One of Fred Roger’s iconic cardigans have been donated to the Smithsonian’s permanent collection. I like to think that Mr. Rogers’ daily costume change inadvertently made us think about how he managed to be great while so understated—and how we try to live up to his standards. His deliberate clothes-changing routine, which ordinarily could have [...]
Simone Forti, a postmodern American choreographer and musician, will bring her improvisational dance narratives to Los Angeles this summer. She is known for her minimalist dance-constructions using language, movement and writing to form her expressions. Forti has taught in the Department of World Arts and Cultures at UCLA, and has participated in transforming outdoor spaces into theatre; [...]
“The Keith Haring Foundation has scanned Keith’s journals from 1971 to 1989, some of which are featured in Keith Haring: 1978–1982. A page will be posted each day for the duration of the show, which will be on view at the Brooklyn Museum from March 16 through July 8, 2012. The exhibition is the first [...]
Why are people always trying to make fashion, art, and skateboarding hang out? Do orinthology and scrimshaw have this problem? Maybe I’m just hating because the opening for this jam-packed exhibition—which Metallica announced on their website just last week—is invitation-only. Juxtapoz posted this exclusive preview to hold over the hoi-polloi until Monday, when it opens [...]
If you, like me, are stuck in the spare bedroom at your parents’ house this weekend, might I suggest a leisurely stroll through the Valentino archives while you wait for that hot chocolate you were promised over an hour ago? In the wake of a series of majorly successful fashion exhibitions and designer retrospectives around [...]
If you missed the opening for Scott Campbell’s solo show “Noblesse Oblige” at the brand new OHWOW gallery in west LA, you should definitely check it out on your own before it closes in April. SlamxHype posted some amazing photos of the new work on display – Campbell’s cut-currency work is reaching breathtaking levels of [...]
From the de Young Museum newsletter: “Balenciaga and Spain examines the profound and enduring influence of Spain on the work of haute couture master Cristóbal Balenciaga. The impact of Spanish culture, history, and traditions is explored through the recurring themes in Balenciaga’s oeuvre and organized in the exhibition in six sections: Spanish Art, Regional Dress, [...]
“The Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators is proud to present “R. Crumb: Lines Drawn On Paper,” a diverse exhibition of work spanning the past four decades by the inimitable R. Crumb. …exhibit features include such counter-culture icons as Fritz the Cat, Mr. Natural, Shuman the Human, Bo Bo Bolinski, Lenore Goldberg [...]
(via NPR)”At the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, museum goers can dive into the art — literally. They can actually swim in it. The pool is tucked into a dark, back corner of the museum. It’s 3 feet deep, the size of a mini-lap pool, and it’s ringed with small blue lights. An eerie [...]
The MOMA in New York City is presenting a major retrospective of Andy Warhol’s film-based works. This is a must-see for both the iconic and lesser-known films that will be screened in a theater-within-the-museum created specially for this exhibit. Motion Pictures runs until March 21, 2011. Exhibition hours and lecture schedule here. -christina “Andy Warhol: [...]
via Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in NY: “This November, Queen Sofía Spanish Institute will present BALENCIAGA: Spanish Master, the first exhibition to consider the impact of Spain’s culture, history and art on one of its greatest twentieth-century sons, the legendary designer Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895-1972). Hailed as “Fashion’s Picasso” by Cecil Beaton, Balenciaga’s innovations transformed the [...]
Photographer Matt King has posted some pictures from the Haunch of Venison Gallery London’s latest exhibit, Punk on Paper, a sampling of art and other detritus of English punk curated by artist Toby Mott and gathered in an accompanying book. Click here to check out the rest of King’s images, and try to imagine the [...]
