VIP Opening of Philip Colbert's Hunt Paintings at Saatchi Gallery Los Angeles Presented By Unit London

Andre Balazs and Philip Colbert

Andre Balazs

Andre Saraiva and Cece Stucker

Ariel Pink

David King, Anne Verhallen, Joseph Reuben, and Zaria Borisova

Ashley Smith

Ed Pressman, Sam Pressman, and Annie Pressman

Izzy Thomas and Bradley Thomas

Max Cooper and Eve

Summer Bowie and Oliver Kupper

Enrique Goggins and Val Okolu

Absolut Elyx

Saatchi Gallery announce British artist Philip Colbert's Hunt Paintings, presented by Unit London, and part of the Frieze Los Angeles VIP program. This is the London-based pop artist's first solo show in America, and Saatchi Gallery's first temporary gallery in LA. A multimedia collaboration titled "Year of the Lobster" between Colbert and renowned auctioneer Simon de Pury will premiere. Presented as a satirical pop song crossed with an art auction, the video stars Colbert's alter ego, Lobster. The saturation and layering is consistent with Colbert's large paintings and reflects the advanced excesses of art, capitalism & technology and serves as an honest reflection of today's society. The VIP opening was sponsored by Absolut Elyx single estate handcrafted Vodka. photographs by David Crotty /PMC

A Visit To The Rodnik Band's Chateau Marmont Bungalow Hideaway

Autre got a chance to step into the whimsical and surreal world of The Rodnick Band, and what better place for the United Kingdom-based fashion-label-cum-art-collective than the famed Chateau Marmont where Philip Colbert, the brain child behind the brand, and his wife Charlotte, have been holding court for the past month at their private bungalow. The mid-century Craig Ellwood-designed bungalow was a temporary diorama replete with The Rodnik Band's wide range of delectable offerings, from lobster rugs to raw meat tables sitting on cigarette legs and pop art furniture. Philip modeled the brand's range of tailored suits, one with an exploding popcorn pattern. Charlotte donned a beaded and sequined dress inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's famous sunflower paintings. At the end, Philip took us for a spin in a BMW 7-series vinyl wrapped with his signature fried egg pattern. photographs by Oliver Maxwell Kupper

Bruce Wagner Celebrate's The Release Of His New Novel "I Met Someone" At Bar Marmont Hosted by Ed Ruscha

Bruce Wagner's novel "I Met Someone" is available here. photograph by Oliver Maxwell Kupper

Tea Time With The Rodnik Band

The Rodnik Band just premiered their A/W 2012 collection at the Mayfair Hotel, arriving in a specially designed 3 wheeler Morgan race car, in London for London Fashion Week and its evident they've knocked it out of the park again with a contrasting punk meets tea time collection that includes some pretty brilliant handbags thrown into the mix. Photograph by Alex Lambrechts

[LONDON FASHION WEEK] The Rodnik Band 'Save the Sea'

The Rodnik Band presented its S/S 2012 collection 'Save the Sea' yesterday at Saint Martin's Lane Hotel in London. Pictured above: mad genius behind the band Philip Colbert, who Pas Un Autre interviewed a little while back, and a few of his brilliant new creations.  The new collection also supports the Environmental Justice Foundation.