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Eggleston IRL

Sunday, February 28, 2010

This past Saturday marked the opening of William Eggleston: Democratic Camera, Photographs and Video, 1961-2008 at the Art Institute of Chicago, the artist's first retrospective in the US. Some of us were fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of the elusive Eggleston at a rare public book signing that afternoon. The lobby of the Modern Wing was swamped with giddy fans hugging copies of the catalogue or older issues of his books. He raised his head a few times during the hour and a half event, but generally remained silent while scrawling his name inside the books that were pushed down the table like an assembly line.

The expansive show occupies the two main galleries on the first floor of the Modern Wing, with some huge black and white portraits and a video installation spilling into the corridor outside of the photo gallery. The works within the galleries are mostly color Dye Transfer prints, a fairly ancient and complicated photographic printing process which results in a densely rich color quality that is Eggleston's signature. Viewing his work in real life is truly a perspective changing event. It remains obvious that he is one of the most influential contemporary photographers in the scene, defining what and how color photography is today.

The exhibition is on view at the Art Institute until May 23.

On a side note, we highly recommend the documentary William Eggleston in the Real World to supplement the genius of this enigma. Released in 2006, the movie shows an intimate look into the artist's life while offering some vulnerable and heart warming scenes of the guy. To watch: http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/william_eggleston_in_the_real_world/

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The Always Animated Lori D

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Drawer, animator and pro skateboarder Lori D has her new reel up for 2010, it features rows of Dachsunds, raindrops playing the drums, and other humorous bits. Enjoy!

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Viesta Bag

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Recently stumbled across 'greem', a young artist living in NY. One item we found fascinating within her collection of work was Viesta Bag, an object she's created completely based around a 'true inspirational value'. Understanding the message behind her design well after its completion shows us that it holds unique characteristics and demonstrates how good design can just makes sense to human logic. Therefore, the finished product's driven idea (original, having never been done before) is realized as a being something natural to the human mind. Below is an excerpt from greem's statement of purpose, explaining how organically the idea came together.

"...I had a vest from my art teacher, who gave it to me because he had two of the same. He did not wear one of them, so he gave it to me. He thought I would wear it so it would be used. However, I did not have many chances to wear it. I also had wool threads, which were left over from my art class project. I imagined these two could be combined to make a bag out of the vest. I sew them together. Now, the bag totally looks like a folded vest, which has a humor. In this way, the vest was reborn as something that I could use again a different form."

GREEM

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Tales From The Golden Age

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

A new film by Cristian Mungiu who through his last and most popular film 4 Months 2 Weeks 3 Days aided to the development of the term Romanian New Wave. His latest film called Tales From The Golden Age takes a somewhat lighter perspective into what life was like for people living under the Ceausescu regime. The film structured in a anthological format documents the lives of various ordinary people. Suspectedly exaggerated, Tales Form The Golden Age should provide a dark humor that is just as stark as the seriousness depicted in Mungiu's earlier films.

Best thing is obviously the films title, which ironically shares our name. Giving you an even deeper sense of the sarcastic humor that awaits through each short story depicted.

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The Next Best

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Children of Clay was featured in Color Magazine's NEXT/BEST Issue! It's no longer summer, so pick up Children of Clay and keep those lazy daze going.