Finally, after reading about this so long ago on Boing Boing, Takashi Murakami’s piece from last year’s Tate Modern exhibition, Pop Life: Art in a Material World, curated by Alison Gingeras, hits the Internet. The video, produced by Murakami and directed by McG, features actress Kirsten Dunst in anime-inspired garb and blue hair frolicking […]
February 24th, 2010
Categories: Urban, Hollywood, Tokyo, Asian, Music, Celebrity, Art Star, Japan, Video . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: Comments Off
It’s not often that I cite the Los Angeles Times (or update, for that matter), but this article speaks as to the obstacles and successes gallery owners face in LA:
Sales have all but dried up for many L.A. area dealers, quite a few galleries have closed and others have downsized. But in a period […]
July 29th, 2009
Categories: Los Angeles, Hollywood, Urban, LA, Architecture, Business . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: Comments Off
The film tracks Vezzoli’s scandalous life and art career, the plot hinging on coverage of a fictional project by Vezzoli, an implausible remake of Maximilian Schell’s 1984 documentary Marlene, 1984, about Marlene Dietrich.
April 2nd, 2009
Categories: Hollywood, TV, Italy, Los Angeles, Performance, Celebrity, Video . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: Comments Off