a visual collective outlet of inspiration
visionary director billy wilder hanging out on a chair made especially for him by his friend, the one and only charles eames. not bad to have friends in low places. by sv
tomorrow started
hitchcocka
a supremely awesome polish advertisement for vertigo. by sv
ask: stefan sagmeister — graphic designer
my favorite _____ is:
-villain: klaus kinski in my best fiend
-book: a man in love, karl ove knausgaard
-smell: comme de garcon, kyoto
-film: adaptation by spike jonze
-band/musician/composer: king crimson
-artist: james turrell
–city: new york city
-restaurant/ bar: el bulli
-drink/ cocktail: ginger tea
-decade: 2004-2014
-sport: running
-advice: stay small
-food: tiny bow (chinese dumplings)
-prized possession: my dad’s watch
way to go (die): in bed, either alone or with somebody lovely
disintegrator
brooklyn artist john avelluto experiments with easily comprehensible forms, but are they? what appears to be a sheet of graph paper is not; the forced perspective encourages the onlooker to make what they can out of this brilliant commentary on materialization. the exhibit opens tonight at the studio 10 gallery, a must-see if you are in the neighborhood (you could even stop by before you go and see this.) by sv
this weekend in williamsburg
if you happen to be meandering around brooklyn this upcoming spring-filled weekend, be sure to stop by the domino sugar factory for kara walker’s new installation. it reminds me of this scene from the neverending story, which is reason enough to check it out. by lil
johnny cash’s things to do
pretty succinct regimen for the man in black. by sv
quote of the day
“nothing was ever in tune. people just blindly grabbed at whatever there was: communism, health foods, zen, surfing, ballet, hypnotism, group encounters, orgies, biking, herbs, catholicism, weight-lifting, travel, withdrawal, vegetarianism, india, painting, writing, sculpting, composing, conducting, backpacking, yoga, copulating, gambling, drinking, hanging around, frozen yogurt, beethoven, bach, buddha, christ, tm, h, carrot juice, suicide, handmade suits, jet travel, new york city, and then it all evaporated and fell apart. people had to find things to do while waiting to die. i guess it was nice to have a choice.”
-charles bukowski, women, 1978
jayne mansfield for president
a beautiful spoof on the 1964 presidential election. vote jane or bust! by sv
some thoughts on kindness
macarthur fellow and one of my personal favorite living authors mr. george saunders reminds us (in an animated trailer by tim bierbaum) that the greatest gift we can give is to be kind. it is all too often that human beings forget this; kindness is the brilliance that transcends time. by sv
quote of the day
-j.d. salinger, the catcher in the rye
the little foxes
ah, ruth elizabeth (bette) davis as the terrifyingly succinct regina in william wyler’s the little foxes is playing at BAM this weekend. no better place for a retrospective, no better time than a sunny new york weekend. read more about the film here. by sv
marquez by avedon
here is the second session richard avedon and gabriel garcia marquez shared in 2004. the first attempt was in 1976, but the photographer considered the portrait a “failure” according to the new yorker. this failure, however, emerged in avedon as a desire–he sought to photograph the late author again; finally getting his wish nearly thirty years later. and what a success it turned out to be that time around. goodnight, sweet prince. by sv
