Causes We Love :: Charity:Water’s Unshaken
If you read our blog regularly, you know we’re big supporters of charity:water. UNSHAKEN is their new fund raising campaign specifically to help bring clean water to the people of Haiti. Please take a look at this video to learn more about this cause & how you can help. On World Water Day, Monday, March 22, charity: water will launch UNSHAKEN, a campaign to help Haiti recover by providing long-term water solutions.
One-third of the nation lacked access to safe drinking water before the quake; now, the situation is devastating. charity: water plans to provide sustainable water projects to serve at least 40,000 people through UNSHAKEN. 100% of donations directly fund water projects.
Stop-motion We Love :: Skank – Noites de um Verão Qualquer
One of the great things about Twitter is that in just one click you enter a whole other world. A few minutes ago, my friend @Zebs posted this stop-motion video link and of course I had to check it out. Needless to say it’s DOPE. It’s by the Brazilian band Skank, directed & illustrated by Conrado Almada and produced by Brokolis do Brasil. There’s a short making of video below and you can see the full video here. Enjoy it as much as I did…
Photographers We Love :: Matilde Campodónico
By contributing artist Jennifer Cendaña Armas
Matilde Campodónico: my favorite photographer and a friend I love. Her use of space is wondrous to me, the shapes of her subjects are so crisp, and a sense of curiosity always seems to peek out. I can´t help but think, ¨She is meant to be doing this.¨
I first discovered her photos of musicians. A touch of Google and I found work ranging from past exhibitions to current events photos in The Associated Press. After more Googling and some praying, I had my own session with Mati in Uruguay, where she resides. She is just as fabulous in person as I hoped (and also one great tour guide of Montevideo).
PSAs We Love :: Scarface Pretty Tony: A Health Reform Love Story
When you can’t beat them with reason, information or logic, might as well join them in scandalous, ridiculous misinformation – at least to get their attention. Thanks to the good folks at Kenzo Digital, we can enjoy an entertaining and rather funny look at the claims being made by those folks who do not want to see proper health care reform in this country. One of them being that illegal immigrants will be given health care – which I wouldn’t actually mind if it were true. If you don’t know much about the issues, educate yourself. You can start here http://www.HealthReform.gov
Exhibits We Love :: Ouroboros / White Box Benefit
This Thursday is shaping up to be a busy one for great art. The White Box gallery will be hosting a benefit afterparty complete with video art, Butoh dance, aerials, interactive installations & DJs – all for a $10 suggested donation that includes 3D glasses. Sounds like a great party to me!
Artists We Love :: Chanel Kennebrew / Junkprints.com
I first saw Chanel Kennebrew’s work at the outdoor art fair our girl Toofly & Younity organized this past summer. Let’s just say Chanel is quite prolific & talented. I signed up to get her newsletter and realized that she’ll be speaking at the Asian American Arts Alliance Workshop Series this Thursday on the topic of selling artwork online. If you’ve never visited her site, Junkprints.com, take some time to look around. There’s quite a few handmade bags, dresses, hoodies & limited edition pieces designed by Ms. Chanel in the store. I’ve posted one of my favorites – the Matilda Postcard Set, which is really adorable & affordable at $12. If you’d like to attend her workshop, here’s the info:
Music Videos We Love :: Soil & Pimp Sessions, Pop Korn
I caught Soil & Pimp’s NY debut a few years ago and they absolutely blew me away. It was a jazz show for our generation – vibrant, full of energy executed by highly skilled & talented mad men who commanded their instruments, the stage & all of us in the crowd. Soon it was termed “Death Jazz” which is a fitting description as the frenzy of their show is closer to a death metal gig than a languid, jazz joint.
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