May 12, 2012
- Maurice Sendak sniffing Sharpies, flying cars, antigravity balls and more in our look at the web this week
1. Maurice Sendak
Book lovers the world over mourned the passing of Maurice Sendak, author of such childhood classics as "Where the Wild Things Are" and "In the Night Kitchen." Remembering him, we've...
May 11, 2012
- Collective memories of China's Great Famine reinterpreted for the stage
Two years after Memory I, famed documentarian Wu Wenguang and choreographer Wen Hui are back with a...
May 10, 2012
- Look under the hood of this London Taxi and find a mobile recording studio
For outdoor live shows, off-set film shoots and small club gigs, on-site recording isn't as easy as it sounds. Bringing a solution to locations where facilities aren't available, Remote Recording...
May 8, 2012
- Yan Pei-Ming captures past and present in five large-scale paintings
The first thing Yan Pei-Ming said while presenting his new exhibition, "Black Paintings" at David Zwirner was "I aspire to be an artist, period. Not a Chinese artist...
May 2, 2012
- The civilized guide to mid-century manliness
Compiled from the 22 issues and six years that constituted the life of "Gentry" magazine, "The Gentry Man" aims to highlight...
April 25, 2012
- Peruse a half-century of innovative lighting with the Italian brand's retrospective iPad app
In its 50-year tenure Flos has truly embodied the spirit of Italian...
April 11, 2012
- A Portland collector's antique imagery and artifacts add new depth to a Swedish workwear label's NYC shop
The seemingly surprising collaboration between Portland's Ampersand Gallery and Swedish workwear company...
- Our interview with Li Daiguo on the band's experimental mix of tradition and ceremony
by Alessandro De Toni
One of the most interesting phenomena to hit Chinese avant-garde music is The Tea Rockers Quintet—a tea ceremony performed by...
April 9, 2012
- Our interview with the self-taught tintype photographer on the process, struggle and journey behind making the largest wet plate print ever
The 2012 Palm Springs Photo Festival Portfolio Review is the nation's largest...
April 5, 2012
- Young designers turn back the clock on design
by Perrin Drumm
As food, clothing and home goods have skewed toward an old-timey vibe with a focus on handmade, locally crafted wares, so too has graphic design turned back the clock to the pre-digital age. ...
