Punk-inspired metamorphic works from Parisian artist Ludo
Street artist Ludo takes to the gallery with “Le Punk Français,” an installation-meets-exhibition that deals with themes of metamorphosis and global issues. Among the many transformations that occur at the artist’s hand are a mosquito turned Dyson vacuum, a bunch of skulls arranged as grapes and a snail with…
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A gluttonous, gun-slinging, pill-popping pop-up at Shizaru Gallery in London
“Bad for Me,” a pop-up shop that seeks to explore the complexities of what is considered harmful, opens at the Shizaru Gallery in London’s Mayfair this week. Curated by Grey Area, the shop presents objects without judgment to allow audiences to draw their own conclusions. From a small pile…
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Cancer fuels comedy in Tig Notaro’s impromptu album
Tig Notaro was on top of the world. Ringed with critical appeal and on the crest of a booming career, life was looking up for the comedian. The tumbling of events that followed included a severe sickness, the death of a mother, a breakup and, finally, a cancer diagnosis….
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Drawings of daily chaos on Canal Street in Jason Polan’s latest solo show
Specializing in the unconventional and often overlooked, NYC’s Boo-Hooray Gallery and 6 Decades Books present “A Slow Walk,” a solo exhibit of illustrator Jason Polan. Opening today, 5 October, the show centers on a new, previously unseen letterpress renditions of 10 sketches of Canal Street done over a 10-day…
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Our interview with photographer Ruvan Wijesooriya on following LCD Soundsystem for seven years
Best known for capturing snippets of NYC nightlife and portraits of art-world celebrities, New York photographer Ruvan Wijesooriya also served as the official photographer for music label DFA. While shooting for them Wijesooriya worked closely with its co-founder, James Murphy—perhaps better known as the founding member of LCD Soundsystem….
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Writers from across the globe talk the ups and downs of modern life in a new zine
Responding to common feelings of being overwhelmed by our chaotic modern world, Everything is Fucked, Everything is Okay is a new print zine featuring writing from contributors based in NYC, London and Sydney. Assembled by hand by Brooklyn-based writer and founder James Aviaz, the zine touches on those confusing…
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More than 65 years of industry innovation celebrated in a new book
Since Cino Cinelli began building frames in his native Italy in the early 1940s, his name has become synonymous with supreme quality and beautiful design in the cycling world. The innovative Cinelli set the standard in component design in the early days of the ambitious company, pioneering today’s common…
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Jill Greenberg’s latest opus takes on beasts of burden
Photographer Jill Greenberg presents a mystifying new collection in “Horses,” a photography book that showcases equine majesty. Greenberg will be familiar to regular CH readers for her other series, which range from crying babies to bears and monkeys. Her style is marked by heavy post production, which in the…
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A conversation with Slinkachu on his international street installations
A de facto ambassador for “little people,” London-based Slinkachu delights passersby with diminutive scenes left in unexpected locales. From dunking basketball players and magic carpet riders to hanged men and lonely brides, Slinkachu’s tableaus show off the many faces of the human condition. The quick-witted artist has been doing…
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The cultural significance of this widespread medium condensed in a fascinating new book
Since its genesis in 1839, photography itself has evolved tremendously as a medium, with the very essence of its output forging culturally significant technological, social and artistic movements. In Prestel’s new visually compelling tome, “Photography: The Whole Story,” editor Juliet Hackering and her team tackle the daunting task of…
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