The Buzz: Above Hollywood
So I’ve been driving around Los Angeles (surprise, surprise), noticing these little arrows hanging from cables and wires and such. Spinning in the wind, these arrows feature the names & images of Hollywood’s most familiar faces. And I now know who’s responsible. Street artist Above has taken to our streets with 100 wooden “Movie Star Arrow Mobiles,” giving LA “a large dose of exactly what it obsesses about.” Just watch, you’ll start seeing them everywhere too.
To see more from the artist, click here.
Shot@SMASHBOX: Mad Men + Rolling Stone Cover
The new cover of Rolling Stone featuring Mad Men‘s Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, Jon Hamm & Christina Hendricks was photographed in Bigbox at SMASHBOX by photographer Robert Trachtenberg. We’re mad about it naturally (yowzas). Look for it to hit newsstands tomorrow…
(9/4) Buff Monster: Beyond The Pink @ Corey Helford Gallery
New work by Buff Monster
Buff Monster is back with a new solo show titled “Beyond the Pink,” at the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City. The LA-based artist, recently featured in Banksy‘s highly-entertaining Exit Through The Gift Shop as well as The Vader Project, is out with a” new series of acrylic-on-panel works that radiate with his signature pink neons, Superflat style and disarmingly subversive characters.” Details…
Remembering Corinne Day….
Kate Moss with Corinne Day, who passed away this past Friday
British fashion-photographer Corinne Day, widely credited for discovering & photographing the 15 year old face of Kate Moss, lost her battle with brain cancer this past Friday, August 27th, 2010. She was 45 years old.
Day, who helped usher a new era in fashion photography – took the form from the glossy glamour of the ’80s to the cool & carefree images which helped define “grunge” as we know it. Her images, marked by a raw honesty & feminine edge, pay tribute to the photographer Corinne Day was & will be remembered for. Take a look at some of those images after the jump… Read more
Interview: David Radin, Senior Dir. of Studio Services
David Radin, the new Senior Director of Studio Services at SMASHBOX Studios
SMASHBOX warmly welcomes David Radin to the family. The new Senior Director of Studio Services comes to us with over 30 years of experience, knowledge & passion for all things photo & film. I sat down with Radin to talk about where he got his start, how he hid with Michel Comte from Carla Bruni‘s mother (seriously), his predictions for the industry and how SMASHBOX will be there to see it through… Read more
(9/5) The September Issue @ The W Los Angeles
Grace Coddington shines in The September Issue – photo by Sølve Sundsbø
It’s September (can you believe it?!). And all the issues are out. Yes, fashion magazines everywhere have put together their best for the year’s most important issue. So what exactly goes into making such a September issue? Why not watch Vogue‘s Anna Wintour & Grace Coddington at work? Revisit them with a free screening of The September Issue as part of The W Los Angeles’ Summer Cinema Series. Details after the jump… Read more
Photophiles: Photos We Love
Getty Images Hollywood by Joel Holmberg
Heh.
*Got word of this via I Heart Photograph
(9/4) Set Times Released For This Year’s FYF Fest
Brookyn trio School of Seven Bells, due to perform at FYF Fest – image via Sonic Itch Music
Just a friendly reminder that the FYF Fest is THIS Saturday. Tickets are now $30 and can be got here. Set times have also been released; plan accordingly… Read more
The Buzz: The Heidelberg Project in Detroit
The Polka-Dot House, part of The Heidelberg Project – photographed by John Cruz
I’ve had my eye on Detroit for quite a while now. With many of its factories now closed & inhabitants long gone, we’re finding that many of Detroit’s abandoned streets are the very same ones…birthing new life. Remember reading about “The Ice House?” Well, how about The Heidelberg Project? The project has transformed a row of abandoned houses into an outdoor exhibition of creative urban renewal. Tyree Guyton, founder and artistic director, uses everyday discarded objects to create a two block area full of color, symbolism and intrigue.” Learn more after the jump… Read more
Feast Your Eyes: Kodak 1922 Kodachrome Film Test
This is some of the earliest color motion picture film you will ever see…ever. This Kodakchrome film test was filmed 88 years ago (!!) but still looks lovely. To learn more, check out Kodak’s blog A Thousand Words.
*Got word of this via Flavorwire
