L'Enfant Terrible Adam Cullen Dead at 46

L'Enfant terrible Australian artist Adam Cullen is dead at 46.  He had stated that he had painted to the music of punk bands such as the Meat Puppets, Black Flag and the Butthole Surfers. Cullen painted such things as dead cats, 'bloodied' kangaroos, headless women and punk men, many of which represent what he termed "Loserville".

[Next] Visitor

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Aussie born, London based, electro-rock-pop duo Kyle Gibson and Lucas Gianello – otherwise known under the moniker Visitor – produce electrifying, soaring tracks that are reminiscent of the soundtrack of some 1980s teen flick or even today's M83. Visitor are set to release an EP COMING HOME // RNB on the 10th of September, and will feature a string of very exciting remixes, all to be made available in the coming weeks. And pre-orders will be available soon. If our intuition is right we'll be hearing a lot of from Visitor in the future.

Oscar Niemeyer in 3D

Visionaire (the limited-edition multi-format art and fashion publication) and Paddle8 (the online art market) have together commissioned ten 3D photographs of legendary Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer most iconic work -- built from the 1940s through 90s in Sao Paolo, Brasilia and Rio -- that will be released in September 2012 (coinciding with the opening of the Sao Paolo Biennial) as a limited-edition slide portfolio designed to accompany the new Visionaire 62 RIO issue, which comes packaged with a stereoscope in a lenticular case. The idea is to experience these iconic buildings via sophisticated 3-D photography, as never before seen. The slide portfolio, produced in an edition of 200, will be available for pre-order exclusively at Paddle8.com beginning today. Also on this date, Paddle8.com will release a web-only exhibition featuring the 3D photos as well as a rare, exclusive audio interview with the 104-year-old architect and archival materials from his studio like blueprints and family photos.

Marc Newson's Complete Works by Taschen

Coming soon by Taschen, Marc Newson's complete works to date in a hefty 600 page monograph. He has designed chairs, restaurants, boutiques, cars, planes, and even a spaceship. For Australian industrial designer Marc Newson, the sky is no limit. From mass-produced objects to limited edition furniture to fashion, Newson has blurred boundaries, mapped new territories, and made himself an international superstar. This comprehensive tome leaves no stone unturned in cataloguing all of Newson’s works to date, from early pieces such as Lockheed Lounge (which holds the world record for the highest price paid for a piece of designer furniture, at over two million dollars) through designs of household objects and more recent, large scale projects such as the interior of Qantas’s A380 and the Aquariva boat. Marc Newson's Works, edited by Alison Castle, will be available by Taschen in August 2012, and a limited art edition is available now. 

Sally Mann: A Matter of Time

On view now in Stockholm, A Matter of Time presents nearly five decades of Mann’s work. Her subjects have ranged from her children and animals, her surroundings, the overarching concept of mortality, and the conflicted beauty of the deep South, to her intimate portraits of her husband, suffering from the ravages of a wasting muscle disease. In her Self-Portrait [2012] she produces painterly and nearly abstract images, juxtaposing mortality and immortality. But, through all the subjects, Mann stays true to her theme, her quest of exploring the transitory nature of life. A Matter of Time will be on view until September 30, 2012 at Fotografiska, Stadsgårdshamnen 22, 116 45 Stockholm

David Lynch's Eraserhead Soundtrack to Be Released

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Sacred Bones Records is is set to release a deluxe vinyl reissue of David Lynch’s Eraserhead soundtrack on August 7, 2012. The soundtrack will be released in a limited edition of 1500 and will feature a 16-page booklet, three 11-inch prints, a digital download, and a 7-inch single of Peter Ivers’ “In Heaven” with the previously unreleased “Pete’s Boogie”.