[BOOKS] Alive Inside the Wreck
From his name to his college transcript to his literary style, Nathanael West was self-invented. Born Nathan Weinstein, the author of the classics Miss Lonelyhearts (1933) and The Day of the Locust (1939) was an uncompromising artist obsessed with writing the perfect novel. He pursued his passion from New York to California, flirting dangerously with the bleak, faux-glamour of Hollywood as the country suffered through the grim realities of the Great Depression. At the center of a circle of vigorous young literary writers that included Malcolm Cowley, William Carlos Williams, F. Scott Fitzgerald, S. J. Perelman, and Dashiell Hammett, West rose to become one of the most original literary talents of the twentieth century—an accomplished yet regrettably underappreciated master of the short lyric novel. West was finally starting to enjoy financial stability as a Hollywood screenwriter when he died in the California desert. A notoriously bad driver, he was racing back from a vacation in Mexico with his young bride of eight months when he crashed at full speed into another car. He was dead at the age of 37. Out now on OR Books by Joe Woodward, a biography of Nathanael West entitled Alive Inside The Wreck. You can also purchase the biography here.
[AUTRE TV] Beats Take the School
Beatniks take over a school in this collaboration by James Franco & Adarsha Benjamin. Shot in NYC.
Kenneth Anger-Icons Opening
Brian Butler & Kenneth Anger at the opening of Kenneth Anger: ICONS exhibit at MoCA Los Angeles. Photograph by Brad Elterman.
L’âme érotique
Anne Pigalle performs and reads from L’âme érotique Nov 21, 33 Store St, London, Covent Garden 7.30 to 10 pm
White on Sex
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Anne Pigalle, White on Sex, Mixed media, 2003-2011
Maison Martin Margiela, LOVE, etc.
At Art Basel Miami Beach 2011, Maison Martin Margiela will present Love, etc., an off-site installation in the Miami Design District situated near its Miami retail location. This exhibition will feature the Maison’s Line 13, dedicated to objects & publications. Line 13 also explores the Maison’s relationship with interiors. November 29 through Saturday, December 3, 4141 NE 2nd Avenue Miami, FL 33137.
American Exuberance
Stake: Art is Food for Thought and Food Costs Money, 1985
American Exuberance at the Rubell Family Collection/Contemporary Arts Foundation will include 64 artists and 190 artworks, 40 of which were made in 2011, many specifically for this exhibition. American Exuberance will occupy all 28 galleries in the 45,000 sq. ft. museum, and all works in the exhibition are drawn from the Rubell Family Collection/Contemporary Arts Foundation. On view from November 30 to July 27, 2012, 95 NW 29th Street, Miami, FL
The Model Boy
Photograph by David Siqueiros (C) 2011. All Rights Reserved.
Debuting its Arts Program, the InterContinental Miami, hosts photographer David Siqueiros as he presents a never-before-seen collection of black and white photos featuring Andy Warhol titled: Andy Warhol - "The Model Boy." Warhol posed for Siqueiros in October 1985 and is seen cavorting with two top Ford Models of the time, Patricia Van Ryckeghem, the face of Chanel and Clotilde, the face of Ralph Lauren. Photographed by Siqueiros at the Codalight Studio in New York City, this is believed to be one of Andy Warhol's last photo shoots before his passing in February 1987. The InterContinental Miami is transforming its Grand Lobby into a gallery to debut the collection with a VIP reception on the eve of Art Basel Miami Beach on November 30, 2011. The installation will remain on exhibit through January 1, 2012. The InterContinental Miami is located at 100 Chopin Plaza, Miami, FL, 33131.
California Song at the MOCA
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Exhibition view of Hedi Slimane's exhibit California Songnow on view the MOCA in Los Angeles. Photograph by Adarsha Benjamin.
Unhate
United Colors of Benetton present their UNHATE campaign. The film UNHATE by French director Laurent Chanez, tells of the precarious balance and complex interweaving between the drive to hate and the reasons to love.
Lartigue
The Galerie Berinson is showing the oeuvre of the world-famous photographer Jacques Henri Lartigue for the first time in Berlin. Lartigue shaped our image of the Belle Époque more keenly than any other photographer. The world of automobile racing, elegant ladies, and the carefree life of the French bourgeoisie are irrevocably entwined with his photographic oeuvre. On view until December 16 the Galerie Berinson, Lindenstraße 34, 3. Floor, D-10969 Berlin.
