I haven’t ridden a bike in years, but I imagine if I got back on one, it’d be like, well, you know. Brendt Barbur was hit by a bus while bicycling in New York City. Instead of wallowing in his tears, he insisted on turning his negative experience into a positive one, which resulted in the Bicycle [...]
The Sydney Opera House is a site in itself, but let a talented, creative performance artist like Laurie Anderson have her way with the sails and you’re in for a show. For the second year running, Sydney is celebrating the approach of winter with Vivid Sydney, a celebration of light, music and ideas. This year, organized [...]
Here’s something to Spike (Lee) your drink with. In collaboration with legendary director and Brooklyn-ite Spike Lee, Absolut has concocted a limited edition flavored vodka with unique packaging to create Absolut Brooklyn. Adding the famous Spike Lee glasses and baseball cap to the Lars Olsson Smith (aka The King of Vodka) seal, and a line from Lemon Andersen’s spoken [...]
There are lots of posers in New York City, and this summer, multi-talented artist Miranda July is encouraging you to pose too. The filmaker-slash-performer-slash-writer-slash-artist’s newest public art installation, Eleven Heavy Things, consists of eleven sculptures that encourage viewer interaction in the center lawn of NYC’s Union Square Park. The cast fiber-glass, steel-lined pieces consist of pedestals to stand [...]
Oh those folks at Nike are just so clever — mashing up cultural phenomenon that make us want to tune in and buy their shoes again and again. But beyond the cleverness, one gets a sense that the Nike ads coming out lately really indicate that more so than in recent memory, Nike has the [...]
Freshjive presents the Bruce Kalberg / Bruce Caen photography exhibit at Reserve. Thursday June 3rd, 7:00-11:00 PM Reserve Store 420 N. Fairfax Los Angeles, CA 90036 Bruce Kalberg From 1979-1984 Bruce Kalberg photographed virtually every band and personality against the backdrop of the first rush of Punk Rock in Los Angeles and Hollywood. As publisher [...]
Typically in LA, you try your best to not take a wrong turn and end up in certain areas where gangs are known to hang out. For the past six months, former gangster, Alfred Lomas, and his company, LA Gang Tours, have been offering high-end bus tours of the city’s “hottest” gang spots, historic and current, including the county jail, the birthplace [...]
Now that is a lot of flowers! Every other August the Grand Palace Square in Brussels is turned into the Carpet of Flowers. Using about a million begonias tightly packed together every other year the Grand Palace Square is turned into the Carpet of Flowers, based off of medieval carpet designs. “The actual making of [...]
Put it on your calendars now. If you are in the greater Los Angeles area June 11th, make sure not to miss this! 100 artists have re-imagined the icon Darth Vader mask. The Vader Project, as it’s being called is coming to an end after a four year odyssey. The collection will be completing its [...]
Curated by “notoriously harmonious” street artist Billi Kid and graffiti enthusiast Luna Park, the Eames Inspiration is a unique collection of iconic Eames Molded Plywood Lounge Chairs as re-imagined by some of today’s most celebrated graffiti and street artists to benefit Operation Design. Operation Design organizes architects, graphic artists, design, construction and related professionals to work with public school students to [...]
