Silverstein Gallery in NY is having a reception on January 6, 2011 for Todd Hido's new show, Fragmented Narratives. Todd's work is absolutely beautiful and if you're in town you should definitely check it out.

Corin Hewitt, Untitled #54, December 26, 2008 from Seed Stage

Corin Hewitt, Untitled #66, January 4, 2009 from Seed Stage

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Digital Ikebana

Ikebana is a paradigm of how I want my life to be.

Marcel Broodthaers, Panneau de moules (1966)

Collier Schorr, Opium (2005)

Ever feel like you're too old but so young at the same time?

Harry Callahan, Untitled (Atlanta), 1984.

Mr. Callahan is one of my favorite photographers.

Amazing!

Missoni by Anger

Wild At Heart (1990)

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2010 by Jean Nouvel

Best use of the boldest color.

The Serpentine Gallery is currently housing Mr. Tillmans' show. I wish I could visit...

New Order, Retro, Art Direction by Peter Saville for Saville Associates, Photography by Nick Knight

Before Justin Timberlake's Future Sex/Love Sounds, before Helmut Lang's art à la deconstructed disco ball, was New Order's Retro.

Here they have an impressive library of album artwork designed by Mr. Peter Saville.

From Robert Heinecken's current exhibition at Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles

Rodarte x Maggie Cheung Collection (short film by Wing Shya)

It goes without saying that I love Maggie Cheung. I'm also a big fan of Wing Shya since I first watched In The Mood For Love years ago.

JOYCE is delighted to announce a truly unique charity programme in aid of UNICEF, a collaboration with critically-acclaimed fashion label Rodarte, luxury brand SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS, and famous actress Maggie Cheung. Rodarte designers, Kate and Laura Mulleavy, have handmade four one-of-a-kind creations specifically for this charitable initiative. Each piece is inspired by Maggie Cheung and references one of her films: In the Mood for Love, Hero, Clean, and Heroic Trio. The four stunning pieces have been captured in a short film by Wing Shya with music by Peter Kam. For every click of the short film on YouTube from now to 31 March 2010, JOYCE will donate HK$1 to UNICEF.

Click play and enjoy the amazing visual while feeling like a humanitarian!

Olafur Eliasson, Cubic Lamp (2005)

Photo: Art Lovers New York

I'm in Seoul. In the last 72 hours, I have slept mere 10 hours. That averages about 3.333 hours of sleep a night. I've slept that little frequently while I was in architecture school, but I never had trouble with trying to sleep before. Now I understand. But more than understanding, I just want to sleep.

Igor Zimmerman, Carved Mirrors, 2009

Artists on Their Bicycles New York
2010 Calendar

January Philip-Lorca diCorcia
February Collier Schorr
March Ugo Rondinone
April Richard Phillips
May Amy Granat
June Rainer Ganahl
July Rita Ackermann / Aurel Schmidt
August NN
September Maurizio Cattelan
October Ryan McGinley
November Pierre Huyghe
December David Byrne / Cindy Sherman

Sam Haskins passed away today. Why why why why why are all my favorite people dying this year ...

Source: Sam Haskins' blog

He was one of the few original artists who were able to photograph women the way they always should. I hope that his blog wont be taken down, because I'd be devastated. When you become aware of someone over the years, especially through their online presence, it hurts when that figment of connection that'd made it seem so personal goes away. If you'd felt slightly bizarre and disconcerted before because you felt a sense of closeness with someone who lived unaware of you, you'll feel even more so. RIP.

Richard Prince, Untitled (cowboy), 1989
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Yesterday, I finally finished the book All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy. At night I had a dream about riding a horse down the trail from Texas to Mexico. It was so weird because I'd never been to Texas or ridden a horse before, but somehow I still rode on without any hesitation. My lips got chapped from the blustering dry wind and my hair knotted and tangled. When I woke up I drank a mugful of water.

He thought that in the beauty of the world were hid a secret. He thought the world's heart beat at some terrible cost and that the world's pain and its beauty moved in a relationship of diverging equity and that in this headlong deficit the blood of multitudes might ultimately be exacted for the vision of a single flower.

Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses

From one of my favorite albums, this was Wolfgang Tillman's directorial debut ...
Goldfrapp is very enigmatic and versatile; they've got everything from fag-fabulous jams to more subtle, synth-y ambient soundscapes.



I fool myself
To sleep and dream
Nobody's there
Noone but me