The Independent raves about aWLp’s David Michalek’s Slow Dancing installation in its London debut. Twenty-foot tall screens present an array of dancers in stunning slow motion. Shot at 1000 frames per second, the vignettes put every subtle and intricate movement on display. After opening in Trafalgar Square, the installation is running at the Village Underground until July 24th.
Peter Lindbergh recently had his work exhibited in the Menage’s Central Exhibition Hall as part of the Moscow Photobienale 2010. Highlights of the exhibition can be viewed here.
Departing from his trademark style of effervescent youths in action, Ryan McGinley goes super slo-mo for his new short film “Entrance Romance.” It features model Carolyn Murphy in a zen-like state of complete repose as water and glass explode around her. Check out the film below as featured on Nowness.com.
aWLp favorite Chris Doyle lenses the latest film from writer-director Neil Jordan. Colin Farrell plays a fisherman who discovers a woman who may or may not be a mystical sea creature. While her magical origins may be in doubt, Chris Doyle’s magic with lighting certainly is not. Check out the trailer below.
For Vogue’s June issue, aWLp’s Mikael Jansson photographed this tropical editorial featuring “”Glee” star Matthew Morrison and model Raquel Zimmerman lounging on location in St. Barts.
aWLp’s Peter Lindbergh channels his inner outlaw for Harper’s Bazaar. The Bonnie&Clyde-themed photo spread features Wes Bentley armed and stylish and running wild.
aWLp’s Carter Smith shoots Kristen Stewart for her interview and editorial in the June issue of Elle Magazine.
At Chelsea’s Honey Space Gallery, directors Arni&Kinski recently showed eight large-format photographs and a video installation from their video for “Go Do,” the first single from the eponymous album by Jónsi, solo artist and lead singer of Sigur Rós. The Fuglastrákur exhibit marks the latest installment in a longstanding creative partnership between the directors and the artist.
A White Label Product’s sister company North6 took Prada to Shanghai for Yang Fudong’s “First Spring,” showcasing its Spring/Summer 2010 campaign. The title comes from an old Chinese saying, “the whole year’s work depends on a good start in spring.” Like his previous films, “First Spring” juxtaposes space and time, creating a beautiful and baffling world for the wandering urbanites that are his stock in trade. It combines tradition and modernity, stasis and motion, east and west. The result acts as a perfect complement to the mix of styles and fabrics in the Prada line.
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