Esther Nisenthal Krinitz

June 25, 2009 - Posted by Simon Steinhardt

My grandmother, Esther Nisenthal Krinitz, along with her sister Mania, were the only members of their family, and among the few Jews in their Polish village, to survive the Holocaust. At the age of 15, Esther refused the Nazi order for the Jews to report to a nearby railroad station for relocation. She and her [...] MORE…


Park Life: The New Utopia

June 23, 2009 - Posted by SNO

Park Life: The New Utopia Curated by Studio Number One June 27 - July 25, 2009 Opening Reception: Saturday, June 27, 8 - 11 p.m. For thousands of years, people have envisioned utopias. And for as long MORE…

Mas Exitos

June 22, 2009 - Posted by Jesselisa

Mas Exitos Tuesday, June 23rd, 10pm Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday Special Guest: Jeff Landis No cover Verdugo Bar 3408 Verdugo Rd. Glassel Park, CA 90065 myspace.com/masexitos MORE…


SP02 Leaving Records

June 16, 2009 - Posted by Jesselisa

Here are some images from the Leaving Records event this past Saturday. Mitchell Brown, Matthewdavid (above), Dntel, Ras G, and Flying Lotus gave amazing performances, and the Lucky Dragons endless l MORE…

This must be the place

June 16, 2009 - Posted by Zach

Don’t miss this show, it’s bound to be the best thing happening this weekend. Faesthetic’s first LA curated show will be opening at the SCION Space gallery in Culver City, June 20th. Fe MORE…


SP 02

June 8, 2009 - Posted by SNO

SIMPLE PLEASURES 02: LEAVING RECORDS FOR THE NEW UTOPIA curated by Jesselisa Moretti and Matthewdavid of Leaving Records Leaving Records has invited local musicians Dntel, Flying Lotus, Ras G, Profess MORE… / 1 Comment

F%#K CANCER!

June 1, 2009 - Posted by Zach

The great people at Poketo (poketo.com), along with Will Hays, Chris Bettig, and Zach Gibson have organized a fund raiser / emotional booster for one of our favorite people, Justin Van Hoy, who has be MORE…


BE HERE NOW

May 29, 2009 - Posted by Zach

BE HERE NOW • at Canvas LA 441 N. Fairfax Ave • Saturday May 30th, 2009 8 - 11PM • An Exhibition of Fine Art New York City artists, illustrators, and photographers Curated by Daniel Albrigo. I j MORE…

KILL PIXIE

May 29, 2009 - Posted by Zach

KILL PIXIE: I’ll Hit You Up Tomorrow • Hosted by TIM ROTH • Saturday, May 30th, 8-11pm • MERRY KARNOWSKY GALLERY. From the email: Merry Karnowsky Gallery is proud to present “I’ll MORE…


Avedon- The Family

May 26, 2009 - Posted by Zach

I remember a few years back taking a trip to the MET, and walking into a room with enormous Richard Avedon portraits. The prints must have been ten times the size of the original subject within them. MORE…

Claude Fayette Bragdon

May 21, 2009 - Posted by Jesselisa

Claude Fayette Bragdon was an American architect, writer, and stage designer based in New York from the 1890s to the 1930s. In 1915 he created “projective ornament”; a system of geometric MORE…


Renata Raksha

May 10, 2009 - Posted by Jesselisa

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Telic Arts Exchange

May 7, 2009 - Posted by Jesselisa

My friend Cybelle recently started designing at TELIC and turned me onto the wonderful programs they foster for the arts community. One program in particular, The Public School is really interesting. MORE… / 1 Comment


Leaving Records

April 28, 2009 - Posted by Jesselisa

Leaving Records is a genre non-specific outlet for eclectic outsiders from all over the world who catch the ear of L.A. producer Matthewdavid + eye of L.A. visual artist Jesselisa.The LR blog is a spa MORE…

New York Beat 1981

April 27, 2009 - Posted by Jesselisa

Basquiat (age 19) in Downtown 81. The OST includes music by: Gray, Kid Creole & The Coconuts + Coati Mundi, Tuxedomoon, Liquid Liquid, DNA, James White and the Blacks, Marvin Pontiac, Lydia Lunch MORE…


Visual Vinyl 01

April 22, 2009 - Posted by Jesselisa

We love record covers. Starting with this post, we’ll be bringing you some of our favorite covers from our own collections and beyond. The online documentation alone is an endless resource of lo MORE…

SAMANTHA PLEET FILMS

April 21, 2009 - Posted by Jesselisa

This season, Samantha Pleet collaborated with Photographer and Director Tom Hines on a film and lookbook to present the Spring 2009 collection. The film features models engaging in a variety of absurd MORE…


HOT AIR

April 20, 2009 - Posted by Zach

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WALKER DESIGN FELLOWSHIP

April 8, 2009 - Posted by Zach

Mylinh Trieu Nguyen, a current fellow at Walker Art Center and collaborator with Studio Number One art director Kristian Henson, recently sent us a link to a call for applicants to Walker’s desi MORE…


The Manipulators

April 8, 2009 - Posted by Jesselisa

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Misaki Kawai

March 31, 2009 - Posted by Zach

My good friend and fantastic photographer Justin Waldron, recently sent me some amazing images of Misaki Kawai’s artwork and studio space. In addition to Misaki’s work being super rad, I f MORE…