When You’re Strange: A Film About The Doors
Coming in April: First Feature Documentary About The Doors.
Award-winning writer-director Tom DiCillo’s riveting film uncovers historic, previously unseen footage from the illustrious rock quartet and provides new insight into the revolutionary impact of their music and legacy. The film is narrated by Johnny Depp.
“Tom DiCillo’s ‘When You’re Strange‘ is a meticulously crafted, exhilarating ode to one of music’s greatest ensembles, THE DOORS. Watching the hypnotic, hitherto, unreleased footage of Jim, John, Ray and Robby, I felt like I experienced it all through their eyes. Here, Jim has been resurrected to remind us that he is to this very day, one of the most significant frontmen/poets/shaman to ever grace a stage while the band behind him kept the music alive, adding fuel to an already raging ride into history. As a rock n’ roll documentary, or any kind of documentary for that matter, it simply doesn’t get any better than this. What an honor to have been involved. I am as proud of this as anything I have ever done.” – Johnny Depp
Yasuhiro Suzuki: Please watch your step
“Please watch your step” by japanese artist Yasuhiro Suzuki was one of four public installations organized by the digital public art project at the haneda airport in toyko. suzuki’s floating human shaped balloon was an experiment in getting users to participate in public art. for many, airports can be a place devoid of human emotion with its vast size and long waiting periods. this site intervention hoped to evoke a positive response from by passers and provide an element of humor and surprise to their journey.
‘it’s important for people to experience and participate in public art, but you can’t get everyone in an airport to do so. however, when I think of the sight of people enjoying my work and some of the others, [I feel that] I want a lot of airport visitors to enjoy the art exhibit.‘ – YS
‘Please watch your step’ is part of ‘technology to create digital art’, a research proposal selected by japanese science and technology agency (JST CREST). it is currently being exhibited at the cyber arts japan exhibition, which celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of the ars electronica festival in linz, austria. the show will be on display until march 22 at the museum of contemporary art, Tokyo. | Via
Keep your eyes on the road – The Lone Wolf single
“The Devil and I” will be the name of the album by Paul Marshall under the new name of Lone Wolf, a debut powered by Bella Union. This is the video realised for the launch of the first single “Keep your eyes on the road” thanks to the collaboration of Ashely Dean, the popular animator of the Broken Pixel methods. It wants to be an homage to Peter Gabriel’s video “Sledgehammer” (1986) that has been considered the best animated video into music history until now. Good sounds, great video! We are waiting for the complete L0ne Wolf’s album!
The new burlesque
Vintage, elegance and ironic eroticism, that’s burlesque! From the great icon and most popular pin up Betty Page, during the mid century, to Dita Von Teese during these days. The italian photographer Cesare Cicardini celebrates the burlesque myth with a free exhibition in Milan at Mc2Gallery Contemporary art (from tuesday to friday, 10 – 13 and 15 – 19) until 13/03 . The new burlesque atmoshpere is available now.
The StandART Channel Curated by Creative Time
Curation of hotel room art is not such a new idea, but The Standard Hotel family extends this concept from the walls to the LCDs that occupy each room. “The Standard Hotels and Creative Time are proud to introduce an in-room video art exhibit featuring the work of 10 renowned international video artists, debuting on March 5th at The Standard, New York. The StandART channel, viewable on in-room televisions at all four Standard hotels in New York, Hollywood, Downtown LA, and Miami, is an extension of both companies’ ongoing commitment to presenting innovative art in the public realm.” Features artists include Marilyn Minter, Mika Rottenberg, Neistat Brothers, Lee Walton, and many others. | Via
Hold your horses – 70 Million
Vídeo for Franco-American Band Hold Your Horses directed by L’Ogre
I love Gustav Klimt – The Kiss | via: Two Dot Two
Ji Lee
Ji Lee is a corean designer that grew up in Brasil and went to NY for studying. Taday he’s creative director at Google Creative Labs and on his spare times, creates projects like the one above: small scenarios stuck to the ceiling, proposing new perspectives. His portfolio is worth a visit. | Via
Mike Giant. Benvenuti a Frisco!
