Rick Mereki, Andrew Lees and Tim White took a six-week journey all around the world, taking footage in each location and stitching it together into a trio of one-minute clips, each with a certain theme– MOVE, LEARN, EAT. The films were commissioned by STA Travel Australia, with original music by Kelsey James.
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Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest is Michael Rapaport’s directorial debut and his tribute to A Tribe Called Quest, arguably one of the most creative and influential music groups for those who came of age listening to early 90’s Hip Hop.
Richard Mosse Photography
Richard Mosse’s photos are breathtakingly gorgeous even as they explore scenes of violent upheaval, or the ruinous aftermath thereof. His latest series is entitled Infra and was shot in the Democratic Republic of the Congo using a discontinued Kodak infrared film.
Capriole by Iris van Herpen
Iris van Herpen is a Dutch fashion designer whose creations combine hand-worked materials with the effects of digital technology. Her latest collection is entitled Capriole and dazzled audiences at the recent Paris Haute Couture Show for Fall-Winter 2011-12.
Sakiroo Choi, Illustrator
Sakiroo Choi is an illustrator based in Seoul, South Korea. If you put Akira, The Boondocks, and Yellow Submarine in a blender, the resulting concoction might be something similar, but even so his work has a madcap sensibility that is entirely his own.
Justin Carty: Visual Artist
Justin Carty is a painter, designer and digital animator born and raised in New York City. I discovered his art via an exhibition at Rob’s Shoppe in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A month later, on the eve of the release party for a music video he had produced, I sat with him to discuss his various artistic passions.
Etnies Skateable House
The PAS House is a fully skateable structure designed by Gil Le Bon Delapointe and Francois Perrin.
The prototype of PAS House was commissioned by Etnies founder Pierre-Andre Senizergues and was recently presented at La Gaite Lyrique museum in Paris.
Maurizio Anzeri: Embroidered Photo-Sculptures
Maurizio Anzerio is an Italian-born artist known for his enthralling “photo-sculptures,” vintage photos culled from flea markets that are then embroidered to dazzling effect.
Philip Lumbang & Ernesto Yerena: “Dead Relatives”
Black Book Gallery’s current exhibition is entitled “Dead Relatives,” a Dia De Los Muertos-inspired venture by two artists from Southern California, Phil Lumbang and Ernesto Yerena.
Reality Sandwich: William Etundi Interview
Reality Sandwich recently featured a compelling interview with William Etundi, who rose to prominence in the early 2000’s as an NYC-based social activist and party promoter. Etundi now serves as creative director of Artists Wanted, an organization devoted to creating opportunities for artists all around the world.
Tasha Kusama: Prismatic Visions
Tasha Kusama is an artist based in San Francisco, CA. Her art is colorful and vibrant but also vaguely unsettling, its subjects traversing a crystalline wilderness rife with uncertainty and sublime personal transformation.
DJ OP! – Dubspot interview & podcast
The good folks over at Dubspot have graced us with another one of their exclusive podcasts. This time around they feature an interview and DJ mix by OP!, a dancefloor veteran known for his uplifting blends of Hip Hop, House, Neo-Soul, Broken Beat and other genres.
