Exhibits We Love :: Kehinde Wiley, The World Stage: Israel
Kehinde Wiley’s The World Stage: Israel is exhibited at the Roberts & Tilton Gallery until May 28, 2011 in Los Angeles. Among the subjects of Mr. Wiley’s paintings are Ethiopian Jews whose families immigrated to Israel and gained citizenship between the years of 1984 and 1991. Please watch Dwayne Rodgers’ short film below to learn more about these beautiful people and project. “My reason for being here is to make beautiful paintings; to make artwork that talks about a place and about a people and about a history.” Kehinde Wiley
We are so happy to be here to see this exhibit first hand. Read our past review of this series from Brazil in 2009. – Moni Vargas
Videos We Love :: Blitz the Ambassador
Blitz the Ambassador raps for his brothers on Black Stars squad w/ percussive instrument, the koshka. The squad have reached World Cup Quarterfinals after beating the US team on Saturday, making them the only African team left in the running in South Africa. Blitz is a HUGE soccer fan, thus these videos he made before the World Cup; he is currently celebrating these victory’s on his tour in Europe.
Exhibits We Love :: Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century
Known as the grandfather of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson truly revolutionized the art of photo journalism. From the 1930s through the end World War II, Bresson travelled the world and captured stunning in-the-moment photographs that changed the entire industry. With over 300 photographs on display, this exhibit is worth a trip to MoMA. The exhibit is running until June 28th, so be sure to check it out! -Elliot Lobell
Stories We Love :: The Making of The Wooster Collective
Wooster Collective is a website created by Marc + Sara Schiller, dedicated to showcasing and celebrating ephemeral art placed on streets in cities around the world. Recently Marc Schiller kicked off SMartCamp, an interactive arts conference centered on Social Media x Arts. During his keynote speech, he broke down why + how the whole Wooster Collective site got created as well as shedding some light on some great art + ideas regarding arts and technology. Check it out…
Videos We Love :: Johnnie Walker – The Man Who Walked Around the World
I came across this video at the end of last year while checking out a few blog posts boasting “the best web clips of 2009″. While browsing I catch a title for a video i’d never heard of called “The Man Who Walked The World”. I thought “good title” let’s see what it’s all about…
Stop Motions We Love :: The ESPC Europe Human Experience
What do you get when you mix 316 actors + 658 tee-shirts + 4198 photos + a good cause? One hell of a bad ass stop motion video. Check it out…
articles we love :: 10 ancient greek tips for coping with our high-tech world
Ten ancient Greek tips for coping with our high-tech world
The ancient philosophers knew a thing or two about life, and even in the internet age we can still benefit from their wisdom.
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