a visual collective outlet of inspiration
i’ll take two please. or a carton? by sv
quote of the day
“the fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid.”
-j.d. salinger, nine stories
ICY AND SOT
this incredible street art can be found today through august 25th at openhouse 379 broome in nolita. these installations, composed by iranian artists icy and sot, concentrate on the parallels between the worlds of love and hate, war and peace, and hope and despair. i tend to divulge in the mystery between life and death, but i suppose that is transfixed in the midst of all these other concepts. the designs from tehran have previously been in turin, paris and several places in brazil. if you are in the new york area this weekend, there’s no excuse but to check these out. if you head over tonight, you can hear the iranian punk band the yellow dogs. by sv
Smoking Samurai kill kill kill
sounds like an PSA for non smoking…. but actually this is toshiro mifune and tatsuya nakadai smoking on the set of sanjuro or yojimbo as i remember it… reminds me of SV and I on our daily balcony outing…. this is an amazing film of course by akira kurosawa. i’ll be sure to watch them all once again this week since i’ll be home alone in the dark woods. by dd
super light
finally got my nike flyknit shoes. because they are made of yarns and fabric variations they are super light. now i have no excuse to not go running… by wn
always a taxi driver
robert deniro with handgun… i thought in this scene he had a shaved head or was that after? by xy
never the conformist
jean louis trintignant with handgun. by dd
is that a chair you’re sitting on…
or are you just happy to see me? just a couple of unrecognizable geniuses hanging out. from left to right, george nelson – one of the founders of american modernism and angular poseur, edward wormley – dunbar designer but clearly not your typical model, earo saarinen –finnish designer and pipe smoker, harry bertoia – italian-born artist, sculptor, chin-holding enthusiast and modern furniture designer, the one and only charles eames – quintessential contributions to modern architecture, furniture, graphic design, fine art, and film (what a show-off) and lastly, jens risom – danish furniture designer and tie-tucker. party on, guys. by sv
how will you renegade?
did anybody else get one? by ak
angels of dreams
must be so sweet to have someone so close. to all the twins. by dd
rehearsals of extinct anatomies
Brothers Quay -1987- Rehearsals for Extinct… by petitlolotechre
the brothers quay and their surrealist tendencies. my dreams looked like this over the weekend, monochromatic and disturbing. by sv
a beautiful lie
model martha streck featured in photographs by taka mayumi for the french revue de modes. the series is called ‘a beautiful lie’ perhaps because it explores the paradigms between that which is sensational, and yet psychologically distorted. the first shot would look perfect poster-sized and in my bedroom, but that’s an entirely different conversation. by sv
