December 2011
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The Beatles, 10 Great Years, in Poster Art Form
When you put it this way, that was a great 10 years, wasn’t it? We like that Revolver, sport coat over wool rollover collar look of 1966. Bearded Seals Blog is on it.
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Tender Is the Night, newly designed
In 2010, Coralie Bickford-Smith designed a few new book covers for Penguin for the F Scott Fitzgerald catalog. This Tender Is the Night cover is in particular a beautiful redux.
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What A Beer Can Should Look Like
This would make a man drink. Ales of character. We like the sound of that.
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The Sun It Shines Somewhere
Wish we knew who shot this, it is a beautiful, eerie photo. Found on FFFFound.
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Morning Ritual: The Send-Off to 2011
Keep it simple, black and white, and a tad classy to close out the year that was 2011. Happy New Year to you all.
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“Little Shining Man” by Heather and Ivan Morison
A kite by Heather and Ivan Morison, designed by Sash Reading, and according to Today and Tomorrow, was “engineered and fabricated by Queen & Crawford. It features 1700 3d printed connectors, carbon fibre rods and cubenfibre aerospace fabric.” It flies.
Three Cubes Colliding from Jimandtonic on Vimeo.
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Bernard King was a bad man.
One of the best NBA names of all-time, and one of the best scoring games. Brooklyn-born, NBA scoring champ, big-tine scorer, Tennessee Volunteer, King was a Knick captain, dropped 60 in a game, and was a Bullet when they were still the Bullets.
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First Friday: Atlas Sound "The Shakes"
We wanted to get one of our favorite albums on here on the last Friday of 2011, and so we give you Bradford Cox’ Atlas Sound and the opening to Parallax, “The Shakes.” Enjoy.
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Thom Yorke “Walkin’in in Hyde Park” in Undercover
Thom Yorke, the model, wearing lots of good clothing by Undecover, in a photoshoot in Hyde Park, London for Huge Magazine. The grizzled veteran looks quite regal in fine Japanese clothing. Almost Samuel Beckett-esque. Waiting for Godot. Or Jonny. Or a Grammy-award. Or Four Tet to remix something.
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Liu Bolin's Best Move Was...
This is our favorite piece ever done by mystery disappearing act, Liu Bolin. (via the nytimes, who really like Bolin, too).
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Is It Art Now? by Ian Stevenson
We think so, Ian. Limited Edition Linocut Print, signed and numbered, edition of 10. Buy it here.
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Owner Operator Winter 2012 Video
Owner Operator in the Factory 2011 from Steven Chiller on Vimeo.
Some very nice Made in the USA outerwear. We have tried a few of these jackets on at Hickoree’s in Brooklyn, and if you are looking for a great parka, this is a lifer. And now, you have to wait until 2012 to catch this collection. At least they made a video for it.
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Perfect Grey Crewneck: Velva Sheen
If you are in the market, the Velva Sheen 10oz Grey crewneck is a must. Available at Inventory. The notes: “Velva Sheen Mfg Co. was once a producer of sweats, t-shirts, jackets and gym shorts for colleges, camps, schools and the United States Armed Forces. Established in 1932, the Cincinnati Ohio based company has since changed hands and is now produced in California, USA.”
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Morning Ritual: Happy Daisy
Daisy Lowe doesn’t give a shit, she is smiling her ass off to 2012.
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Melting Wooden Frames
The work of Bonsoir Paris, like Salvador Dali come to life. DesignBoom writes, “”the shape of a picture frame has been manipulated to a point where it can no longer function as such, but still remains recognizable. the forms have been carved, sanded and finished by hand.” (via)
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The Air Jordan XI always looked better in sketch...
You can wait in line, watch a riot, or just admire that the Air Jordan XI with full patent leather (we had the originals back in the day) was once just a sketch created by Tinker Hatfield. And it looks far better, and safer here.
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The Air Jordan XI always looked better in sketch...
You can wait in line, watch a riot, or just admire that the Air Jordan XI with full patent leather (we had the originals back in the day) was once just a sketch created by Tinker Hatfield. And it looks far better, and safer here.
