Lorenzo Durantini embraces old hardware and uses it to create impressive pieces of art. His works 2,216 VHS Tapes and 445,368 meters use old VHS and audio tapes to build towers, flood rooms with meters of tape or simply make a comment on the fast pace of the digital era we live in. In other words, he simply turns what
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Entropy is disorder; entropy is randomness; entropy is what’s lost in translation; entropy is the inevitable and constant deterioration of society. Reflection of the latter can be found in SUPERM‘s collaborative portfolio called Entropy Parade. Slava Moguitn and Brian Kenny created the series of distorted images / multilayer drawings for the 13th anniversary issue of FLAUNT magazine. After I got
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My friend and partner in crime, Nadja Sayej, has been rightfully chosen to be one of the judges of Year In Review – an open call for the year’s most compelling art, photography and design. While everyone can submit work on their website, here is a hint from the art critic powerhouse herself – ArtStars* cheat sheet and shortcut to
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[8tracks width=”350″ height=”350″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/505428″] Cuddle up to some sweetie you have, sip some tea, and rest your head on a furry chest… Tenderfoot – The Desperate Kingdom of Love Lana Del Rey – Born To Die Birdy – Skinny Love Mary J. Blige – Mr. Wrong (Feat. Drake) Rihanna – Drunk on Love Zhane – Sending My Love
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Hello Grateful Grapefruits! Let’s usher in the new year with an exciting announcement that my friend and artist Jack Early’s “What to Do with a Drunken Sailor?” is getting an extended run at Forever & Today gallery in NYC! This is Early’s first foray into pocket sized art with his own performance of “It Don’t Rain in Beverly Hills”, a song
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Say hello to the work of Brooklyn artist Anthony (Tony) Cudahy. Lately I’ve been extremely impressed by the amazing illustration pouring out of artist’s Tumblrs. I met Anthony online through him asking me what I thought of 2010’s NY Art Book Fair. After that, I was smitten by his works and have seen him grow since then. He represents just
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Forrest Martin has more than a strange name (for my understanding of names, at least) to him. He is the mastermind behind Death magazine – a publication for existential hipsters, art enthusiasts and other culture obsessed homos. Forrest approached me earlier this year and sent me a couple of magazines over to Berlin. I was impressed and immediately wanted to
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(So here I am, another Grateful Grapefruit poster. I’m Peter and I hail originally from Burlington, Vermont, but I study New Media outside of NYC at SUNY Purchase. Expect posts from me regarding local NYC artists, happenings, and other things.) This past week I attended a very interesting new media art show at Chelsea gallery Postmasters on the corner of
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Giuseppe Virgone produces maybe the second best export Belgium has to offer after chocolate. Giuseppe is a young fashion designer from Brussels who studied fashion at l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels de La Cambre. The designer previewed his Fall/Winter 2012-13 collection inspired by Girolamo Savonarola, a monk from the 15th century. photos: ASVOF
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I don’t really like Christmas. having said that, I know I just lost half of your attention but let me clarify that and defend my thesis. Actually, in my defense I have one question: Is the end of the world coming? I guess I am not the only holiday pessimist. I guess, some of the winter wonderland occupants put more
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Most of 2011 for me was spent in Berlin, where I focused more on my introverted self, homing in on my love for darker, sadder, more serious sounds. Not all of it was that serious in tone, my great friend Christo allowed for the both of us to get up and dance around our flat in our underwear (I really
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There is only one description for Pierre Debusschere‘s work: epic. His latest fashion films, The Lake and The Day The World Went Away (as well as the project for Nowness and AnOther Man) are just another confirmation of this fact. Mr. Debusschere ignites a chain reaction of goosebumps allover my body with the combination of striking visuals and sound that
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