"A Bigger Splash" semi-documents three years in the life of David Hockney. Titled after the painter's 1967 painting (above), it's beautifully shot, although there is sometimes not much happening. Reviews from 1974 seem to concur. If you have an interest in Hockney or art and fashion of the early 70's or just want to see what fashion shows were like back when they were fun, you should check it out.
There are generally two schools of thought regarding brilliance. Some prefer its arrival via a "flash"; a welcome happenstance; an epiphany. Others may start there, but achieve their goals of superior aesthetic appeal and heightened intellectual "wow!" factor through constant revision and tweaks.
Mac Folkes belongs firmly to the second school, as can be evidenced by the newly released print edition of The Slant that is the result of a lengthy gestation. This is not to say that there was anything subpar about The Slant from the moment of its inception! No! Rather - as Mac would say - "Things can always be better."
He has nearly disproved himself, but regardless - if you want to see ravishing? - pick up a copy of The Slant, exclusively available from Dashwood Books (33 Bond Street between Lafayette and Bowery - (212) 387-8520), printed in a series of 2500 and priced at $36. It's something done right, worth having and holding and so beautiful you'll hang it on the wall. And then take it down. And then hang it. And then take it down...etc. Having and holding, honey! Having and holding.
Is Martha Stewart surrepticiously bringing high art to the masses? Maybe yes?
She's the creator of the highest-priced photograph ever, having sold "Untitled" from 1981 for $3.89 million in a Christie's Auction in May. Even more major (and by "major" I mean simultaneously envy-inducing and sickening) is the explanation of how this photograph came to command such a high price, but I'll let you read it for yourself (Hint: read to the last paragraph.).
And she is, unsurprisingly, shooting herself as the face of the "Cindy Sherman for MAC Cosmetics" line of makeup that she helped create.
Even better? She's (probably unknowingly) throwing shade on that creepy (but probably wildly succesful!?) Pudding Face campaign, particularly in the photo from her MAC campaign that appears above.
[Side note: apparently the "face" of the Pudding Face "Mood Meter" in Union Square was not aware of his role in the campaign. Watch the video via this link for his reaction upon first seeing it.]
Next year is shaping up for her pretty well, too. She'll be the subject of a retrospective at MoMA in early 2012.
These are really quite amazing...
She must be amazing??
Also...I'm going by the name "Pussy Dick" from now on.
Via The Fox is Black
"Pink Cher 2008", Scott King, Screenprint and paint on canvas.
(The image was seen on Facebook, and then research was done to find out the history of the image. Otherwise this would just be a sad little Tumblr. And I hate sad little Tumblrs.)
Paco y Manolo are a photographic duo who have a magazine called Kink that's celebrating its fifth anniversary with a sale on past issues. Some issues are not as cheap as others and some come with a photographic print of the main subject of that issue, but all can be found here.
To my eye, these guys have a great technique that has resulted in images that strike just the right balance between art, porn and beauty.
Information on buying their photography available here and an additional and easy to navigate selection of their photography here.
Some favorite images of mine, including the uncensored version of the photo above, after the jump ('cuz they NSFW. 'Course!)...
Rod promised and I'm making good...
We received a link to Peter Beste's shoot of Desi Santiago's rituals and installations for Visionaire 60: Religion from its star, Ladyfag, though you might not recognize her?!
Stunning work, no? (Did you follow the link? Do it!) Click through for my favorite image (NSFW)...
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These rare color photographs from the early '40s look a lot like a Norman Rockwell, don't they? The colors are almost exact! More than that, the composition and framing of the photos evoke Rockwell's "Four Freedoms" - painted in 1943 - to a tea. Dunno which came first/from whence, but I particularly like these images of working women. Enjoy the rest of the series here via the UK's Daily Mail online.
So international!
Polaroid of fellow photographer Isauro Cairo shot for FYF Friend DIRTY MAG (Issue 2).
From the La Petit Mort website:
"Devin Elijah is a 27 year old self taught photographer of Jewish and African American descent. The subject range of his portrait work spans the diverse stream of personalities that have populated his life and consciousness and subsequently his art since arriving in New York in 2007."
He also shot these, of yours truly, several years ago after a rather traumatic experience.
From this article on the end of the subway car reef program (There's others in it almost equally as good.).
Not Obama (or Osama), but McQueen. After dressing the bride for the Royal Wedding, Alexander McQueen is the subject of an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute titled "Savage Beauty" which opens Wednesday, May 4th and runs through July 31st.
Today at 5pm, Daphne Guinness will pay tribute to McQueen - and to the woman who is given credit for "making him", Isabella Blow - by dressing for the Costume Institute's Gala (that will take place later tonight) in one of Barney's windows on Madison Avenue as a sort of performance art piece. You can watch it via live feed here.
Here, Flavorwire compiles a few moments from McQueen's runway shows over the years for an overview of his fashion-as-performance/art approach.
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