Lost But Free. The Art of Daniel Johnston
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Daniel Johnston has spent the last 30 years exposing his heartrending tales of unrequited love, cosmic mishaps, and existential torment to an ever-growing international audience. Initiates, including a healthy number of discerning musicians and critics, have hailed him as an American original in the style of bluesman Robert Johnson and country legend Hank Williams. Daniel has collaborated with the likes of Jad Fair (a founding member of Half Japanese), the Butthole Surfers, and members of Sonic Youth. A prolific songwriter, his lyrics focus on a range of familiar American themes, including the joys and pains of love, the exploits of comic book characters such as Jack Kirby's Captain America, and the allure of rock and roll. Throughout Daniel’s life as a musician, Daniel has been an equally prolific visual artist. In recent years, Daniel has gained acclaim and respect for his art that could possibly surpass his legendary status as a musician and songwriter. While at first glance, Daniel’s art might give the impression that this is the work of an “outsider” artist, Daniel’s visual work communicates the same deep content and startling impact that his songs carry. In 2006 Daniel was featured in The Whitney Museum of American Art’s Biennial. From December 3 to January 3 the Blast Gallery in New Jersey presents Lost But Free. The Art of Daniel Johnston, an exhibition of Daniel Johnston's artwork.
Big In Japan
Butoh dancer Yuko Kaseki
Big In Japan, which was established in June 2009 in Australia by fashion brand Ksubi and Kirin as a platform for cultural exchange, presents Big In Japan 2011 with art exhibitions and performances by leading experimental Japanese artists in Sydney and Melbourne such as Kyozin Yueni Dekai, OVe-NaXx, Fuyuki Yamakawa, Onnacodomo and Yuko Kaseki. This year the events take place at Paddington Town Hall in Sydney (November 15 and 16) and 1000 Pound Bend in Melbourne (November 18 and 19).
Douglas Gordon Retrospective
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Born in Glasgow in 1966, Douglas Gordon is today among the most important as well as the most influential artists of his generation. While he is famous for his films and large-scale video installations such as 24 Hours Psycho, his oeuvre also encompasses photographs, texts, sculptures and sound installations. In addition to Play Dead; Real Time, one of Gordon’s chief pieces, the MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst also has a number of other photo and video works by this artist in its holdings. Together they will provide the point of departure for the first major retrospective to be presented on Douglas Gordon in Europe since his show at the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg in 2007. With his analyses of images drawn from the collective memory and everyday culture, Gordon exposes basic patterns of perception. Within this framework, his works often revolve around phenomena of duplication and reflection: the couple, the double, light and dark, guilt and justice, etc. His latest work is entitled k.364, which stands for “Köchelverzeichnis No. 364”, the Köchel catalogue number assigned to the Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Vienna in 1779. After hearing this work of chamber music in Poznań (Poland), Gordon organized another performance of it with the well-known musicians Avri Levitan (viola), Roi Shiloah (violin) and the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio. The musicians’ journey from Berlin to Warsaw by way of Poznań and the performance of the symphony in Warsaw account for the major proportion of the film. The two musicians’ conversations on their way to Poland reveal that their pasts, and those of their parents, are complexly interwoven with German-Polish relations, and above all with the history of the Polish Jews during World War II. The new film k.364 will be supplemented with the pieces by Gordon in the MMK collection and a large number of other prominent works of the past years to form a comprehensive exhibition – the first to assemble the latest works and thus to provide a concentrated and impressive overview of this multifaceted artist’s oeuvre. On view from November 19 to March 25 at the Museum für Moderne Kunst.
Hot Voodoo
Short film, by Sarah Keeling and Elva Rodrigruez, shot live at Piers Atkinson's SS12 presentation at the Sanderson Hotel. Pier's showcases his brand new millinery collection, collaborating with Zandra Rhodes for printed swimsuits and Charlotte Olympia for footwear, all styled Kim Howells.
Ancestor Skull
Ancestor skull covered in feathers from Papa New Guinea at the De Young museum. Photograph by Oliver Maxwell Kupper.
Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures brings together over 200 black and white images culled from Ellen Graham’s work for such magazines as People and Time, her personal archives, and her collection of family photographs. Each photograph is accompanied by a personal narrative that takes you behind the scenes of these celebrated images and breathes life into the glamour of Hollywood’s golden age. Each portrait captures a rare and unguarded moment in the lives of these highly-photographed stars, giving a truly intimate and fresh look at such legendary figures as Frank Sinatra, Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, and Prince Albert of Monaco. Whether shooting actors, performers, or European royalty, Graham redefines the resonating myths that have come to surround these iconic characters. Ellen Graham: Talking Pictures is out now on Pointed Lead Press.
Kim Fowley
"A rare and exclusive glimpse" into the bedroom of record producer, and manager of The Runaways, Kim Fowley, and his new act Brianna Garcia. Photograph by Brad Elterman.
California Song
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