Sebastien Tellier

M. Tellier has been playing New York a lot, among other places, since the release of his last album. Tonight he's performing at Le Poisson Rouge along with HeartsRevolution. I've heard good things about his live performances and am looking forward to it.

Marlene Dumas: Measuring Your Own Grave Opening December 10, 2008. Open to the public December 14, 2008 - February 16, 2009. This will be the largest exhibition of her work in the United States to date, organized by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, in association with The Museum of Modern Art. 'Through her focus on the human figure, Dumas merges themes of race, sexuality, and social identity with personal experience and art-historical antecedents to create a unique perspective on important and controversial issues of the day.' -www.moma.org

Lartigue

David Lynch
by DocMango

Years ago before I ever saw my first David Lynch film I met a woman who had worked on several projects with him. I was immediately fascinated by her. She displayed many of the characteristics to be found in her mentor's artwork: sex appeal, danger, mystery, and a hint of insanity. I still owe her a debt for introducing me to this man, and some of the bizarre people who have made his films possible.

Lee Miller

One of the most unconventional female artists of the 20th century, Lee Miller was admired for her classical beauty, intelligence, and photographic talent. She was born in New York in 1907, and modeled for Vogue before meeting Man Ray in Paris in 1929. Inspired by his work, Miller began creating her own surrealist photographs. Later, she became a war photographer for British Vogue and was the only woman in combat photojournalism in Europe during World War II. After the war, her later work included portraits of art-world friends such as Max Ernst, Alfred Barr Jr., and Saul Steinberg.

D. McCullin 1963

Journal Gallery 11.22.08

Hotel

LIFE

Fans of photography and 20th century history will be pleased to know that LIFE magazine's archives will soon be available through both Google and the soon to be launched www.life.com. The site will house over 10 million iconic images all available for free. I'm going to have a field day with this site.

Thee Ohsees

I got the chance to see The Oh Sees perform in September at the Yard in Brooklyn. The band is from San Francisco and has a sound that walks a fine line between genuine rock and roll and sheer noise. It produces interesting if not entirely consistent results. Nevertheless they've grown on me.



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Vampires, by Egon Schiele. Happy Halloween

Reflections on Fall

Now that we are well into fall, I've noticed the amazing sound made by the brisk winds blowing through brittle, changing foliage. It makes a great 'woosh' that rises and falls, like a colossal broom sweeping across the countryside in one powerful brush. The autumn wind conjures up all kinds of mysterious and exciting images in my mind; it would hard for me to imagine fall without those lovely sounds.

The Graduate

The graduate (1967) - Original Trailer
by Voldie81

In Flagranti

After being recently introduced to In Flagranti by a friend, I was hoping Sasha would be taking part in the CMJ Marathon this week, but alas, he is currently touring Europe. I imagine this is what Studio 54 would sound like if it were around in 2008, i.e. great raunchy retro dance music.

400 Coups

Les 400 coups
by skins-dandy

I was speaking with a friend about this film some time ago and was really disappointed to hear that he considered it one of the lesser titles to emerge from the French New Wave. Although I do tend to appreciate art inspired by the juvenile delinquent (no doubt because I was one myself not long ago), I also found it really charming. This is mostly due to the young lead played by Jean-Pierre Leaud. Even in the screen test, he shows quite a bit of swagger for such a young man. He really nails the role of the frustrated teen, and it's beautifully shot in 50's Paris; how could you not like this film?

Casting de Jean-Pierre Léaud pour LES 400 COUPS
by CinemaMonAmour

Narcissus, Caravaggio (1597-1599)

Old Cowboy Wisdom

There are three times in life when a man has call to howl at the moon:

1. When he is married
2. When his first child is born
3. When he finishes a job he was crazy to even start

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