DB Brazil just came up with the best campaign ever for an art school: dissect the greats, and reveal what is inside. MASP Art School got the treatment, with Picasso, Dali, and Van Gogh being dissecting to show that what is inside is their signature style. Brilliant.
A wonderful retro to contemporary “poster” by H. Caldwell Turner for CollegeHumor. Even though the obvious “we are all on the Internet and it sucks thing” is getting a little overblown, we definitely enjoy this poster.
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Time and time again, we have been thinking about what a great era of music videos we are in. Sure, the platform is different, but real artists are getting a chance to collaborate with musicians on really impressive projects. Willis Earl Beal’s “Evening’s Kiss” is getting a lot of attention in our office at the moment, not only because the song is good, but because the artwork was done by Mr Beal. Great stuff.
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A gem from Madvillainy 2: The Madlib Remix, this is track is made especially perfect with the classic NBA footage that goes with it. Stones Throw is set to release a Double LP with printed cover, MP3 download card, and a 12-page mini-comic, so be prepared for that.
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FIFTY24SF Gallery, in association with Upper Playground, are pleased to announce West Coast Hip-Hop: A History in Pictures, a special two-day exhibition and book signing featuring the iconic hip-hop photos of Los Angeles photographer, Michael Miller. The exhibition opens Friday, April 27, 2012, followed by a special book signing of Miller’s West Coast Hip-Hop: A History in Pictures on Saturday, April 28 from 2—4pm.
Michael Miller’s photographs capture a unique era of West Coast culture, combining the emerging genres of gangster rap, skateboard culture, Los Angeles street culture, and the iconic personalities who help turn West Coast rap into a global phenomenon. Capturing intimate portraits of hip-hop legends 2pac, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Cypress Hill, as well as iconic advertising campaigns with street fashion giant, Stussy, Michael Miller photographs hearken back to a pivotal moment in history where he took rap, surf, skate, punk, and street fashion fused into one image. The Los Angeles-based photographer has worked in the entertainment and music industry for over 25 years, with a portfolio of over 300 major record covers, iconic supermodels of the ‘90s, and some of the biggest names in rap and jazz.
Influenced by the techniques of Peter Lindberg, Paulo Roversi and Javier Vallhonrat, Miller has developed a unique method of cross-processing film and different chemical baths for his black and white photographs. A graduate of UCLA with a B.A. in Film and Television, Miller moved to Paris after university and met top agent Rene Bosne. With Bosne’s mentorship, Miller began to shoot photographs, gradually gaining jobs shooting models for John Casablancas’ agency. After moving to Barcelona to shoot campaigns fro Cacharel Paris, Miller returned to Los Angeles in 1988 to shoot for Herb Ritts’ agency, Visages. Gaining recognition within the fashion industry, the music world took notice, and by the end of 1988, Miller photographed his first rapper, Arabian Prince.
For West Coast Hip-Hop: A History in Pictures at FIFTY24SF Gallery, Michael Miller will be presenting a series of his iconic early 1990′s hip-hop photographs, including numerous photos of 2pac, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Snoop Dogg, Warren G, as well as photos of unique historical perspectives on Los Angeles street culture. Coinciding with Miller’s exhibition, we will have famed San Francisco musicians, Tommy Guerrero and ORB DJing the opening on Friday, April 27, 2012. On Saturday, April 28, from 2—4PM, Miller will be signing copies of his West Coast Hip-Hop: A History in Pictures at our FIFTY24SF Gallery.
The exhibition will be on display from April 27—28. 2012, with a special book signing event on Saturday, April 28 from 2—4 pm. The book is Miller’s West Coast Hip-Hop: A History in Pictures collection.
We all float on. Well, those of us who live places with heat and sun on a regular basis. via BG.
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Pretty great when not only is there a great photographer taking Instagram shots that look great, but he is doing it in a place that is about as foreign and close to 1984 as possible. JR has been ripping off these great Instagram shots from North Korea this week… brilliant stuff. (via complex)
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When Lennon started to get really, really in acid. It was late 1966, early ’67, and Paul was getting heavy into his concept of Sgt Pepper’s, and Lennon was dipping into acid with reckless, creative abandon. Paul wrote more, Lennon wrote more interesting, and one of the gems of acid was “Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds.” And here is the video from the Yellow Submarine movie.
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