Jeanne-Claude, 74, Gatekeeper of the Christo/Jeanne-Claude Artistic Partnership - CultureGrrl
Jackson Moonwalk Glove Sells For $350K In NYC -
Jackson Moonwalk Glove Sells For $350K In NYC by The Associated Press AP - November 22, 2009 The shimmering, white glove Michael Jackson wore when he premiered his trademark moonwalk dance in 1983 was auctioned off for $350,000 — plus tax — on Saturday. Winning bidder Hoffman Ma of Hong Kong will pay $420,000, including taxes and fees, for the rhinestone-studded, modified golf glove Jackson wore on his left hand for his moonwalk on Motown’s 25th anniversary TV special.
Of Radiohead’s many talents, their ability to garner top-rate haters is arguably the least appreciated: The list of those who have taken their shot at the throne of Yorke is as wonderfully eclectic as it is illustrious, highlighted by the Hold Steady, the Silver Jews, Kanye West, Miley Cyrus and, just this week, Spin Magazine. So you can forgive us if we initially ignored the anti-Radiohead rantings from Matthew Friedberger, of difficult indie-rock act the Fiery Furnaces; in the grand scheme of Radiohead hate, he just wasn’t important enough. But now we have to apologize — Friedberger’s attack is the only one that has incidentally led to a veiled dis-track response. From Beck.
Beck Comes to Radiohead’s Defense Via Song, Sort Of — Vulture
Sashie Masakatsu creates visions of a post apocalyptic future, where fallen Japanese civilization reemerges in imposing orbs of cultural detritus, hovering above decayed and desolate urban landscapes. We were first clued in to his paintings when some small works were displayed at Giant Robot 2, Los Angeles as part of their 2007 Gesai exhibit. At last year’s PULSE Fair Miami, we watched as several of our TAC members frantically snatched up all available pieces on view with Mizuma Gallery. On Nov. 28 the Tokyo based gallery launches “De Facto Standard,” a solo exhibit of new paintings, including those previewed here. - Click images for detailed views.
the art collectors » New Day Rising :: Sashie Masakatsu at Mizuma, Tokyo
We admired Ruben Toledo’s cover illustrations for Wuthering Heights and The Scarlet Letter along with the rest of the fashion set this summer. But illustrated paperbacks just don’t hold up over time like hardcovers do. These new clothbound editions of Penguin Classics are printed with vibrant, elegant designs, from feathers to swans to chandeliers. The set includes enduring titles like The Picture of Dorian Gray, Pride and Prejudice, Great Expectations, and more. Give them to lit lovers as inexpensive gifts, or display your favorites at home to brighten a room.
Clothbound Penguin classics, $20 at Anthropologie or $13.60 at Amazon.com.
60 Minutes With Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon -
The kitchen is where the business gets done at Yoko Ono’s famous apartment at the Dakota. It’s bright, sleek, clean, overheated—Yoko likes to keep it semi-tropical—and, most important, convenient to the service entrance, which is how I come in. It’s also buzzing with assistants when I arrive to discuss with her son, Sean Lennon, her new album, Between My Head and the Sky, a Yokonian collage of spoken-word/avant-dance noise, which Yoko and Sean co-produced. The night before, on Jimmy Fallon’s show, they did the punky “Waiting for the D Train.” In a tight black suit and bowler hat, Yoko fiercely screamed and danced, while Mark Ronson and Sean, wearing a Sgt. Pepper–type jacket, backed her on guitars.
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After seeing January Jones trash talk her way through a beer pong match with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night, we allowed ourselves to get our hopes up for her to take on the hosting duties of Saturday Night Live this week. In retrospect, this was quite an unfortunate mistake.
Saturday Night Live: January Jones Is No Jon Hamm — Vulture
Supreme drops the second series of Damien Hirst skateboards in their NY and LA stores tomorrow, Nov. 19. The release includes five separate designs, each incorporating elements from Hirst’s popular Spot Paintings, along with new icons referencing reoccurring themes in his art, such as drugs, death, and religion. Japan sales will take place Nov. 20, followed by online sales on Nov 23.
the art collectors » Quickflip :: Hirst Supreme Decks 2.0
![That is the theory that’s being advanced by the incredibly brave Chris Norris of Spin magazine, who we imagine will be spending the next few weeks sequestered in a safe house far away from the hordes of angry hipsters and former record-store clerks who will no doubt be looking to smash limited-edition vinyl copies of Amnesiac over his head. The crux of his argument draws largely from his experiences listening to the band at last year’s All Points West festival, a performance which led him to draw the conclusion that they’ve become little more than “an exceptionally well-dressed jam band” and that lead singer Thom Yorke is “so far up his own formalist ass we might as well have not even been there.” So, does he have a point?
Does Radiohead Actually [Gasp] ‘Kinda Blow’? — Vulture](http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktcg1uIEn01qz7kmjo1_500.jpg)
That is the theory that’s being advanced by the incredibly brave Chris Norris of Spin magazine, who we imagine will be spending the next few weeks sequestered in a safe house far away from the hordes of angry hipsters and former record-store clerks who will no doubt be looking to smash limited-edition vinyl copies of Amnesiac over his head. The crux of his argument draws largely from his experiences listening to the band at last year’s All Points West festival, a performance which led him to draw the conclusion that they’ve become little more than “an exceptionally well-dressed jam band” and that lead singer Thom Yorke is “so far up his own formalist ass we might as well have not even been there.” So, does he have a point?
Does Radiohead Actually [Gasp] ‘Kinda Blow’? — Vulture
Here it is, the ultimate boxed set, a completist’s wet dream that makes the recent Beatles trove (thirteen CDs, in mono and stereo) seem a piddle by comparison. Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection, Sony’s stab at the gargantuan-reissue sweepstakes, consists of 70 CDs, comprising all 52 albums that the dark prince of jazz trumpet laid down for Columbia Records over a 30-year span, plus the customary array of alternate takes and previously unissued tracks (available only from Amazon for $364.98, just over five bucks per disc). What makes this truly valuable, and not just another marketing trick to squeeze more money from a dead jazzman, is that Miles Davis was a perpetual pioneer who transformed the music four or five times in the course of his career. And so these discs lay out the evolution not only of Miles Davis but of modern jazz itself.
‘Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection’ — New York Magazine Music Review
Ultimate Fighting: Not Gay, Per Se -
Why does mixed-martial arts have such a following in the gay community? Fight writer Sam Sheridan on the homoerotic realities of battling on the ground.
Has New York Lost Its Great Chance With Frank Gehry? -- New York Magazine -
Frank Gehry’s New York looks so vivid in miniature, a parallel city of masterpieces in plastic, cardboard, and painted foam. Let’s start our fantasy tour at the vantage point of Brooklyn Heights. That’s the Guggenheim’s downtown branch across the East River, on the Manhattan side, rearing out of the spume, whipping together water, sky, and steel. Sheets of swirling metal enfold galleries that seem to levitate over the piers, which form a public esplanade. In winter, you can tour the outdoor sculptures on ice skates. “Commerce surrounds her with her surf,” wrote Herman Melville of Manhattan, and the new building stirs the old excitement of a maritime New York, a city at the nation’s edge. Gehry’s money-bright museum stands at the confluence of capital, art, and tide.
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