Archive for October, 2008

Last night I had the privilege of being invited to an opening at Melanie Flood Projects. The show was an exhibition of photographs by Austrian artist, Maximilian Haidacher (see my earlier post here)—not only was the work itself great, but the venue… oh the venue!
In an effort to propose an alternative to Chelsea’s beloved “white [...]


slowly but oh so surely, the zines are coming together…


aaron huey

29Oct08

it has been a while since i wrote anything about photography… so here: a slice of americana brought to you by the multiple lenses of photographer aaron huey.
these were culled from a collection of 56 beautiful images. they are clearly specific to a very particular environment, but when you put them together like this they [...]


greg and i chilling at the ooga booga booth (thanks julia!)


HELLAWEEN

27Oct08

this is awesome! my buddy andrew just clued me into this free kitsune noir release: a 50min halloween-themed mixtape by punchy (thanks!) —featured artists include justice, lil wayne, mgmt, tegan & sara, vampire weekend, missy elliott, santogold, daft punk, cut copy, the black kids, michael jackson… and more. click it; get it!
happy halloween, kids.


meet hillary, john, and barack’s “Miis.” (what? kbai):


fun times working at the ny art book fair, this weekend: i met some great people, saw some great books, heard some great music… and acquired some really great stuff! my loot included an ny art book fair tshirt, a nieves tote bag, and a beautifully illustrated artist’s zine by jonathan ryan storm/islands fold. check [...]


VITAMIN D: NEW PERSPECTIVES IN DRAWING (Phaidon)

want want want want want want want want waaant!


Siggi Eggertsson is a 24-year-old artist/designer from Akureyri, Iceland. Now he divides his time between London and Berlin, busy making these (and many more) amazing illustrations:


amazing

22Oct08

i found this old-school family portrait today. it changed my life a little bit, so now i’m sharing it with you! (ps: not my family… obvs).

i also came across this (below), and promptly died inside. two questions: why? and… will i ever, one day, maybe be this cool?