Los Angeles MOCA has scheduled a quite intriguing exhibit, Fire on the Disco, which will take a discriminating look at disco and its profound impact on music, art, and fashion. The exhibit is being co-curated by LCD Soundsystem ex-front man, DFA Records co-founder and disco/punk music enthusiast James Murphy and MOCA director Jeffery Deitch. Fire on […]
12
Jul
Disco 101 via club replications, photographs & live performances
3
Jul
Ambient & bass cuts from Chicago's producer duo
Chicago’s Supreme Cuts is producers Michael Perry and Austin Keultjes, who are preparing to release their debut full-length Whispers in the Dark July 10th via Dovecote records. Supreme Cuts puts forth a sound exploring an area where beats and the streets collide: hip hop undertones, and sometimes vocals, lead tracks punctuated with thick, ambient, industrial percussion (see: […]
2
Mar
Los Angeles' PRISM Gallery is transformed by the Brazilian Twins
Hailing from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Os Gemeos (literally ‘the twins’ in Portuguese) and known to their mother as; Gustavo and Otavio, bring their amazing, surreal and humorous vision to a dynamic solo exhibition at Los Angeles’ PRISM Gallery which opened this past Saturday night. Miss You runs through March 24th and features Os Gemeos’ saturated colors and signature […]
26
Apr
MOCA director Jeffrey Deitch attempts to redeem himself
Art In the Streets is kind of a funny name for an exhibit that all happens inside the pricey, heavily guarded, air-conditioned walls of a museum. Obviously this art isn’t in the streets at all. Doesn’t take a genius to figure that out. It’s in the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, in downtown Los Angeles, with […]
26
Oct
"Drainspotting" compiles the art of this unique Japanese tradition
The ability to legally add color and design to locations underfoot throughout their urban areas is just one of the ways the Japanese culture has outdone us (where are their graffiti police?). The book Drainspotting is a collection of photographs taken of custom painted manhole covers found throughout the country, a reflection of the fact […]
25
May
David Yoon returns the streets to the people
Los Angeles-based photographer David Yoon has always loved the city, but yearned to live car-free (good luck on that buddy!). Well he managed to accomplish that goal…in Tokyo. No, not in the City of Angels, but the longing survived. So now he uses his digital camera, laptop, Photoshop and Wacom tablet to transform the city […]
