Articles Posted in the ART Category
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Installation view of Nick Cave at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
Though Nick Cave’s Sound Suits appear whimsical with their mishmash of colorful, festive-looking materials, the unconventional, wearable sculptures have a less joyful origin story.
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Beefcake: Adonis Photography by Antonio Pulgarin
Beefcake a.k.a. Adonis: Black & Adonis: White are two sides of the photo series by Antonio Pulgarin inspired by vintage beefcake imagery of the 1950’s and 60’s. Antonio’s concept for the shoot develops in two directions one with the use of bright lighting , and cast shadow; Where the Black series uses shadow as it prominent element gently painting and exposing with precisely placed light on the forms on these beautiful men’s bodies.
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WATCH: RuPaul’s SUPERMODEL (2013 Edit) by Marco Ovando feat. The Drag Race All-Stars
Marco Ovando injects high glamour into his remake of RuPaul’s hit song” Supermodel” The video shot in contrasted black in white features most of the famous faces like Raja, Sharon Needles, Detox, Manila Luzon, Milan, Alaska, Carmen Carrera, with cameos by Amanda Lepore, Heidi Glum, Jordan Fox & Epiphany. Get into it.
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The Films of Absurdist Video Art Genius: Shaye Saint John
SHAYE SAINT JOHN (USA) is a performer and video artist. Considered the GodMother of Absurdist Video Art, the character of Shaye exploded onto YouTube with a reality based horror show that defined the absurdity of the times. An ex-model, in a car crash and now outfitted with prosthetics, Shaye takes to the camera creating insane diets, working various angles to get back into the scene, and repeating unforgettable aphorisms mimicking the social media language that subsequently emerged.
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TOM OF FINLAND, The first American museum exhibition at MOCA
Artist Richard Hawkins tours Bob Mizer & Tom of Finland, the first American museum exhibition devoted to the art of Mizer (1922-1992) and Touko Laaksonen, a.k.a. “Tom of Finland” (1920-1991), at MOCA Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. Hawkins, who guest co-curated the exhibition with MOCA Curator Bennett Simpson, examines selections from the first-ever presentation of catalogue boards of Mizer’s Athletic Model Guild studios,
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PHOTOS: Warrior Stance by Steven Klein for W magazine March 2014
Warrior Stance – ‘Out-of-this-world fashion claws its way into the limelight.’ Horde of beauties; Maria Borges, Joan Smalls, Daria Strokous, Catherine Mcneil, Meghan Collison, Ajak Deng, Lily Donaldson , Fei Fei Sun, Jamie Bochert And Christina Kruse poses for Steven Klein, showcasing a diverse types of warriors in attire by likes of Vionnet, Proenza Schouler, Tom Ford, & Vera Wang, styled together by Edward Enninful for the March issue of W Magazine. Hair by Orlando Pita, Makeup by Kabuki.
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Tangible Spirits: The Photography of Phyllis Galembo
In the realm of the spirit world, the mask is more than mere facade. It is utterly transformative. The man in the mask—and it is nearly always a man—may speak in a different voice, move differently, behave differently, because he is a different being. The mask is put on. The line between reality and illusion, god and man, life and death blurs. The masked man is not playing a role. He becomes the role.
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Mike Kelley Retrospective at MoMa PS1- Photos and Video from the Entire Show
In the case that you may have missed the once in a lifetime experience that was the Mike Kelley Retrospective that took over the entire MoMA PS1 museum through February 2nd, 2014; Featured here exclusively on Fierth is the entire show as it was presented.
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Mindblowing Morphing Paper Sculptures Exhibited in NYC Chelsea Gallery
At first glance, the sculptures sitting in New York’s Klein Sun Gallery appear to be impeccable recreations of Greco-Roman porcelain masterpieces. Seconds later, the gallery’s assistant is stretching and twisting what looks like the solid, chiseled cheekbones of Michelangelo’s David into a giant slinky.
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MATTHEW BARNEY’S ZOMBIE SEX OPERA FILM OPENS IN BROOKLYN
Seven years in the making, five and a half hours long, shot with a cast of hundreds in an abandoned RV dealership in Los Angeles, a cathedral and defunct steel mill in Detroit, and a flooding replica of Norman Mailer’s house floating on a barge down the East River – Matthew Barney and Jonathan Bepler’s River of Fundament finally debuts with a world premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music tomorrow night, playing through Sunday. It’s “a story of Egyptian gods and the seven stages of reincarnation, alongside the rise and fall of the American car industry.”
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