transforming her into a David Bowie-esque stage warrior wielding vocal gymnastics with her deep voice. She performed instrumental acrobatics in tandem, puncturing [...]
WhaiWhai: The Pegleg
September 28, 2011 – 11:04 am
When I was in grade school, New York City was heralded as the world’s “melting pot,” an anthropomorphic melding of cultures. Today, word is that teachers have moved onto a “salad” analogy, arguing that while the various human ingredients harmoniously mix and mingle, they retain their separate identities. Whichever school you subscribe to, one of [...]
My R.E.M. Memories
September 22, 2011 – 3:38 pm
R.E.M. announced late yesterday that it is officially splitting up after a three-decade run as one the seminal bands in modern American music. The news of this break is sure to throw their fans into an intense memory whirlpool. I guarantee iTunes is experiencing a heavy influx of shoppers while recollections of R.E.M.’s vast oeuvre are strong today. [...]
Mirror Mirror, Interiors
July 12, 2011 – 4:04 pm
In their newest video, Interiors, Mirror Mirror cast Rumi Missabu, legendary member of the 60′s psychedelic drag troupe The Cockettes, as their hermetic heroine. Dressed in a stark black dress designed by Lauren Devine, with metallic cones extending from each of his fingers, Rumi slinks around a white abyss mouthing lyrics about reclusiveness. The effect of [...]
In Conversation with Andria Crescioni
June 27, 2011 – 10:23 am
Designer Andria Crescioni marries tradition with innovation. Describing her work as “modern interpretations of traditional silhouettes – utilizing techniques from the past to create pieces for the present,” the recent graduate of Parsons School of Design creates contemporary garments informed by traditional artisan crafts and natural materials. Fresh from the completion of her Spring/Summer collection [...]
Maria Minerva
June 22, 2011 – 7:14 pm
Maria Juur, also known as Maria Minerva has made me a curious cat, so I presented her with some questions to satisfy my growing hunger. The outcome is some gourmet soul food for you. Click “Read More” for the interview. Photos by Marek Chorzepa.
AKA Berlin
June 1, 2011 – 8:45 am
AKA is a tattoo studio, a gallery, a café, a performance space, and a foster home for all kind of artistic stray cats. According to Zitty, Berlin’s equivalent of Time Out, it’s the best shop/store/art space of 2010. Dossier was excited to sit down and talk shop with Jon John, who together with partner-in-crime Valentin [...]
Ball-Nogues
May 31, 2011 – 7:46 am
Gaston Nogues and Benjamin Ball joined forces in 2004 and formed Ball-Nogues. In 2007 they won The Museum of Modern Arts PS1 Young Architects Program Competition and recently their work became part of the permanent collection of MoMA. Ball-Nogues work embodies monumental deterioration – personal humor, contemporary scenarios and nostalgic ideals. It is simultaneously rough, urban, [...]
