Music We Love :: The Black Ships
Allow me to introduce you to The Black Ships, an up-and-coming band based out of Saratoga Springs, New York, who have raised their sails with a sound that is not only retro but fresh and definitely fun.
Street Artists We Love :: TrustoCorp
If you’re a registered Tea Party Republican, then you should probably look away. But if you’re a part of the 99 percent and refuse to be complacent with the American ‘okie doke’ then allow me to introduce to you the vigilante oriented group known as TrustCorp.
Exhibits We Love :: The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats
The Jewish Museum presents The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats, the first major exhibition in this country to pay tribute to the Caldecott award winning author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats.
Video Art We Love :: Kid Zoom – Process
Video Art We Love :: Kid Zoom – Process – Love seeing an artist at Kid Zoom’s level GOING IN!
Docs We Love :: Who’s Afraid of Ai Weiwei?
A couple of weeks ago I saw this great Frontline doc on artist, Ai Weiwei, one of China’s most prominent and outspoken artists. Since then, Ai has been arrested by the Chinese government on ‘suspicion of economic crimes’, a situation that clearly concerned him at the time of the interviews.
Exhibits We Love :: Miru Kim @ Doosan Gallery
Miru Kim’s solo exhibit, The Pig That Therefore I Am, opens this Thursday, March 24, 2011 at the Doosan Gallery in New York City. This powerful collection of self portraits taken in industrial sow farms around the US raises thoughts of our relationship and treatment of other sentient beings. Please watch Kim’s recent performance in Poland inspired by this series and read her poetic and provocative artist statement. If you haven’t seen our 120 Seconds with Miru, take a couple of minutes to do so. – Moni Vargas
Yuri Shimojo, Artist + Author :: AXIS
Artist and author, Yuri Shimojo, explains how her unconventional upbringing has influenced her many forms of expression throughout the years leading up to her current watercolor paintings.
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