Filed under: Art Scene, Events, Music, Uncategorized | Tags: dan graham beyond, kim gordon, mirror/dash, MOCA, sonic youth, thurson moore
Last weekend we attended the opening party for the premiere of Dan Graham: Beyond at MOCA. The interactive exhibit is a must see as it melds photographs, film, video and architectural models. I overheard one party guest declare “This is not Art”, so I kind of knew I was in the right place.
The event featured a performance from Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon from the legendary Sonic Youth, performing as the duo Mirror/Dash which is also the name of Kim’s new fashion line. They played outside with the Downtown Los Angeles sky line as there backdrop, and a huge crowd of fans witnessed a performance that shredded as they whipped the crowd into a frenzy.
Check out more pictures after the cut.
-Mikey
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Filed under: Designer Spotlight, Runway | Tags: Alexander Wang, big shoulders, doo.ri, fashion week fall 09, Marc jacobs, phillip lim, ready to wear, Rodarte, shoulders, trend, zac posen
It’s most definitely the year of the shoulder.
–Valentina
Read Threadtrend’s other Fashion Week 09 posts:
Get Those Tights Pronto: Vera Wang Lavender Label Fall 2009
Fall 09 Ready to Wear: Jenni Kayne
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Filed under: Consume This, Film | Tags: criterion collection, europa, lars von trier
The film pick of the week is the Criterion Collection‘s version of Lars Von Trier‘s Europa. In the U.S., it was released under the name Zentopa and is regarded as one of Von Triers’ crowning achievments. The film is shot in black and white and features color imagery that is highly stylized. The story deals with an American pacifist who works as a sleep car conductor on Zentropa railways in Frankfurt in 1945. The film was not made with any digital effects, and all important elements of the film are shot in color (Steven Spielberg later used this style for Schindlers List), and it’s the final installment in Von Trier’s Europe trilogy. The Criterion Collection is loaded with tons of great features.
See the trailer below and a list of the features after the cut.
–Mikey
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