Some sweet stuff popped up all over the interwebs this week: check it out:
The New York Asian Film Festival has been going on, and Bedevilled is screening this Sunday.L Mag is a huge fan, as are we.
Anna Skladmann has a book coming out of her series "Little Adults,"which captures the cloistered lives of the children bred in the Russian elite. The photos are poignantly unsettling and beautiful.
David Chang of Momofuku has launched his food mag Lucky Peach, but who knew that the visuals would be so awesome?
Marina Abramovic's new theater production is premiering tomorrow! We wish it was in New York, though--if you're in the UK check it out! The production also features Willem Dafoe and Antony from Antony and the Johnsons O_O
Super creative and amazingly cute: Miami-based artist Agustina Woodgate's "poetry bombing" has us squeeling with delight!
Enjoy! And if you'd rather be up to date real time instead of catching up on your news on lazy weekend mornings, remember to follow prints995!
As we have all heard by now, Cy Twombly, who remained until his last day a titan of American modern art, has passed away. He died in Rome, where he made his home. He was known as a formidable talent who eschewed categorization while remaining approachable and humorous despite his fame. As a tribute we’ve pulled up an old TateShot on Twombly, where Tate Director Nicholas Serota discusses the painter’s work and style.
A few days ago, the Asia Society Museum opened its exhibition of previously unseen photographs by recently released political dissident Ai Wei Wei. Apparently, Ai once claimed that he was very bored during the decade he lived in New York, and he didn’t enjoy photographing all that much. Ai Wei Wei: New York Photographs kind of betrays that claim. Featuring photos of fellow expat Chinese artists and intellectuals, riots in East Village, drag queens, and poetry readings, Ai offers not only fresh insight into his own artistic development, but also a distinct vision of New York in the 1980s.
The exhibition runs until August 14th, so remember to check it out!
In case you didn't catch these tidbits throughout the week, here are some links for you to peruse while leisurely looking forward to the Fourth of July:
According to their website, “New York Close Up is Art21’s documentary film series devoted to artists in the first decade of their professional career, living and working in New York City. This innovative project provides an intimate look at the next wave of artists—artists close up.” Art21 held a launch party for the series at the Ace Hotel about a week ago, and the first season is well on it’s way. Here’s the trailer--James Franco makes an appearance at the end.
The trailer looks fantastic, and we’re excited to watch the series especially considering how diverse the artists appear to be. Hyperallergic, however, warned that “the whole premise of New York Close Up is vaguely masturbatory. This new series shares several similarities with other Art21 projects in that there is no real dialogue about the work. There is no outside criticism, only artists talking about their own vision and Art21 congratulating them on a job well done...without showing well-rounded commentary, it feels much more like a reality television show, and a not very entertaining one at that.” Harsh criticism that we’ll have to watch to confirm; nonetheless the process of watching an artist at work is both entertaining and provocative, and the series looks like it will prove visually stimulating, if not intellectually so.
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