perfumes and custom blended scents sourced from around the globe infuse the interior of MiN apothecary and atelier on crosby street, ny. leather chesterfields and dark woods serve as a backdrop for fragrances and fancy candles for the home, housed under bell jars. perfumes are curated from niche european brands and mixed to order. this is the destination for that one of a kind scent you won’t find at a bland department store counter. by cp
established in 1526, beretta is an italian family-owned store in the upper east side. providing a great selection of rifles, shotguns, knives and hunting attire in a three-story townhouse, dangerous things are being sold there with elegance and genuine interest. by ak
nyc’s newest hood. and of course there’s a fuckin tshirt (but for a good cause). by m+m
iconic sweedish legs. by xy
blood sweat and tears? well not quite, lets skip the blood.
it will all end in tears…. or in an armpit. polish artist martynka wawrzyniak demonstrates…
martynka wawrzyniak with sam and dawn goldworm
ucef hanjani and martynka wawrzyniak
photographer richard kern
“smell me” by martynka wawrzyniak was the perfect visceral self-portrait. one so intimate and original that either no one ever dared to do it, or one so intimate no one would have come to see it. that’s just 2 of the many good reasons why i went to see it.
“working with a research team of hunter college chemistry students under the guidance of professor donna mcgregor the artist underwent multiple experiments to collect aromatic elements from her body. she was subject to rigorous sessions to extract the concentrated essence of her sweat, tears, and hair to create an olfactory-based self-portrait that will engage visitors in a visceral form of communication without visuality as primary form.” – original post
the show will be up 10-20-2012 to 11-18-20012, at the new envoy gallery on 87 rivington street. with thanx to 12.29. by dd
cool posters for sleep no more and their carnival themed halloween party at the mckittrick hotel. by cp
i guess everything has been discussed about this book already but it’s such a beautiful portrait of a city, an era, two people… it’s just great. by pp.
musician/dj quinn luke aka bing-ji-ling
ucef hanjani of the collective selectors ceft colaition
jamaican record producer clive chin
amsterdams dj jaziah
our friends at “here we go now” have compiled a series of music compilations from various DJs in NY and beyond, including the legendary jamaican record producer clive chin of new yorks miss lilly’s. if you happen to have the patience to wait for the damn stream to load (pending your connection: mine took 2 minutes and 19″ seconds to be exact) this eclectic mix of reggae funk and electronica by the ceft coalition spanning over an hour of music is worth a listen (click here to load stream). my other fav is of course anything from clive as well as the mix by princess christiens socceaneanana. happy listening. photos courtesy of gerald forster. by pr
the other day, saturdays surf throw a party for the launch of their magazine, the issue one is beautiful, designed by our friend javas, the man about town. lovely! more here by pp.
this tote bag pretty much sums up the movement. the genteel folks vs the aggressive bulls. i dont need to say who wins the battle. $7 (cash only) available at saint marks bookstore. wonder who gets the money… probably another bull. by xy
on view at the kunstgaleriebonn gallery in bonn from june 6th to july 20, 2012
detail: the lines are actually thread glued down one at a time
“the thread has been adhered to the paper. the second layer… is adhered to the paper… at the intersections.”
incredible detail “drawing” by hadi tabatabi. that is if you can call them drawings, granted they are included in the sally & waynn kramarsky epic works-on-paper collection next to richard tuttle, robert smithson, jasper johns, eva hesse, donald judd, richard serra, john cage, and on and on. this new series is constructed with thread, a common material used by the artist in past work, but never in this manner… “in this new work there are two layers of thread. one layer sits directly on the paper, and the whole length of the thread has been adhered to the paper. the second layer which is perpendicular to the first layer sits on top of the first layer and is adhered to the paper only at the ends and to the first layer thread at the intersections.” this kind of patience and detail is something of an anomaly in our time, and that is exactly why i love this work. of course, nothing is like seeing these up-close. i bought a piece last year in new york from the danese gallery. if you are in germany in june/july check out the show “papier/paper III” at the kunstgaleriebonn, in bonn june 6th to july 20, and at the denese again in new york, june 14 through august 17. by wk
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