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 Art is a language and is the fastest form of communication. Art is everywhere, in everything we look at. It is powerful and more and more corporations are trying to plug into it. Rather than labeling or differentiating progressive creatives as “avant-garde,” Mercedes Benz created a project and digital interview magazine that documents personal views on . . . → Read More: Mike D’s Transmissions LA: AV Club  Master glassblower Jeff Zimmerman (R 20th Century) is currently showing his most recent collection of biomorphic lighting and sculpture. Zimmerman is a top tier artist in his medium and Duke & Duke gallery in West Hollywood, just down the street from Urth Café, is the perfect showcase for his installation. My personal favorites were the pool of illuminated Milk . . . → Read More: Zimmerman’s Organic Glass @ Duke & Duke  I recently caught up with sister-soldier Tamika Rivera at her home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. She explained how her spirituality has led her into designing Cuyo jewerly and described the concurrent blessings at work with Gahaya Links. Rivera shared her prosperous happenings and the healing powers that come from creating. Designer Tamika Rivera Rivera is a tall woman . . . → Read More: The Magic in Cuyo Jewelry  The invitation-only component of the Armory Show, Armory Focus, turned it’s attention to the robust arts community of the Nordic countries for it’s third edition. Armory Focus:The Nordic Countries featured 19 of the most exciting galleries from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland. It was no surprise to catch Icelandic goddess and music icon Bjork, . . . → Read More: The Armory Show 2012: 14th Edition Pt. 2  Leave a comment  Art  Armory Focus: The Nordic Countries, Baro Galeria, Coutrney Smith, Daniel Arshem, Daniel Knorr, Faride Lashai, Fredericks & Frieser, Galerie Anhava, Galerie Nachst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarwalder, Galleria Continua, Gonzalez y Gonzalez, i8 Gallery, Jack Shainman Gallery, JAMM, Jota Castro, Laura Lancaster, Leila Heller Gallery, Leon Golub, Leondro Erlich, Mary Reid Kelley, Mona Hatoum, Monique Meloche Gallery, Nick Cave, Odili Donald Odita, Olaf Ureliasson, Paco Pomet, Patrick Jacobs, Perogi Gallery, Peter Funch, Pier 93, Ricardo Alcaide, Richard Heller Gallery, Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Sean Kelly, The Armory Show 2012, Tommi Gronlund, V1 Gallery, Workplace Gallery  The Armory Show is the most important annual international American art fair. More than 60, 000 visitors attended this year’s fourteenth edition of the fair, as 228 exhibitors participated in the dynamic event that took place at Piers 92 and 94 earlier this month, in New York City. The global market was well represented. In total, 157 . . . → Read More: The Armory Show 2012: 14th Edition Leave a comment Art Allen Jones, Armand Bartos Fin Art, Bjork, Christopher Cutts Gallery, David Janis Gallery, DC Moore Gallery, Doug and Mike Starn, Gary Snyder Gallery, James Barron Art, Jason Martin, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Malborough Gallery, Manolo Valdes, Mark Sijan, Matthew Weinstien, Rosa Pondick, Sadamasa Montonaga, Sol LeWitt, Sven Luken, The Armory Show 2012, The Armory Show-Modern, Wetterling Gallery, Whitestone Gallery, Whitfield Lovell  Part Two of collection favorites from Fall / Winter 2012 designer runway shows. Let’s recap: Lots of capes, caplets and small wraps. Many hues of dirty yellow were incorporated into neutral palates and the colorful collections are extremely bold and bright – good pieces in a broad price range. Ankle and capri length pants open a . . . → Read More: Fall / Winter ’12 Collection Favorites Pt. 2  The designer fashion shows for Fall / Winter 2012 are as usual, an eye full of style inspiration. Thank goodness for Style.com and their fashion show index. A slideshow on my computer can never compete with the energy and glamor of the catwalk but they do however, make my research a one stop pop. High fashion is . . . → Read More: Fall / Winter ’12 Collection Favorites Pt. 1  The passing of Whitney Houston has me feeling a very specific melancholy. What Whitney brought to the table is far more important than just a powerful voice. Whitney was the first female black “pop” superstar. She broke open that door – the one that labels black entertainers “urban,” or “soul,” and conditions society to perpetuate categories . . . → Read More: My Memories of Working with Whitney  Kate Crash is one of a kind! If your looking to catch a gig that is every bit entertaining and fun as it is good music then Crash fits the bill. Crash is like a splice of Ziggy Stardust and Harajuki cosplay, fused with the fierceness of Joan Jett and the performance value of Iggy Pop. . . . → Read More: The Power of Kate Crash  The Kalpa butoh performance at the Getty Museum on January 20, 2012, left me empowered and speechless. Hirokazu Kosaka’s site-specific sculptural and performative installation was the official kick off to Pacific Standard Time’s, 11-day Performance and Public Art Festival – a celebration long overdue. My original understanding of butoh was that it is a Japanese originated dance . . . → Read More: Hirokazu Kosaka’s “Kalpa” for Pacific Standard Time  No recording can beat this raw acoustic performance. The musical gods play reincarnation in this young woman’s voice. The recognizable influences are endless, old and new. Selah Sue is a twenty-two year old, Belgian musician and songwriter. Watch this video as she closes her eyes and dives into herself. When her eyes reopen there is . . . → Read More: Selah Sue Burns up Europe with her Soulful Sound  Having invested most of my life to wardrobe expression, I had to catch Tiffany Trenda’s Urban Devotion, performance installation at the 21st edition of Photo LA. As arrivals stepped onto the red carpet, Trenda welcomed guests to the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium this past weekend. Costumed in a clinical white leotard with a futuristic, chest plate, . . . → Read More: Tiffany Trenda Performs @ Photo LA 
