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Film -
Previews & Trailers
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Written by Joe Dirosa
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A hymn for the planet
HOME is an ode to the
planet's beauty and its delicate harmony. Through the landscapes of 54
countries captured from above, Yann Arthus-Bertrand takes us on an
unique journey all around the planet, to contemplate it and to
understand it. But HOME is more than a documentary with a message, it
is a magnificent movie in its own right. Every breathtaking shot shows
the Earth - our Earth - as we have never seen it before. Every image
shows the Earth's treasures we are destroying and all the wonders we
can still preserve. "From the sky, there's less need for explanations".
Our vision becomes more immediate, intuitive and emotional. HOME has an
impact on anyone who sees it. It awakens in us the awareness that is
needed to change the way we see the world. (HOME embraces the major
ecological issues that confront us and shows how everything on our
planet is interconnected.)
Synopsis
In 200,000 years on Earth, humanity has
upset the balance of the planet, established by nearly four billion
years of evolution. The price to pay is high, but it is too late to be
a pessimist: humanity has barely ten years to reverse the trend, become
aware of the full extent of its spoliation of the Earth's riches and
change its patterns of consumption.
Starting on June 5th to June 14th, 2009 you can view this film in it's entirety on YouTube. See inside for details.
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Art -
Events
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Written by Joe Dirosa
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THE LIVING ART EXHIBITION
Hosted by Art Battles & Presented by Alchemy Properties Inc.
Red Bull Space
June 9th 2009 – June 19th 2009
Two-Week Exhibition at RedBull Space Features
Eight Emerging Artists Performing Live Art Shows and Contending for
Showcase at Central Park’s Summer Stage; Winning Artist Will Design
Mural for Alchemy Properties’ Newest Condominium in Hell’s Kitchen, The
Griffin
The Public is Invited to View The Living Art Exhibition and Vote for Favorite Artists
Starting on Tuesday, June 9, Art Battles moves into the
RedBull Space to curate The Living Art Exhibition, hosted by Alchemy
Properties, Inc. For two weeks, the SoHo studio will be transformed
into a Live Art Gallery and Art Battles Arena, during which eight live
artists will be allotted gallery time to create their artwork for the
exhibition in front of attendees. The public is invited to come down
to the RedBull Space and observe the artists in progress and literally
watch the Living Art Exhibition grow as the artwork is created.
The top four artists from The Living Art Exhibition, as voted on by
critics and guests, will then go on to perform on stage at this
summer’s opening event at Central Park Summer Stage. The artists are
also competing to be chosen as the muralist for Alchemy Properties’ new
condominium development, The Griffin, located at the corner of Tenth
Avenue and 54th Street.
The eight artists exhibiting at The Living Art Exhibition have been
chosen from Art Battles’ AB Study Group, a weekly workshop that
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Art -
Books
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Written by Joe Dirosa
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Jeff Koons by Taschen Books
While some Artists have Book and some Artists have 'Books", the new publication by Taschen is most definitely the later. Koons is a 598-page ode of Jeff Koons work. The book also in it's entirety embellishes the very spirit of Jeff Koons with it's excess as if it was almost not just a book but his latest piece of work. In perfect style the book perfectly recreates Jeff’s justifiable ego by printing each article in the book in English, German and French. As if to say I am so worldwide and I have so much work that we have plenty of room next to all my work to publish each article three times without any complaints. While a bit frustrating at times they are entirely correct. Without publishing each article in each language the book would largely be a photomontage but the trilingual publishing does send the reader a message and serve as a statement to Jeff Koons' international greatness.
Koons opens it's 598-page journey with a fitting article by Ingrid Sichy, which serves as a biographical introduction for the book. It’s a wonderful piece written after Koons installed the first new work at the World trade Center after 9/11. The article traces back his routes as a young boy and takes us on a quick run through several important periods in his life as a child, while working at MOMA through a National Endowment for the Arts internship and further through the 80's. The article goes on to touch on the importance of Koons work and his politics but it's not until you have finished seeing the complete evolution of his work from 1979 to the present day can you truly understand what Koons has accomplished.
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Music -
Featured Bands
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Written by Joe Dirosa
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Art -
Events
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Written by Joe Dirosa
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March 07, 1996 — April 04, 1996
76 Grand Street, New York
Kessler's Circus
places the viewer inside the American war machine. An army tent pitched
inside the gallery houses mechanical sculptures and barracks stacked
with video monitors. The work depicts the American military-industrial
complex as macabre circus, traveling from country to country, importing
nothing and exporting atrocities under the veil of democracy. Rather
than simply presenting a mediated spectacle, Kessler indicts the
audience in the violence.
Surrounded by handmade mechanisms and surveillance cameras, the
viewer becomes part of the machine. There is an induced sense of
vertigo and surge of paranoia, as the viewer's own faces appear in the
video feed. Entering Kessler's Circus, one is immersed in an undefined state, conflating machine and spectacle with entertainment and horror.
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Fashion -
Fashion Videos
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Written by Joe Dirosa
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Watch the video of the Michael Kors Spring 2009 Collection runway show from Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in NY on New York Artist Series TV.
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New York Artist Series TV
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Written by Joe Dirosa
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Watch the video of the Rosa Cha Spring 2009 Collection runway show from Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in NY on New York Artist Series TV.
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New York Artist Series TV
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Written by Joe Dirosa
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Watch the video of the Miss Sixty Spring 2009 Collection runway show from Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in NY on New York Artist Series TV.
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New York Artist Series TV
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Written by Joe Dirosa
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Watch the video of the Diesel Black Gold Spring 2009 Collection runway show from Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in NY on New York Artist Series TV.
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New York Artist Series TV
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Written by Joe Dirosa
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Watch the video of the Rock & Republic Spring 2009 Collection runway show from Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in NY on New York Artist Series TV.
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