Si definisce un “vecchio hipster” Mike Giant, colui che, dopo aver studiato architettura, aver lavorato come disegnatore di grafiche, aver riempito muri con i suoi graffiti e aver aperto un suo negozio di tatuaggi, oggi invade anche lo spazio di gallerie d’ARTE. E già! Adesso è proprio di arte che si parla.Fotografie e carta disegnate con gli indelebili neri trasportano nello spazio della galleria l’intero repertorio figurativo appartenente alla cultura street (quella di San Francisco, nello specifico) dal gusto harleysta e rockabilly. Questa volta, però, bici da pista e iconografie religiose ne fanno da protagoniste. La galleria Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea di Milano ha inaugurato la sua ultima personale “Welcome to Frisco” il 25 Febbraio aprendo la scena italiana all’artista californiano. E’ possibile vedere fotografie e chine su carta in bianco e nero, oltre un video in loop realizzato da Colin Arlen e Sean Patrick, che mostra la vita di Giant tra tatoo, graffiti e disegni su carta, il tutto raccontato dalla sincera voce dell’artista. San Francisco ne fa da sfondo.
Sunbeam Poem Projector
Sunbeam Poem Projector by Jiyeon Song.
The type is formed ( as you can see ) through a complex array of perforations aligned with the passing of the sun. The poem takes about 8hrs to sweep through the full text. Based around the solar calendar, winter and summer display different poems. Extremely clever. Read the detailed description, see development sketches and don’t miss the ingenious video of initial experiments creating type from light and pin holes.
Be sure to check out the time lapse video. Sculpture / Installation Design by Jiyeon Song. | Via
Roy Lichtenstein – Meditations on Art
Roy Lichtenstein torna in Europa con una grande esposizione initiolata Meditazioni sull’arte, presso la Triennale di Milano. Quelli che hanno sempre associato il nome di Lichtenstein solo ai fumetti con i volti di ragazze dall’emotività intensa ed esplicita, rimarranno sorpresi: niente cartoons esposti. La mostra presenta infatti centinaia di opere in cui l’artista reinterpreta e rinnova la tradizione, senz’altro meno note rispetto ai famosissimi quadri di fumetti, ma che hanno occupato circa 40 anni della sua vita.
Suddivisa in sezioni tematiche, l’esposizione comprende opere realizzate dagli anni Cinquanta agli anni Novanta e ispirate al Cubismo, all’Espressionismo, al Futurismo, al Modernismo degli anni ’30, all’astrazione minimalista, all’Action Painting, alla natura morta, al paesaggio, fino all’arte dei pellerossa, riletti dallo sguardo del pittore statunitense. Tra i vari lavori, anche opere poco conosciute e prima d’ora mai esposte.
La mostra rimarrà aperta alla Triennale di Milano fino al prossimo 30 maggio.
I Meravigliosi Mondi di Federica
Federica Bellinato è un’illustratrice di 24 anni e abita a Rovigo, e con la sua sensibilità e il suo talento viaggia in mondi fantastici e onirici. Conducendoci per mano ci fa scoprire posti nuovi e incontaminati, quegli stessi luoghi tanto sospirati che stanno nelle favole. Fiabe contemporanee, le sue, racconti a tratti un po’ noir dove ogni trama è valida, ogni vicenda possibile e anche il più incerto finale può realizzarsi, in un amalgama di sogno e realtà, astrazione e concretezza.
I mondi di Federica sono piccoli inferi popolati da faune e flore che giocano tra loro in un’atmosfera appesa e congelata: omini, armate di conigli fluttuano come tanti violinisti di Chagall, cullati in questo fluido intenso dove attecchiscono funghi, spore e speranze, dove nascono fiori e nuove vite. Dove tutto è un rincorrersi tra serenità e amarezza, quell’idillio spesso zoppicante, quel rapporto strano tra il desiderio di libertà e il mondo duro, quello là fuori, quello delle stoviglie e dei televisori, del rumore e del disincanto.
Wonderland by Yeondoo Jung
Artist Yeondoo Jung takes children’s drawings and creates photographs based on them.
