December 2010
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F.C.R.B x Nike Lunar Rejuven8 Mid+
I don’t know if it’s just me but 2010 seemed to be a pretty good year for sneakers. This Nike collabaration with FCReal Bristol is particularly dope. I couldn’t find too much info about them but F.C.R.B.’s website is really interesting. They describe themselves as “an imaginary football club”, in reality a sub-label/side project of Japanese designer SOPHNET....
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NIKE AIR MAX 1 X PARRA X PATTA
This is a beautifully designed pair of sneakers by Dutch artist PARRA, you can buy his illustration work here, the sneakers are pretty much unavailable, good luck finding them and if you do let me know.
Packer Shoes x Reebok Pump Omni Zone “Nique”
photos and more info here
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How to spark a bidding war and sell your...
Listen to this podcast.
A true team effort. I think the key points are:
The manager pinpointed the right producer for the material and then cold-called him, instead of just sending the material to a bunch of his usual contacts and giving up after getting passes.
The writer never gave up on the idea after years of rejection and was game enough to do notes for free even after writing the entire...
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Jim Jarmusch - Part 2
You are someone who is making films not only outside of the Hollywood system but also outside of the mini-major system - Miramax, Fox Searchlight, Fine Line,
I’m still broke and a lowlife, I tell you.
But Dead Man, you sold it blind to Miramax - meaning they couldn’t see it even though you had a print- for a good amount of money just before Cannes. That testifies to a strong...
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Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch and cinematographer Fred Elms, still from “Farmhouse”
You know they said that when photography was invented that was the death of painting. But painting just got more interesting in a lot of ways. Sometimes you need a hammer and a chisel instead of a chainsaw. Just because there are computers doesn’t mean you can’t write with a pen anymore. It depends on...
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Fleisher Wind Challenge
Just got the postcard for Mike’s exhibition at the prestigious Fleisher Art Memorial, I am very excited for it and proud.
konradprojects:
I’m in the final stretch of preparation for the Fleisher Wind Challenge 2 exhibition next month at Fleisher Art Memorial. I just picked up the invite cards on Friday:
The image on the card is Sleeping Bag, 2010, which will be included in the show...
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Life, The Movie: Bill and Turner Ross' '45365' -... →
Noted DVD release.
Premiering on PBS tonight.
UPDATE: I watched this film in its edited form on PBS last night. It’s a terrific documentary and I recommend it highly. Probably among the best films I’ve seen this year.
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Ant-covered Jesus video removed from Smithsonian... →
The piece was called “hate speech” by Catholic League president William Donohue and a misuse of taxpayer money by a spokesman for Rep. John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), the presumptive incoming House speaker.
Wojnarowicz, an artist in New York’s East Village scene of the 1980s, was 37 when he died of AIDS in 1992.