Category: Art
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Bill Evans Time Remembered by Bruce Spiegel – documentary
Film about a skilled composer who was an integral figure in one of the greatest LPs ever made Website Bill Evans Time Remembered official site In the 1940s and ’50s, the jazz world was enthralled by the driving sound of hard bop. However, the relationship between a New Jersey pianist and Miles Davis would help […]
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Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary – John Scheinfeld
Movie trailer about the legendary jazz saxophonist that includes interviews with collaborators and fans, alongside rare footage Website Chasing Trane official site John William Coltrane is arguably the best saxophonist that ever graced this earth. It’s nigh on impossible to find peers, living or dead, who match his virtuosity. He’s even been canonise by the […]
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New York Bike Style book – Sam Polcer
Browse New York Bike Style, a coffee-table book by street photographer Sam Polcer, which portrays a wide selection of eye-catching cyclists who make up the city’s two-wheeled tribe Book New York Bike Style (Prestel Publishing) Website Preferred Mode Not too long ago, cycling was a niche activity, reserved for skinny couriers, zealous hobbyists and fitness […]
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Dust And Grooves: Adventures In Record Collecting – Eilon Paz
Thumb through Dust And Grooves: Adventures In Record Collecting, photographer Eilon Paz’s coffee-table book that features eye-catching portraits of some of the world’s most ardent vinyl junkies Book Dust And Grooves: Adventures In Record Collecting Website Dust And Grooves Reports of vinyl’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, as the popularity of Eilon Paz’s Dust And […]
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In The Spirit Of Harlem book – Naomi Fertitta
A colourful coffee-table book exploring the rich cultural heritage of this influential Manhattan enclave Book In The Spirit Of Harlem (Assouline Publishing) Website Assouline Publishing Of late, there’s been much talk of the gentrification of parts of New York that were once deemed undesirable. Harlem is one such district caught up in the conversation, […]
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Andre Woolery artist profile – modern art
Marvel at the intricately constructed portraits of pop-culture icons from a self-taught New York-based artist Websites Andre Woolery Andre Woolery Shop When someone describes Andre Woolery’s art as tacky, that’s not a criticism but a statement of fact. The Harlem-based artist has made a name for himself creating impressive portraits of pop-culture icons using tiny […]
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Everybody Street documentary – Cheryl Dunn
Fashion blogs like The Sartorialist wouldn’t exist without the groundwork laid by the pioneering photographers showcased in Cheryl Dunn’s new documentary Website Everybody Street Cheryl Dunn’s documentary Everybody Street started life as a short film commissioned by Manhattan’s Seaport Museum. Its subject was the late Alfred Stieglitz, a man widely credited as the godfather of […]
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Andy Gilmore artist profile – geometric illustrations
Profiling the work of New York designer Andy Gilmore who creates geometric illustrations for the likes of Wired magazine and The New York Times Website Andy Gilmore For a while, this designer from Rochester, New York, has been creating ripples in the art world. Many of his complex, geometric images resemble etches produced by Spirograph […]
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Margaret O’Rorke artist profile – light sculptures
Profiling the work of Oxfordshire potter Margaret O’Rorke who makes porcelain light sculptures Book Clay, Light & Water (A&C Black) Website Margaret O’Rorke Margaret O’Rorke is an unassuming potter who makes striking light sculptures. Since the early ’80s, she’s been producing translucent porcelain pieces from her UK studio in Oxfordshire. In the mid-1950s, she […]
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Blek le Rat artist profile – graffiti art
Before Banksy, French graffiti artist Blek le Rat daubed the world’s walls Book Blek le Rat: Getting Through the Walls (Thames & Hudson) Website Blek le Rat With Bristolian graffiti artist Banksy fetching a whopping £322,900 at Sotheby’s in 2007 for his work The Rude Lord, it’s worth noting that before Banksy, there was Xavier […]