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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Tom Sachs Is So Rad
I saw Tom Sachs' show in NY recently.
Brilliant.
"I thank the Lord I'm allowed to work everyday" - James Brown
"In the James Brown series, Sachs celebrates James Brown’s (“The Godfather of Soul”), religion of work.
Not only a musician, but also a key figure who helped define African American and American culture in the 20th century, Brown reinvented himself and innovated his industry many times over. Everyday objects from Brown’s life have now become collectible relics.
Sachs uses these real artifacts as a starting point for works in his James Brown series."
On view at Sperone Westwater through Dec 17.
Brilliant.
"I thank the Lord I'm allowed to work everyday" - James Brown
"In the James Brown series, Sachs celebrates James Brown’s (“The Godfather of Soul”), religion of work.
Not only a musician, but also a key figure who helped define African American and American culture in the 20th century, Brown reinvented himself and innovated his industry many times over. Everyday objects from Brown’s life have now become collectible relics.
Sachs uses these real artifacts as a starting point for works in his James Brown series."
On view at Sperone Westwater through Dec 17.
James Brown Listening Station, 2009
James Brown's Hair Products, 2009
James Brown's Hair Products (detail), 2009
James Brown's Hair Products (detail), 2009
James Brown's Last Supper, 2009
James Brown's Last Supper, 2009
James Brown's Last Supper (detail), 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Ace Hotel In NYC
An article in Metropolis Magazine profiles Roman & Williams—the noms de guerre of the husband- and-wife designers Stephen Alesch and Robin Standefer, the design team responsible for the Ace Hotel's look in New York.
Says Metropolis:
"To build out the hotel, Alesch and Standefer brought a truck up to the antiques markets in Brimfield, Massachusetts, and paid cash on the spot for furnishings—with no warranties on anything, only the expectation that the hotel would repair things themselves.
An apothecary cabinet was refinished in high-gloss oil paint and installed behind the reception desk. A giant table became the centerpiece of the grand lobby, which feels like an old public library with walls blackened by lamp soot.
In one corner, the designers installed a 45-foot stretch of wood paneling re-claimed from a Park Avenue apartment. They left the support bracing clearly visible—making it more like a movie set than an artifact.
The Ace is carved out of the old Breslin Hotel, and they seem to welcome the ghosts (along with a few remaining long-term residents). “It’s something we always try to get into our work,” Alesch says. “It’s not completely finished. It’s not like a museum. It has holes in it. It’s very human.”
Bravo, we like!
Read whole article HERE
Says Metropolis:
"To build out the hotel, Alesch and Standefer brought a truck up to the antiques markets in Brimfield, Massachusetts, and paid cash on the spot for furnishings—with no warranties on anything, only the expectation that the hotel would repair things themselves.
An apothecary cabinet was refinished in high-gloss oil paint and installed behind the reception desk. A giant table became the centerpiece of the grand lobby, which feels like an old public library with walls blackened by lamp soot.
In one corner, the designers installed a 45-foot stretch of wood paneling re-claimed from a Park Avenue apartment. They left the support bracing clearly visible—making it more like a movie set than an artifact.
The Ace is carved out of the old Breslin Hotel, and they seem to welcome the ghosts (along with a few remaining long-term residents). “It’s something we always try to get into our work,” Alesch says. “It’s not completely finished. It’s not like a museum. It has holes in it. It’s very human.”
Bravo, we like!
Read whole article HERE
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