Filed under: COOL SHT, Feature | Tags: anti-gravity ball, Bill Cunningham, Brooklyn, Donna Summer, e-commerce, Facebook, Fashion, Graffiti, IPO, Kent, LA, Los Angeles, MIT, MOCA, NY Times, NYC, Pinterest, Retna, Robin Gibb, South Bronx, Street Styles, Wild Style, Williamsburg, Zuckerberg
THIS WEEK: GRAFFITI NYC & LONG LIVE THE IPO
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LA Artist Retna at the corner of Bowery/Houston
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NY artist Wane along Kent Ave in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn
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Kent Ave under the Williamsburg Bridge/ Brooklyn, NYC
Photo Credits: Daily Marauder
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This past week, I spent some time in NYC. During my walking trips around the city, I took a few snaps of some incredible street art from Manhattan to Brooklyn. Street art holds quite a bit more worth to me than anything hanging in a gallery because of the circumstances surrounding its viewing. Much in the way Bill Cunningham chronicles street style in the NY Times to show what real (or somewhat real) New Yorkers are doing with the latest runway pieces, street art is built for everyone. Cunningham remarked that “The best fashion show is on the street” and I would add that the best art show is in the same place. No admission fee. No thoughtful head nodding or crowds of people. Just art. Unexpected and there whenever you want it.
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It still strikes me as incredibly odd that LA brought the first street art exhibit to creation at the MOCA Los Angeles, while NYC snubbed its nose in Brooklyn. Between the two cities, street art certainly has its place where it is fostered. In NYC, that’s usually the outer boroughs and in LA that’s Hollywood or downtown LA.
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I tried to track down the artist behind the bottom piece in Brooklyn but wasn’t successful. If anyone has the information, please leave a comment or email me.
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This past weekend, I also watched the 1980’s film Wild Style all about graffiti art culture in the South Bronx, the birthplace of hip hop. It’s not a well-acted film by any means but it’s got a realness to it that’s fascinating.
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In other news, Facebook’s IPO finally goes live and experiences some growing pains, the Zuck gets married, the queen and king of disco, Donna Summer & Robin Gibb, passed away, and Pinterest continues to show strength in pushing e-commerce.
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Some more Cool Sh-t:
Filed under: COOL SHT, Feature | Tags: Adam Yauch, Android, Apple, Art, Beastie Boys, Coldplay, comScore, Discovery, Draw Something, Facebook, Hollywood Bowl, MCA, Mike D, MOCA, Nielsen, Revision 3, Sothebys, Tagged, The Scream, Transmission LA, Turntable, Zynga
THIS WEEK: REMEMBERING MCA
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“as you can imagine, shit is just fkd up right now. but i wanna say thank you to all our
friends and family (which are kinda one in the same) for all the love and support.
i’m glad to know that all the love that Yauch has put out into the world is coming right back at him.
thank you.”- Mike D
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Coldplay Tribute 5/4 at the Hollywood Bowl “Fight for Your Right to Party”
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It is with great sadness that I dedicate this post to one of my heroes, Adam “MCA” Yauch from the Beastie Boys. He died last week at 47 years old from cancer in his salivary glands. Yauch co-founded the Beastie Boys with Mike “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz in 1979, one year after I was born. The Beastie Boys started as a punk rock group and quickly merged over into hip hop. Paul’s Boutique defined my college experience and laid groundwork for a connection to music which has motivated and pushed me forward in the darkest of times. He was one of my heroes. He will be missed.
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For more videos to remind you of the Beastie Boys genius, click here.
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In other news, Nielsen reported another drop in TV viewers, the Apple OS vs. Android deathmatch continues, The Scream sells at Sotheby’s for a cool $120MM, Turntable tries to get its mojo back, Facebook sets its IPO at $28 – $35 a share, Discovery buys Revision 3, ComScore names Tagged as the most engaged social network, and Zynga sees massive decline from its recent acquisition Draw Something.
