Takashi Murakami’s ‘Akihabara Majokko Princess’

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 […]

Shifts in the LA gallery scene

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 […]

Francesco Vezzoli, Marlene Redux: A True Hollywood Story!

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.