Cool Hunting
| 31 January 2007view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
Jill Greenberg
by m ss ng p eces
Jill Greenberg was tagged The Manipulator in the early '90s when she became known for transforming photos into surreal portraits by tweaking colors, cutting and pasting and otherwise distorting images. The work she created at the beginning of her career took advantage of Photoshop before it was a household name and became iconic of the collaged, multi-colored look of the time, forming the groundwork for the hyper-real work that's now her trademark.
In this video we take a look at Jill's portrait series of children crying called "End Times," visit her at her 2006 Clamp Art exhibit "Monkey Portraits" in NYC and see her at work shooting bears in Canada. We also go to Jill's Los Angeles studio to get a taste of her Photoshop artistry in action.
Chrishabana Jewelry
by Letizia Rossi
A slightly different approach than the delicate scenes made of hair by Melanie Bilenker's jewelry, the latest offering from Brooklyn-based jewelry designer Chrishabana feature charms strung on braided locks of human hair. Drawing on the 18th century tradition of curling, plaiting and weaving hair into decorative motifs, Chrishabana's pieces return the air of sentimentality to hair as a medium. The collection features three versions of the Braided Charm Bracelet: the Gold/Blonde bracelet is adorned with gold dipped brass molar and heart shaped charms, the Vamp Red/Auburn Bracelet has red auto lacquered brass charms of encircled bull, molars and a skull, and the Matte Black/Black Bracelet features black auto lacquered brass charms of a fist, molar sand an encircled bull. The bracelets are $180 and available exclusively at All Purpose in Los Angeles. They're tied into to the store's spring theme "Whiplash," a limited edition collection consisting of torched and twisted metal chains on cord necklaces inspired by the loss of innocence following James Dean's death.
All Purpose
144 South Flores Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
+01 323 866 1828
Paola Pivi at the Kunsthalle Basel
by Tim Yu
Alaska-based Milanese born Paola Pivi is having her first solo exhibition, "It just keeps getting better", in Switzerland at the Kunsthalle Basel. Our favorite work from the exhibit is the interactive sculpture "E, 2001" (pictured), a cylindrical structure supporting thousands of steel needles that move in reaction to the presence of a human body. The structure is able to detect a visitor utilizing photocells. The needles, which are suspended on nylon strings, react and move towards the visitor. Pivi developed the sculpture together with scientists at the particle physics laboratory CERN in Geneva, Switzerland.
Pivi employs a variety of media, oftentimes exhibiting an interactive element. Most of her work is unusual in size and scope and requires technical knowledge to produce. People, animals and material objects are often shown in odd situations and contexts so they take on modified meaning breaking cultural and social conventions.
The Kunsthalle Basel, which has been running since 1872, is one of the world's leading exhibitors for contemporary art. For more information and images on the exhibit and museum visit the Kunsthalle Basel.
The exhibition runs 19 January - 18 March 2007
Kunsthalle Basel
Steinenberg 7, CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland
Tel +41 61 206 99 00
Nose to Tail Eating
by Ami Kealoha
One of the peculiarities of publishing is the practice of putting out editions that vary from country to country. Many aren't just edited for language, but feature different layouts and other details as well, like the foodie must-read Nose to Tail Eating by Fergus Henderson (chef of the highly esteemed St. JOHN restaurant in London), which even has a different title in the U.S. Starting with the superior cover design, the British version is overall a much better package for the cookbook and is the reason why NYC store Project No. 8 carries it. The English hardback edition is available for $50 by calling +1 212 925 5599.
Note To Herself
by Lost At E Minor
Want to stop that nasty habit of defacing photos of your ex-boyfriend or simply take control of the Myspace addiction that has taken over your life? Paint, write, collage or scribble it on a postcard, send it to Melbourne's Queen Victoria Women's Centre (QVWC]) before 1 March 2007 and contribute to the anonymous Note to Herself exhibition as part of International Women's Day. Based on the popular PostSecret concept, Note To Herself allows you to express the area of your life you want to take control over and feel the therapeutic benefits of getting it off your chest. And as it's anonymous, no one needs to know it is you who wants to rein in the uncontrollable urge to dance to anything by Lionel Ritchie. Gulp! Go to the QVWC website for entry details.