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Some more Cool Sh-t:
Transmission LA: Mike D Curated Art
Photo Credit: Daily Marauder
Filed under: COOL SHT, Feature | Tags: 1 World Trade, Apple, Ara Peterson, Beastie Boys, Ben Jones, COFFEE, Instagram, Jim Drain, Jumboltron, Kogi, LA, Mercedes, Mike D, Miscela d'oro, MOCA, NYC, Pinwheels, Roy Choi, Samuel L, sicily, Siri, Transmission LA, Viddy, Zooey Deschanel
THIS WEEK: TRANSMISSION LA & 1 WORLD TRADE NYC
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Outdoor Bar & Tables (Mike D-curated KOGI truck across the street)
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Mike D, from the Beastie Boys, calls his curated exhibition at MOCA LA, Transmission LA, “an amusement park for adults.” I think that aptly sums up the experience. I took a spin to the Museum of Contemporary Art this past Saturday to take a look myself. From the Roy Choi/Mike D collaboration on the menu at the KOGI Truck to the art nestled inside, It was a feast for the senses. Here’ a few pics. If you’re in the LA area, you have until this Sunday to take a spin of your own.
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The sponsor, Mercedes, gets quite the gold chain
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Coffee bar surrounded by a moat filled with mechanical boats
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Miscela d’Oro Coffee from Sicily
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Surrounded by projectors and an open road, Ben Jones/Road Trip
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“Pinwheels” by Jim Drain & Ara Peterson
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In other news, Instagram passes 50 MM users, viewers love a little Zooey & Samuel L. in those Siri ads, 1 World Trade reclaims the NY skyline, Apple beat analysts’ predictions with its Q2 results and Viddy receives a serious boost in users and investment.
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Some more Cool Sh-t:
The Jumboltron: One Big Happy Nerd Family with iPads
Filed under: Feature | Tags: Andre, Angel City Brewery, Annabele, Art in the Streets, Banksy, Barry McGee, Daily Marauder, Geffen Contemporary, graffiti art, Josh Lazcano, Jump, Kenny Scharf, LA, MOCA, Mr. Cartoon, Nomade, Retna, Risk, Shepard Fairey, Space Invader
JUMP!! LA: ART IN THE STREETS
Artist: Barry McGee and Josh Lazcano
Photo: Daily Marauder
This week, marks the last week of the first major survey of graffiti art in the United States: Art in the Streets at the MOCA at Geffen Contemporary. To commemorate one of the most intriguing and vibrant expressions of street art, Jump!! comes to LA. Jump!! began in 2008 in New York City as an event meant to re-invent art by expressing as much joy as possible in front of it. Much in the way in which graffiti art is meant to re-invent the wall over which it’s sprayed, bodies become the throw up.
Below you will find several photos from the event. Art in the Streets closes Monday August 8th so if you’re in LA and haven’t taken the trip yet, get a move on.
Artist: Mr. Cartoon
Photo Credit: Jenn Strauss
Artist: Retna
Photo Credit: Cris Dobbins
Artist: Nomade
Photo Credit: Matthew Jekowsky
Artist: Risk
Photo Credit: Cris Dobbins
Artist: Kenny Scharf
Photo Credit: Cris Dobbins
Artist: Andre
Photo Credit: Cris Dobbins
Artist: Banksy
Photo Credit: Cris Dobbins
Artist: Barry McGee and Josh Lazcano
Photo Credit: Daily Marauder
Artist: Banksy
Photo Credit: Cris Dobbins
Jump Crew:
Louis Alvarez
Evan Cunningham
Cris Dobbins
Jenna Ennis
Caroline Giegerich
Matthew Jekowsky
Nadia Korovina
Micki Krimmel
Adrian Mula
Sarah Fiona Nikolovska
Nathan Olivarez-Giles
Jenn Strauss
Susan Vasconcelos
Filed under: Feature | Tags: Art, Brooklyn Museum, Contemporary art, Good Morning, Graduation, Kanye West, Louis Vuitton, MOCA, Murakami, Takashi Murakami
ONLINE VIDEO OF THE WEEK: KANYE + MURAKAMI = AWESOME
Takashi Murakami directed this music video from Kanye West’s latest album. Why does it feel old? Because it is. This song, Good Morning, is off of West’s album Graduation which released last year around this time. This video originally premiered last year in the Los Angeles at the Museum of Contemporary Art but never received an official release. So, here you have it.
If you’re not familiar with Murakami, he is a very talented Japanese artist and animator. He designed the cover art for Graduation along with this music video.
Most recently, his artwork was showcased over the summer at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
But, you may remember him best for his collaboration with Louis Vuitton on a line of popular handbags. Whatever you remember him for, he’s one amazing animator. Peep this.
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