Saturday May 26 | Cool Hunting
Link About It: This Week's Picks
Narrated by Tom Waits, this cleverly edited video breaks down John Baldessari's life in a mere six minutes for a brief history lesson on the artist dubbed a "surrealist for the digital age". With over 200 solo shows and a handful of significant awards comprising his portofolio, the LACMA-commissioned video is a short rundown of how Baldessari ... (more)
Capturing New York in Scraps of Paper
'Let's Start keeping this green." "I'm in love with the search." "Apple Bank." "New Yorkers aren't better than anyone else, we just dress it." "Never forget nine eleven." Hundreds of such phrases are written on Simon Evans's "New York," a 2012 collage resembling a wall of skinny, multicolored bricks.
Berlin's New Airport Racks Up Delays Even Before It Opens
Karin Flehmig arrived at the new airport here recently, grabbed her suitcase off the baggage belt and walked outside.
Exhibit shows Grosz's take on Dallas in '52
This undated photo provided by the Dallas Museum of Art shows a 1952 oil on canvas by artist George Grosz titled "Dallas Skyline." A series of works created by Grosz in 1952 illustrating the city of Dallas are going on exhibit beginning Sunday, May 20, 2012, at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Here's how to travel 25,000 miles without a penny
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Initially catching our eye at the recent NADA NYC fair, Michael Bauer has made an impression in the European art market for years with his energetically moody compositions.
Earlier this week, Sami Rohr Prize Choice Award Winner Dr. Abigail Green wrote about the making of a good biography.
Roman Totenberg's Remarkable Life And Death
My father, world-renowned virtuoso violinist and teacher Roman Totenberg, whose professional career spanned nine decades and four continents, died early Tuesday morning at the age of 101.
Berlin Says 'Willkommen' to General Assembly
General Assembly , a 20,000-square-foot, New York-based coworking space opened in January 2011, is continuing its international expansion this summer with the opening of a Berlin campus.
Randall's Island Hosts NYC's First Frieze Art Fair
The British are Cominga and the Chinese, the French, the Russians, and the Braziliansa A The most important contemporary art fair in London is coming to New York this weekend, May 4-7.A Frieze New York will be like no other.A It takes place on Randall's Island in the East River , housed in a specially commissioned tent designed by SO - Il , a ... (more)
From Brooklyn to Berlin, Pianist Explores New Jazz
Though his current album was just be released in February, Benny Lackner is already busy composing his next album, which is inspired by his five-month old daughter, Emilia.
Willow Smith Music Video: Star Goes Global For 'Do It Like Me (Rockstar)'
Well, not really, but the pint-size pop star does offer us a glimpse into her jetsetting lifestyle in the video for "Do It Like Me " as she appropriately rocks out on urban rooftops and recreates Abbey Road .
Recording of May 2012: Centennial
Ryan Truesdell: Centennial: Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans Ryan Truesdell, conductor; 35 musicians including those mentioned in text, plus: Scott Robinson, Charles Pillow, reeds; Greg Gisbert, trumpet; Marcus Rojas, tuba; Romero Lubambo, guitar; Lewis Nash, drums ArtistShare AS0114 .
Everyone's Looking for a Fix in Chronicling a Crisis
At a midcareer impasse, Israeli director Amos Kollek turns the camera on himself, logging confessionals on his DV and walking the streets of Manhattan in a last-ditch search for inspiration.
New York And Berlin: A Tale Of Two Unequal Cities
As a native New Yorker now living in Berlin, I am constantly amazed at how often these two cities are compared to each other.
New York's New Tallest Building, As Seen from Above
Photographer Camilo JosA© Vergara writes for LightBox about his photographs of the World Trade Center taken over the past 41 years.