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Definitely Thursday: "My Big Mouth"
We close out our year of Oasis and “Definitely Thursday” with the last time Noel Gallagher went full-bore into his bag of early 1990s tricks with the vastly underrated “My Big Mouth” on 1997’s Be Here Now. Even though most of Oasis at this point was cocaine and excess, there were still at the core some pop gems that were destroyed in the studio… but with...
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Embroidery on Vintage Photography by Italy's...
Beautiful work by Italian artist Maurizo Anzeri. Reminds us a bit of Dr.Lakra in that layering with contemporary art over found and fashion photography. (via)
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Sketchbook drawings by Mattias Adolfsson
We love it when a video game animator has the illustration and sketchbook chops such as Swedish artist, Mattias Adolfsson. These are brilliant. Like a mix between Blu and James Jean with better air at the North Pole. (via)
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Helen Frankenthaler, RIP
We love this picture of Ms Frankenthaler from 1964, at her studio at 83rd Street and Third Avenue. That, everyone, is a real artist. She passed away at the age of 83 yesterday, December 27th. We have seen a few of Frankenthaler’s paintings in person, and they are quite impressive.
ArtDaily wrote, “Frankenthaler, whose career spanned six decades, has long been recognized as one of...
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Morning Ritual: The Serious
Not so gentle of a look. We swear this is Lana Del Ray, but maybe that is just the look of the moment…
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Ambrotype Photographs by San Diego's Noah Doely
The best part about this series from San Diego MFA student, Noah Doely, is that these are made in 2011 and not 1865. According to Juxtapoz, Doely’s “recent body of work titled ‘A Natural History’ constructs fictional narratives derived from prominent figures such as Charles Darwin and their research around life sciences. Beginning first by carefully crafting scenes that...
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A Continuous Act, Always Repeating
They call this a Framing Exercise, we call it life. Maybe they call it life, too. To be honest, we don’t even know who “they” is, but they are all out there somewhere. (via)
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25 Things We Liked In Music In 2011
We wanted to make a list, a top-21 list, but we think order doesn’t really matter to us anymore. It just about impact, and we aren’t talking about the impact that these songs had on the world-at-large, but the songs that we cherished, remembered, spent time with, and really felt defined our lives in 2011. Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Girls, Radiohead, Noel Gallagher, Dirty Beaches, Beach...
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Weakness Wednesday: The Fresh & Onlys "Waterfall"
Even though this song came out in 2010, our appreciation for it and the San Francisco-based Fresh & Onlys grew in 2011, and this could be our favorite song of the entire year. These are the reasons why SF is the best place on Earth… our music scene has ramped up again…
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World Wide Trap by Blu
Really wish we would have bought this one by Blu when POW had it in stock. So for now, we just have to admire it. From a sold-out distance.
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The End of Putin Starting to show?
Maybe not in his pecs. We have been following the Russian situation closely, and the Christmas Eve protests in Moscow were quite incredible in the face of the propaganda and corruption inside the regime of Vladimir Putin. Protests on a mass scale in Russia are always a good sign that the totalitarian qualities of Putin are not winning or being followed by a subservient mass. The WSJ has a nice...
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The Political Graphic Art of Cem Dinlenmiş
The fun part is just guessing what is going on in the work of Cem Dinlenmis. (http://cemdinlenmis.com). Can you see which piece is supposed to be Turkey? Great work by the Istanbul-based graphic novelist…
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Emol in Mural 191 Video
Based on True Stories from Urban Noise on Vimeo.
Brazilian artist Emol continues a nice series of murals with this new piece for the Wall 191. As always with Emol… bright, colorful on an otherwise dark, grey surrounding.
Images by Amanda Lopes
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The Bizarre Injuries series by Left Field Cards
A brilliant and clever series of baseball cards by Left Field Cards that document the bizarre and unique injuries suffered by baseball players. The series is called, you guessed it, “Bizarre Injuries.” We love baseball, but these players can be slightly overweight, unathletic, and a bit on the good ol’ country boy side, so being bitten by a coyote is something that happens to...
