Starting with a converted bakery in St. Roch, one of New Orleans’ most neglected neighborhoods,
KK Projects reimagines buildings ravaged by time and Katrina as site-specific artworks, one at a time. This video tours several of the sites and checks in with founder Kirsha Kaechele to learn about her experiences integrating art into one of the roughest ghettos of the city and what it’s like to actually live in a gallery.
Keith Haring Documentary from ovic one on Vimeo.
We stumbled upon this wonderful documentary of Keith Haring in what looks to be the entire film. We made a mention of a film by Christina Clausen called “The Universe of Keith Haring” that was in theaters a few months back. Is this the same film! What’s the word.
Objectified, is a 90 minute independent documentary about industrial design. The World Premiere is set to be showcased at the South by Southwest Film Festival from March 13th-21st of 2009.
Objectified takes a look into the objects we all interact with on a daily basis. The feature includes in-depth conversations, and documents the creative processes of some of the world’s most influential designers, and looks at how the objects they dream up impact our lives. For more on Objectified you know what to do.
I just learned about this guy, who apparently hangs out around Union Square in San Francisco.
New Orleans musician
Sunpie Barnes divides his time between playing accordion with his band, the Louisiana Sunspots, and New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, where he’s a park ranger. In this video, we get a taste of the mix of blues, zydeco, Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Louisiana music that he plays, as well as the natural settings that inspire him.
Gary Hustwit, the director known for his documentary film on the Swiss typeface, Helvetica, has just released a first glimpse of his latest work. He’s spent considerable time interviewing product design’s heads of state and put together Objectified.
I’m especially inspired because in just 90 seconds of preview, there were a few familiar faces. David Kelley, a co-founder of IDEO, is an alumnus from my graduate program and is a major part of the Stanford Design program and d.school. We have had the pleasure of visiting his incredible home, which was designed by Ettore Sottsass, and saw the garage, which houses part of his collection of fantastic vehicles. Bill Moggridge is another co-founder of IDEO and is lauded as a founder of interaction design. He’s the author of a book on the subject and we’ve had the honor of his company over beers in the courtyard in front of our workspace. I can’t wait to see this film.
The latest Wes Anderson commercial, this time for Japan’s SoftBank Mobile, involves a Mr. Brad Pitt in a yellow pith helmet fussing about during a particularly dense bit of action, strongly reminiscent of Jacques Tati’s 1953 Les Vacances de Monseieur Hulot. The song is Poupée de cire, poupée de son by France Gall.
Wow. This little guy is remarkably articulate on the topic of ladies.
Take home message:
“Pretty girls are like cars that need a lot of oil.”
How to Talk to Girls by Alec Greven (thanks, Peter!)
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