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Mi-Zo’s book Object That Dreams, published in 2006 the book is a compilation of both personal and commercial work is available at Amazon
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Object That Dreams
February 8th, 2010Pringle of Scotland
January 15th, 2010Ryan McGinley collaborated with Pringle of Scotland for their Spring/Summer 2010 campaign. Ryan photographed and filmed Tilda Swinton for Pringle using the backdrop of Scotland’s historic landmarks.
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Lo Fi is the new Hi Fi
January 13th, 2010M.I.A. just released a new video on youtube made completely on a MacBook video ichat camera.
M.I.A.’s new album wil be released in the summer of 2010
http://www.miauk.com/
Philosophical Photographers
November 11th, 2009Fader Magazine issue #64, The American Photo Special, has an interesting article/conversation( http://tiny.cc/SXUjB )between two Photo Journalists-Victoria Sambunaris (http://tiny.cc/mfO5c) and Peter van Agtmael (http://tiny.cc/9pB48)- where they discuss their craft and the insight it has given them.
(Photograph of Potash mine-distant view Wendover, UT by Victoria Ambunaris)
(Photo from Peter van Agtmael’s series called, American Wars)
MoMA + Tim Burton
November 11th, 2009
(Untitled drawing by Tim Burton)
MoMA is hosting a retrospective on the career of Tim Burton; the exhibit will include a film series as well as a gallery exhibit where his drawings from childhood to present will be displayed. The exhibit is open to the public on November 22nd, 2009 and closes on April 26th, 2010 – click here for more info.
(Still from the film Corpse Bride directed by Tim Burton)
Goude Jewelry
November 11th, 2009Jean-Paul Goude- director, illustrator and photographer adds one more art form to his repertoire-Jewelry Maker. His pendants are made of gold, pearl and black laquer and are a modern twists on “The Fred’s” characters he created in 1979. Colette is the first to be premiering the jewelry. To see all of the pendants, click here.
(Mother Karen pendant designed by Jean-Paul Goude)
Science + Art
October 21st, 2009For 35 years, Nikon has sponsored the International Small World Competition, which recognizes excellence in photography shot with a microscope. Below are some of top contestants over the last few years.
(Golden pyroxene and blue plagioclase photographed by Dr. Bernardo Cesare)
(Stained rat brain section photographed by Thomas J. Deernick)
(Silkworm trachea photographed by Ian C. Walker)
Nikon Small World Gallery here: http://www.microscopyu.com/smallworld/gallery/index.html
Adorable Demon
October 21st, 2009Spike Jonze just released a short film, We Were Once A Fairytale, he did with Kanye West, which Whitelabel’s Wyatt Troll was the cinematographer on. The film follows a very inebriated West on a fictional ‘night on the town’ that ends with West facing his own inner demon-who happens to be adorable and animatronic.
The Films of Guy Bourdin
October 21st, 2009One of the greatest fashion photographers of all time, Guy Bourdin, just added another title onto his list of accomplishments-filmmaker. Department store, Le Bon, in Paris is currently showing 15 clips from Bourdin’s film work from 1960-1980 (till the end of October) .
These films help to illuminate some of the thought process that went into making his provocative images. Showstudio is currently hosting 12 of his clips on their site go to http://tiny.cc/Q7wSH to see them.
Lost in Translation
September 29th, 2009Annabel Mehran (www.annabelmehran.com) just returned from Tokyo where she shot for Uniqlo-for their line Enracine.
(Photograph by Annabel Mehran)