ENDS OF THE EARTH – LAND ART TO 1974

Posted on 2012-08-20

Ends of the Earth: Land Art to 1974 is the first large-scale, historical-thematic exhibition to deal broadly with Land art, capturing the simultaneous impulse emergent in the 1960s to use the earth as an artistic medium and to locate works in remote sites far from familiar art contexts. Organized by MOCA Senior Curator Philipp Kaiser and co-curator Miwon Kwon, Professor of Art History at UCLA, the exhibition highlights the early years of untested artistic experimentations and concludes in the mid-1970s before Land art becomes a fully institutionalized category.

Rather than romanticizing notions of “return to nature” or an “escape from culture”, the exhibition provides a comprehensive overview that reveals the complexity of the movement’s social and political engagement with the historical conditions of its time. Ends of the Earth exposes Land art as a media practice as much as a sculptural one, focusing on the extent to which language, photography, film, and television served as an integral and not a secondary or supplementary part of its formation.

Exhibition runs through to September 3rd, 2012

The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 N. Central Ave
Los Angeles
CA
90012

www.moca.org

  

HUF FALL 2012 COLLECTION

Posted on 2012-08-20

HUF has released the second delivery from their Fall 2012 collection. The latest drop consists largely of tees, but there is also a nice mixture of workwear inspires shirts, hearty flannels and a nice array of New Era caps. Plantlife is represented in the form of socks and boxers, too.

www.hufworldwide.com

  

ADAM KIMMEL CRAZY HORSE LEATHER BOOT

Posted on 2012-08-20

From the new Adam Kimmel Fall/Winter 2012 Collection the Crazy Horse Leather Boots. Inspired by a rather classic outdoor boot, they come in one of the signature colors of the designer. They feature a mixed leather and nylon upper, giving them a more modern appeal. The lining is made of really soft leather, and will create some great comfort this winter season.

www.adamkimmel.com

  

FRED PERRY 60 YEAR ANNIVERSARY BLANK CANVAS

Posted on 2012-08-20

Fred Perry is celebrating 60 years as an icon of fashion, a brand with an unique place in the British style firmament and one that is instantly recognized around the globe. Fred Perry was formed in 1952 by the British tennis legend and table tennis champion of the same name. Fred Perry has influenced and introduced some of the most iconic styles of the last century, which continue to be relevant today. Building on a unique history based on both sports and streetwear, Perry continues to successfully fuse heritage with contemporary product design.

To celebrate this important landmark Fred Perry have created a blank canvas capsule range of apparel and footwear – a contemporary take on original styles first seen in the 1952 Fred Perry Sportswear catalogue available in the Laurel Wreath collection.

www.fredperry.com

  

GILES PRICE – E20 12: UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Posted on 2012-08-20

E2012 Under Construction is a documentary project by Giles Price. It combines large format and minutely detailed aerial landscapes with arresting portraits of the workforce taken during the construction of the 2012 Olympic Park.

The aerial pictures push the boundaries of the visual language of satellite imaging, such as Google Earth. These photographs, produced with the aid of the latest camera technology, allow the viewer to experience a new way of seeing the construction of the Olympic Park with stunning detail and beauty. They reveal a previously invisible perspective on the intricacy of the landscape and the overwhelming scale of its transformation. Conversely, the pictures of workers show us the unseen human face of those involved in the construction of the site. These engaging portraits add a personal dimension to the depiction of the transformation, and offer a glimpse into the hidden stories of the Olympic Park.

A book with 48 pages of full, colour, images from the project, also entitled E20 12: Under Construction, will be available from August 31st via www.seestudio.com

Exhibition runs through till September 9th, 2012

The Crossing
The Granary Building
1 Granary Square
King’s Cross
N1C 4AA

www.kingscrosscentral.com

  

RICHARD MISRACH – DESERT CANTOS

Posted on 2012-08-20

Spanning the first 25 years of Misrach’s career, the exhibition will offer a rare opportunity to track the artistic development of one of the most significant living American photographers. The chronology of the exhibition begins with the luscious split-toned works realized with a flash shot into desert night scenes. Eerie and magnificent, these works introduce many of the themes that would occupy Misrach in the years to come: staging the condition of aesthetic beauty of the natural world as mediated by human intervention in the landscape – in this case the photographer’s own invasive flash. The sublime nature of the damage wrought on the landscape by man-made disasters forms the central theme of his Desert Cantos series.These concerns can be further traced through the Playboy series, Battleground Point, and the dramatic views from Misrach’s porch tracking meteorological conditions around San Francisco Bay’s Golden Gate.
These related bodies of work secured Misrach’s place as the preeminent American photographer of his generation investigating issues surrounding landscape.

Exhibition runs from September 13th to October 27th, 2012

Robert Mann Gallery
210 11th Ave
Between 24th & 25th Streets
Floor 10
New York
NY
10001

www.robertmann.com