ADIDAS CONSORTIUM – UNDFTD x NHBD

Posted on 2014-04-17

For Consortium SS14, two of streetwear’s most prolific brands and long term adidas partners, Neighborhood and Undefeated, finally come together to produce a collection of luxurious, blacked-out wares.
UNDFTD’s fashion-forward athletic approach is perfectly translated through the choice of two very different shoe models, the Micropacer and Official Mid 80s, whilst NBHD’s premium-cut nature and use of bold graphics is reflected on the uppers. Amidst the bridle leather and full nap suede lies a bold bold triple branding, showcasing UNDFTD’’s iconic Five-Strike logo and NBHD’s skull and crossbones motif within a tongue label that pays homage to the vintage years of adidas France.

Alongside the footwear, the collection includes two t-shirts, one black and one white, featuring bold branding across the chest.

www.adidas.co.uk

  

DAUGHTER LIVE @ AIR STUDIOS

Posted on 2014-04-16

Daughter have unveiled a series of very special performances recorded in London’s iconic Air Studios with composer Joe Duddell and a 10-piece classical ensemble.

Watch the five session tracks now on the Daughter YouTube channel.

  

WE ARE THE BEST!

Posted on 2014-04-14

From Swedish auteur Lukas Moodysson, We are the Best! revolves around three girls in 1980’s Stockholm who decide to form a punk band — despite not having any instruments and being told by everyone that punk is dead. Based on a graphic novel, We are the Best! is a paean to DIY culture and the power of rebellion.

In theatres April 18th, 2014

www.magpictures.com/wearethebest

  

LOCKE

Posted on 2014-04-14

Ivan Locke (Hardy) has worked diligently to craft the life he has envisioned, dedicating himself to the job that he loves and the family he adores. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his family, job, and soul. All taking place over the course of one absolutely riveting car ride, LOCKE is an exploration of how one decision can lead to the complete collapse of a life.

In theatres April 18th, 2014

a24films.com

  

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2

Posted on 2014-04-14

It’s great to be Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield). For Peter Parker, there’s no feeling quite like swinging between skyscrapers, embracing being the hero, and spending time with Gwen (Emma Stone). But being Spider-Man comes at a price: only Spider-Man can protect his fellow New Yorkers from the formidable villains that threaten the city. With the emergence of Electro (Jamie Foxx), Peter must confront a foe far more powerful than he. And as his old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, Peter comes to realize that all of his enemies have one thing in common: OsCorp.

In theatres April 16th, 2014

www.theamazingspiderman.com

  

IMI KNOEBEL – RAUM 19 IV

Posted on 2014-04-14

Imi Knoebel belongs to the group of artists that have developed a radical, minimal form vocabulary in the 1960s. Since the beginning of his artistic career, Kasimir Malerwitch has always been a very important reference point. Avoiding any figuration, his early work is characterized by a reduced use of color and a geometric form language: having started with black and white line paintings and plywood installations, he later turned to colorful painting on wood or aluminum. His mostly serial work procedure on standardized materials always reveals the hand-made gesture of the artist, such as visible brush strokes.

The room-installation Raum 19, which Imi Knoebel realised in the Düsseldorfer Kunstakademie in 1968, plays a major role in his non-figuartive work that already back then ranges between painting and object. Constructive basic forms made of hardboard, such as circular segments, stretcher frames, cubes and boards are stacked or arranged side by side. “Despite its sculptural-installative presence, Raum 19 alludes to fundamental questions of painting. This is made clear by an arsenal of stretchers and its parts, that have acquit themselves of their function as picture carriers but still refer to painting at the same time.” (Bernhard Bürgi, 1989). Also the leaning or stacked hardboards remind of monochrome panel paintings Imi Knoebel later works on in his group of Hartfaserbilder.

Exhibition runs through to June 7th, 2014

Galerie Christian Lethert
Antwerpener Straße 4
D – 50672 Köln (Cologne)
Germany

www.christianlethert.com