A Thousand Thieves on Nowness.com. Some performers need all the bells and whistles while others can depend on their raw talent to make hearts cry and heads spin. When super-producer Daniel Lanois (U2, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Willie Nelson) recruits an unknown, young singer-songwriter to his band Black Dub, you can be certain that word will . . . → Read More: An Exclusive Look at Trixie Whitley’s “A Thousand Thieves” video  Once upon a time, I was an assistant but not just any assistant, I was the right-hand to one Mr. Kevin Stewart. To this day, I still have not met a man as debonair as this celebrated fashionista. Often referred to on the streets of New York as “Professor Badass,” I can attest that Kevin is, . . . → Read More: Men’s Style Profile: Kevin Stewart  Taryn Simon (b.1975) is one of the most important photographers of our time. The depth of her work is critical as she “redocuments” sensitive events, places and people. Her works are conceptually subversive, sociopolitical exposés. I first met Taryn Simon at Vibe when my colleague, George Pitts, took a chance on the recent Brown University graduate and . . . → Read More: The Redocuments of Taryn Simon  It’s rare attending art shows that end up with everyone in the room dancing, but who can resist when the art is radiating positive energy and Numberonederful is spinning all vinyl. The Belgian transplant, Chase, opened his one-night-only show at the Venice boardwalk’s infamous Blue House this past week. No one loves Chase more than Venice Beach. . . . → Read More: The Art of Chase @ The Blue House, Venice Beach 
“Without freedom of speech there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.” – Ai Wei Wei Ai Wei Wei is a Chinese contemporary artist with an infamous propensity for getting into trouble for his political criticisms. Recently released from prison, where he spent 81 days without any initial (official), charges filed, Ai is a high profile, . . . → Read More: Ai Wei Wei’s Zodiac Heads @ LACMA 
“I have always been a performance artist who sings through the violin.” – Hahn-Bin Hahn-Bin is the Miles Davis of classical music and the Karl Lagerfeld of the violin virtuoso. He is a true individual and his fashionable performances transcend conventional presentations. Born in Seoul, Korea, Hahn-Bin began his violin studies at age five. He made his first . . . → Read More: Hahn-Bin: Fashion’s Favorite Violin Virtuoso  In the lastest installment for the Pacific Standard Time video campaign, O’Shea Jackson, the rapper and actor also known as Ice Cube, talks about his love for architecture and how the work of legendary designers Charles and Ray Eames continues to inspire him. Ice Cube has long been passionate about architecture and studied architectural drafting at the . . . → Read More: Ice Cube Celebrates the Eames: Pacific Standard Time 
I caught wind of Ace Norton a couple of years ago, through my good friend and musician, Santigold. Ace is a generation younger than me and one of those rare young directors that triggered a delirium, where I was wishing I could start costume designing videos all over again. His projects are a costume designers playground. Norton’s . . . → Read More: Men’s Style Profile: Ace Norton 
When illumination hits and you can visualize what it is you want, next is taking all the right steps to get it. The aspiring curator goes into debt obtaining all the degrees in a specific art history niche, in hope that someday he or she will land that prestigious museum position. The young writer starts out . . . → Read More: The Euphoria of Ryan McGinley  When you are done wearing your Toms to death (which is not hard to do), I recommend stepping up the quality and investing in the Fold Lo by United Nude. The Fold Lo, also comes in many textile options but is built to last. United Nude’s Creative Designer, Rem D Koolhass is a . . . → Read More: Out with the Old and In with the Fold @ United Nude 
Kudos to Complex Magazine for their, Ten Female Photographers We Have a Crush On, online article. Most recently I was researching female photographers and came across a 100 Most Influential Photographers of all Time list. To my dismay, there were only 12 female photographers listed. Yes, folks you read correctly, 12 female photographers out of 100. Unfortunately, . . . → Read More: Ten Female Photographer Crushes @ Complex.com 
“Take the ribbon from your hair, shake it loose and let it fall.” I grew up listening to this Kris Kristofferson lyric. It is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of a ribbon.  It has been years since I have subscribed to TV. I lost interest long ago, when my life as an artist in NYC allotted no time. I did reconsider but the price of TV versus the quality of content and all the faux reality just didn’t match up, not at least until I discovered Breaking Bad. . . . → Read More: Breaking Bad’s Good Wardrobe: 101 Costume Design |
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