For his spring/summer 2013 collection Raf Simons releases a teaser in the form of an abstract short film in collaboration with visual artists Pierre Debusschere. Styled by Robbie Spencer and art directed by Marieke Van Dongen the eerie video showcases snippets of the collection – well-tailored shirts, floral printed suits and textual garments and in the background you hear a lot of
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I started wearing glasses out of necessity back in 2001. Since I am short-sighted and I have to wear the prescription glasses almost all the time, I always paid great attention to detail when it comes to choosing eyewear. Right after I moved to Berlin in 2006 I bought my first MYKITA frame, followed by a new one in 2008 and
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Back in June, when the weather was almost as shitty as it is now, and the hope for warmer days and sun sounded more real than deluded, I felt thankful for a mixup in the Berlin art scene. The twist came from two painters, who happened to be friends and wanted to take on Berlin with their art without sounding
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TUSK is not from here. Literally. TUSK is not from our planet. TUSK is not a he, nor a she. TUSK is the fusion of synth-pop and space dust. Berlin-based producer, musician and post-apocalyptic doomsday cult character TUSK will release their debut album tonight at Chesters Inn. ‘Sacrifice’ features 10 new tracks with a musical album release launch tonight in Chesters
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Katja Hentschel takes us on a timeless journey to Velassaru, Maledives together with model extraordinaire Bonnie Strange. While enjoying the sun and Paradise like view Katja decided to dedicate a serenade to this place and play Nancy Sinatra’s Ain’t No Sunshine to it. If you’re in the Northern hemisphere, shut the blinds, pump up the heating and play Katja’s Paradise
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Justin Violini’s work doesn’t need extra introduction on Grateful Grapefruit. His beautiful Hasselblad photographs of America’s finest guys have graced the pixels of the house for horny nerds many times before. This time Justin takes us to Texas, where he accidentally met with Drew – a cute boy from California. They’ve been trying to set up a photo
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I met Spencer this summer. He invited me over to his apartment, showed me his paintings and talked about cats and boys. I can’t remember meeting anyone so open-hearted and sincere recently. Especially someone from the art scene, an artist. I hope Spencer remains that way even when he becomes the super selling mega art star he deserves to be.
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CHRISTO’S CAMERA is the photo diary of ArtStars* diva Nadja Sayej. The column carries the essence of the past week, capturing all the events you weren’t invited to and all the hot mess you should be glad you missed. Why CHRISTO’S CAMERA? Because it’s my Nikon D60 camera in the hands of the powerhouse that Ms. Sayej is. Follow Nadja
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“I think I’m in hell, and therefore I am” (Arthur Rimbaud) Slava Mogutin and Brian Kenny (aka SUPERM) are beyond doubt one of of the most inspirational and influential power couples in the art world. That’s why it’s no wonder they get so much (deserved) air time on Grateful Grapefruit. For their latest project, BEAUTY and HELL, a two part
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Hey Jim, how are you doing today, what are your plans for the day? I’m feeling happy to be back home in NYC. Traveling across the country and seeing Romney signs was a bit jarring. Im NY we’re in this sort of bubble and seeing the signs was a reminder of that. I’m spending today catching up on political
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In the Golden Age Of Denial as the colleagues at advocate.com call it, the army was everything but supporting the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell rule. When you look at the military art used for recruitment and advertising, you can clearly see that soldiers kissed and told and gossiped over afternoon tea back then. Sweaty, shirtless men in intimate situations with other sweaty muscular
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On this day, 3 years ago, I met someone truly special. Here’s how it went down: It was Nov 4, 2009, a typically gloomy Berlin Thursday when I saw something on Twitter about a “Fall Of The Wall” celebration at the Brandenburg Gate and a free U2 concert. Neither did I have the idea that MTV was involved and that
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