refuse to become one of the common herd
reinforce your will power
resist the blandishments of madison avenue
use cigarettes as a creative toy
find new things to do with your hands
to reply to pp’s post: how to make smoking uncool? alfred gescheidt already had some ideas in 1964. See some pieces of his “30 ways to stop smoking” series. by lil
great ironic work from the master of commercial still life photography. guido mocafico collected over the years some cheap fake perfume bottles he found in various cities street shops and put them in a book. by pp.
probably one of the nicest hotel in the world in probably one of the nicest place in the world. the grand hotel nord-pinus in Arles used to house the bullfighters when in town for the corridas. miss rampling here was photographed by helmut newton in the bullfighters room where they prepare before the fight and where the crowd cheers them from the balcony before taking them to the arena (the mirror and chairs are still there). the rooms and the hotel are filled with artwork from the likes of peter lindbergh, peter beard to name a few. a must see (must stay) by pp.
i bet she could beat james, seen here. by sv
i guess you can still find a few places to get super 8 film on sale, like yale labs in la, spectra and pro8, etc. to buy some back stocks. but if all else fails, comment here and we’ll pass it on, cause we’re so lame and digital now days. by uh
sarah moon always explains her photographic style by saying she’s near sighted, so focusing is impossible. by pp.
take a stroll on the cliffs thinking about paul bowls after watching a movie at the cinematheque and ending on the terrasse of the nord pinus sounds like a good day. great pics of tangier by salva lopez. by pp.
absolutely in love with these amazing architectural pictures from photog Nicholas alan cope . Reminds me of the work of lucien herve on whom we posted something few weeks ago. by pp.
selections from jehad nga’s “green book series” on display now until july 12th at the bonni benrubi gallery
above plate: 24 x 30″, edition of 8 – $4,000.00 – 40 x 50″, edition of 5 – $7,500.00
above plate: 24 x 30″, edition of 8 – $4,000.00 – 40 x 50″, edition of 5 – $7,500.00
love the idea of these series by friend and foe, the new york times photographer jehad nga… it’s a little gerard richter, if richter was a hacker or a coder. here’s a little blurb about the process and the ideas in the work: “selections from jehad nga’s green book series on display now at the bonni benrubi gallery on 57th and madison, nyc. completed last year, the series takes it’s name from the green book, a short book setting out the philosophies of former libyan leader muammar gaddafi. the project saw the artist ‘intercepting’ censored images from the internet in libya, converting them into binary code, and combining them with the code of each chapter of the green book. the result is an unsettling, and oddly beautiful group of images created entirely from preexisting data. each print while visually magnetic for it’s striking primary palette and digital abstract forms, also asks sobering questions about technology, government and our place in the digital age.”
“nga’s assignments have found him covering stories in somalia, kenya, iraq, liberia, libya, darfur, ethiopia and iran. his work frequently appears in such respected publications as the new york times, the new york times, time magazine and forbes, among others. in 2005, nga was awarded the picture of the year international award (POYI) for his coverage of the darfurian war and chadian refugee crisis. he received it again in 2006 for his coverage of operation steel in iraq. in 2005, nga also received first, second and third places from the chinese international press photographers for his coverage in uganda, chad and darfur, as well as the “top 30 under 30″ award by photo district news.” artists website. by uh
photographer marlene marino for dazed and confused. by nk
not always a fan of miles aldridge’s imagery but this is a really great shot of his wife from an old “paradis” magazine. full story here. by pp.
lara stone by tyronne lebon for i.d magazine by lil
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