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Twist Rug
If you ever had a need for a artistic area rug, we would definitely want a Twist creation. From the Misha Hollenbach curated In the Gardens exhibition at Utopian Slumps in Melbourne. (via TWBE)
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Waterscapes by Akos Major
We are really enjoying these surreal photographs by Akos Major, a Vienna-based photographer who created this series called “Waterscapes.” As Ignant writes, these “photos were taken during his travels in Iceland, Austria, Germany, France and Scotland, where his favorite subject is the Balaton Lake in his native Hungary.
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Morning Ritual: Getting in the Game
Obvious, but it works. Getting ready to close up 2011, aren’t we?
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Charlotte Gainsbourg in Interview
We always be fascinated by Charlotte Gainsbourg, be her the daughter of Serge and the all-time classic muse, model Jane Birkin. Ms Gainsbourg is just an interesting subject; singer, actress, style icon, all around bohemian all-star. She is beautiful in her own unique way, and although the more we read about her or read her in interviews we like her less (seriously, how arty can we be?), this is...
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Os Gemeos @ PRISM LA
The Brazilian twins, Os Gemeos, are coming to Los Angeles this February 25th 2012 for an exhibition at the newish and bougie gallery, Prism LA. Twist and Phil Frost had a nice showing at Prism a while back, so we can only assume this one will be on some next level shit (Os Gemeos are better in the installation game than anything).
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Thom Yorke Tuesday: "How To Disappear Completely"
It only took 4 songs into Radiohead’s groundbreaking and genre-busting Kid A to get to an actual guitar track, but when it did, it sounded like the loneliest place in the world. And perhaps the most beautiful. For those who wanted to know what floating down the Liffey meant, they started to get the idea…
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Morning Ritual: A bit of a day-off
Still vacationing. Enjoy.
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Inventory Sale: We like the Mt Rainier Ski Sweater
One of the best curated stores in the world at large, Vancouver’s Inventory has their yearly winter sale in full effect, and there are some great Mt Rainier, Engineered Garments, and Post Overalls goods on sale. We like this Mt Rainier Ski Sweater personally.
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The xx drop a Christmas day Demo Track: “Open...
We love Jamie xx and all of his remix projects this year, but we are happy to see the band get back together. The xx dropped a demo of new track, “Open Eyes,” on Christmas day. And we were happy between the food and unwrapping presents to get a little some.
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Jaylib Mondays: Madlib "Cruddy"
Unfortunately, this is how you are going to feel the day after Christmas. A little cruddy. But Madlib makes you feel just that much better.
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Sunday Shuffle: Sujfan Stevens "Sister Winter /...
One of the best Xmas albums of all-time in our book, here are two great selections, with different moods, from the Sufjan Stevens’ Christmas songs album. Enjoy, and Merry Christmas.
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James Brown: "Santa Claus, Go Straight to the...
Damn right, James, Santa, go straight to the ghetto tonight. Tell them James Brown sent you…
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Sixties Saturday: The Ronettes "Sleigh Ride"
What would Christmas be without the Ronettes? Not much. Even though Phil Spector is in jail, we can use his arrangements for our own Christmas joy.
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Morning Ritual: The Send-Off, Holiday Edition
It is a PG-13 version, because we know the family may be in town. Have a brilliant holiday from everyone at TCR.
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The Superior Labor Coffee Cup and Saucer
Perfection. A beautiful, simply designed cup and saucer set by The Superior Labor. Made in Japan of course. That is why it looks so good.
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Deuce 7 @ FlatColor Gallery, Seattle
Something to go see in the lovely Pacific Northwest: Deuce 7 has some work up at FlatColor in Seattle. These works are standout, we love the movement of each piece.
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First Friday: Miles Davis "Blue Christmas: 'Little...
We are a little confused at the moment about where this fits in the Miles Davis canon, and if it actually on this album, and what the Blue Christmas album really was, but who cares, this “Little Melonae” recording is brilliant.
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Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force "Planet Rock"
Definition of the holiday spirit.
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Want This Book: Marius Engh
Saw this book on Node Berlin, and based on the cover, it looks brilliant. Here is what it is: “This book by visual artist Marius Engh revolves around Teufelsberg, an artificial hill on the outskirts of Berlin made from rubble after the Second World War. During the Cold War period, the hill was also the site of a major American listening station. The book consists of research material,...
