Monthly Archives: May 2010

Had enough art yet?  We haven’t.

We’re on our way down to the Mark Ryden exhibition, The Gay 90′s, which closes up in the next week at the Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York.  What would normally take just a half hour or so hopping trains and walking streets, ends up taking twice that with Joy in tow.  Every other male from 20 year old hipsters to 60 year old weirdos all fight for the chance.  She deftly evades like dodgeball.

…but we finally make it.

Incarnation by Mark Ryden.  Sold for a measly $800,000 at Art Basel.

As always, almost as much goes into the frame as the painting itself. Pink Lincoln by Mark Ryden:

The process.

Catch the show before it’s too late.

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If you’re anywhere near New York City this weekend, I’d say it’s a good excuse to steal away to the Museum of Modern Art.  There are plenty of world-renowned museums in the city, but my definitive favorite is the MoMA.  Here, you’ll find some of the most recognizable and important pieces by contemporary art’s most prestigious names: Picasso, Matisse, Lichtenstein, Van Gogh, Warhol, Dali, The Hundreds, Kruger, Lange, etc.*

*One of those may or may not be a bold lie.

My favorite room belongs to one Jackson Pollock. His career, his life, and his mind, are largely influential to my own.

Speaking of Pollock, of course his partner, abstract expressionist Lee Krasner, isn’t far away.

Of course, if you’re nowhere near New York, do yourself and your community a favor and visit the local museum this weekend.

Support the arts!  Contribute to the creative fire.

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Jeff Staple.  It’s hard to contend that Jeff isn’t one of the lasting, pivotal figures in design and street community.  His work has transcended from print to apparel to sneakers, retail spaces, etc.  We bumped into each other right in front of his shop The Reed Space on Orchard.

Speaking of print, I love that The Reed Space heavily invests in books, magazines and other tactile media.  And apparently, The Hundreds Magazine can’t stay on the shelves chairs here. PRINT’S NOT DEAD (t-shirt idea?)

And speaking of t-shirts…

Check out these flyers posted around the perimeter of The Reed Space.  A literal calling card out to Jeff.  So awesome.

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Earlier tonight here in New York, Deitch Projects hosted the signing for the new Beyond the Street book, a collection of 100 interviews with street art’s biggest names.  The crowd started trickling in to the esteemed gallery early in the evening, surrounded by Shepard Fairey’s handiwork.

Saber leaves his mark.

The one and only Ron English.

And long time no see Logan Hicks.  Logan was kind enough to contribute to our first art show back in 2004.

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Descending into New York…

Chace out in front of Prohibit…

It’s been a minute. Chad Muska!  Plus, the Muska’s got some things brewin’… YeaaaahChad.

Ryan Egan is visiting from Australia.  That’s his new mixtape, THE INTERN.  Good meeting you Ryan.

We catch Emeka on Lafayette.

Ben Hundreds and you know Denis and Ray from Mighty Healthy.  They meet up with us for some lunch at Parisi’s.

We take our goods around the corner into the park.  Look at Denis’ sandwich. That’s enough to restore 50 Cent.

This is my salami sandwich with fresh mozzarella. I almost got into 3 physical fights by claiming it might be the greatest sandwich of all time. But I was ready to defend my outlandish claim.  Apologies to Bay Cities.

Erika‘s in town as well, doing much more important things with her life, like being on The Today Show and honoring Michael Douglas.  Hanging out with us is not one of those important things, but she acquiesced.

Last night we shut down Epstein’s with Dante and Crazy Dave.  Today, we make the last hour of the MoMA to catch the Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibition.  If you’re an avid photographer, a hobbyist, or just a fan, you MUST check out this showing.  Cartier-Bresson is one of the cornerstones of modern photography, his work with the handheld camera in the early 1900s rivals the best work with digital cameras in 2010.  My favorite are his portraits, especially those of Camus, Capote, Chanel, and Sartre.

The big draw right now is Marina Abramovic’s very controversial The Artist is Present, which ends in a few days.  Frankly, I wasn’t that impressed. It’s pretty jarring, uncomfortable, lots of performance art that is more about a statement (in my opinion) than substance. Live naked chicks staring at each other in the entryways, and mock-crucified in the nude with gigantic rods inside of them? I mean it’s cool and all.. but…

Anyways. Be right back.

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Here’s some more of my shots, some I’ve posted before, some I haven’t.  All photographs were taken sometime in the last 5 years, all in the state of California.

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Excuse the interruption, but Ben and I are headed back out on the road. Until our next destination, here’s some random photography from the past 5 years to tide you over, shot around the world, from Santa Monica to London to New York. See you when I get there, if I ever get there.

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I think one of the most important tenets to live by, is to never stop reading.  It doesn’t necessarily have to be Pulitzer Prize-winning novels or dry newsprint, either.  It can be that rolled-up copy of Juxtapoz in your bathroom, the Frank 151 in your back pocket, or it can be what you’re looking at right now.  One of the greatest attributes of the Internet, in my opinion, is that it has instilled reading as a regular habit amongst all types of people.  I was born into a generation of boob-tubers, so at least we have the pursuit of knowledge and discussion on our side.

My weekend was spent with books, some of them e-books.  Yes, I own a Nook. No, I don’t have an iPad.  And yes, currently I’m finishing up Sarah Silverman’s The Bedwetter.  I’m definitely on the side of the Sarah Silverman fence that isn’t bridled with hate and protest at the comic’s divisive comedy.  This book isn’t a typical comedian joke book as much as a memoir of humorous instances throughout her life.  Love her or hate her, your mind will definitely be made by the end of this one.

The great thing about e-readers is that you can stockpile books, and flip back and forth to where you’ve bookmarked off in others.  I’m doing another run-through on Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray in between takes of Silverman’s flashbacks. I think maybe 3 of you out there are interested to hear me talk about this one, so I’ll move on.

George Lois, The Esquire Covers, is a hardbound compilation of the visionary designer’s 92 covers for Esquire Magazine from ’62-’72.  The way this man’s mind works is intricately divulged alongside each monthly masterpiece.  He is clearly an inspiration on our own work here at The Hundreds.

For example, Lois’ fashioned-up Clyde Frazier of the Knicks, the world’s coolest athlete at the time.  How to “shoot a dude jock so that he looked like a superstar rather than a superstiff, the way male models usually looked” ?  Whoever botched Kobe‘s attempt at the same exact idea in his recent LA Times Magazine pictorial should’ve taken a cue from Lois.

Another Gladwell winner.  I finished What the Dog Saw, Malcolm Gladwell’s newest book earlier in the year, but I think it’s worth a mention here.  19 essays previously featured in Gladwell’s New Yorker column, taking you through in-depth analyses of why there are multiple brands of mustard, but only one ketchup, the inefficiency of job interviews in weeding through applicants, and why celebrity dog-trainer Cesar Milan knows how to communicate with canines (thus the title).

This is next.  Tattoos on the Heart by Father Gregory Boyle, the founder of Homeboy Industries, takes you through 2 decades of his dedication, helping former gang members and at-risk youth in forming the largest gang prevention program in the country.  Especially timely considering Boyle’s recent announcement a couple weeks back that the state of the economy has devastated Homeboy Industries.  Click on their website to find out how you can help.

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Boss has got the newest issue of Antenna Magazine on his hands.  Aside from the book, there’s also plenty to see on their new website.

Lo and behold, look who’s on the back cover…!

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Sitting with actor Mike Rapaport in his guest house out back.  The last couple years he’s been laboring on his passion project, a documentary on rap legends A Tribe Called Quest.  You can get in on some of our conversation about the movie by watching the vid:

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