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Friday, December 25th, 2009

The Divine Jane: Reflections on Austen

This short film was produced for The Morgan Library’s exhibition A Women’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy. Six interviewees discuss Austen’s enduring fame and the influence of her fiction. At 15 minutes, it’s both educational and a decent Christmas…

School of Saatchi

Last night BBC 2′s anticipated apprentice/pop idol art program “School of Saatchi” aired its opening episode. Judged by (left to right) Kate Bush, Matthew Collings, Tracy Emin, and Frank Cohen, the show is designed to help bring British contemporary art…

Infrastructure for Souls

Joseph Clark traces the parallels between corporate-organization and the American Megachurch in “Infrastructure for Souls.” Several things are interesting – for one Clark does a fantastic job of historical context. The other is the subtext of specific architectural form, and…

Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne

Released today, Bicycle Diaries takes David Byrne on a two wheeled adventure to some of the world’s most vibrant cities. Along the way the artist, designer and musician provides commentary on the art, architecture, and culture of the places he…

Words.Beats.Life Volume 4 Issue 1

Featuring interviews with Tricia Rose, Kevin Powell, and artist Justin Bua, It Ain’t My Fault: Blame it on Hip-Hop explores issues of inter-generational conflict centered on hip-hop in politics and society. Words.Beats.Life is the first fully peer reviewed hip-hop studies…

Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Cultures

Throughout the Cold War, the creation and reception of art in Germany was inseparably linked to divided political realities. Artists in East and West Germany redeployed the traditions of abstraction and realism in new national and international contexts, creating a…

The Journal Magazine #25

Available now from Colette, The Journal Magazine #25 continues the publications tradition of linking together disparate pieces of contemporary arts and culture. Featured in #25 are the likes of Ed Templeton and Juelz Santana. While a little surprising, the latter…

The Design Culture Reader edited by Ben Highmore

Pulling together leading minds from around the world, The Design Culture Reader tackles the social role of design and the impact it has in several key areas. These include globalization and ecology. The essays lead with Marx on “The Fetishism of…

Uniform Experiment x Quiksilver Culture Boardshorts

Another interesting collaboration is coming out of Japan. New high end label, Uniform Experiment, created by Sophnet and Fragment Design, has gotten together with Quiksilver to work on the Culture Boardshorts. They come in a black/white and a black/black colorway…

Playing For Keeps New Era Caps Released

Playing For Keeps, the brand based around sneaker culture, just released their first two New Era caps at Hall of Fame in L.A. as reported by The Feed. The two caps included are the Hype Kills, and Box Top. The…

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Friday, December 25th, 2009

The Divine Jane: Reflections on Austen

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

School of Saatchi

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Infrastructure for Souls

Monday, September 21st, 2009

Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Words.Beats.Life Volume 4 Issue 1

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Cultures

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

The Journal Magazine #25

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

The Design Culture Reader edited by Ben Highmore

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Uniform Experiment x Quiksilver Culture Boardshorts

Friday, August 10th, 2007

Playing For Keeps New Era Caps Released