DALILAND
2023-09-18In 1973, a young gallery assistant goes on a wild adventure behind the scenes as he helps the aging genius Salvador Dali prepare for a big show in New York.
In theatres October 13th, 2023
TweetPOLAROID I-2 INSTANT CAMERA
2023-09-18The I-2 is a premium piece of kit and is unlike anything else in the brand’s current range. It can be used in six different ways including automatic and manual, as well as offering aperture priority, shutter priority, a self-timer and multiple exposure modes, allowing users to control as much or as little of the camera as they would like.
In manual mode, users can set shutter speed, choose aperture, toggle flash on and off, and select focus using a highly accurate LiDAR ranging system. The user’s selected values – along with those of the built-in light meter for exposure – are displayed on both the external OLED display and can be seen through the viewfinder’s integrated display.
As well being focused manually, the I-2 has a sophisticated continuous autofocus system. It comes equipped with a 3-element lens made of optical grade polycarbonate and acrylic, and is the “sharpest ever Polaroid lens” according to the brand. Whilst the lens is not made of glass – typically associated with high-end optical gear – it uses materials similar in quality to the types of plastics used in smartphones including the iPhone.
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GODZILLA – BURNING VARIANT BY URBAN AZTEC X MONDO
2023-09-18Bay area artist Jesse Hernandez brings his Urban Aztec brand aesthetic to the king kaiju with an officially-licensed Godzilla vinyl art toy in collaboration with Mondo and Toho. The formidable figure debuts with the Burning Variant which amps up the classic black, red orange flame with the addition of hot pink accents.
The wild color treatment matches the intensity of Hernandez’s design which re-envisions Godzilla as a fierce Aztec armored beast. Every angle brings a wave of detail with eye-catchings elements that also flow together into an imposing whole. While the front and 3/4 views are impressive, the profile view showcases the intricate, layered dorsal fins/blades and the smooth translation into the segmented tail.
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THE MIRACLE CLUB
2023-09-18Set in 1967, THE MIRACLE CLUB follows the story of three generations of close friends, Lily (Maggie Smith), Eileen (Kathy Bates), and Dolly (Agnes O’Casey) of Ballygar, outside Dublin, who win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes, that place of miracles that draws millions of visitors each year. Just before their trip, their old friend Chrissie (Laura Linney) arrives in Ballygar for her mother’s funeral. The women set out on the journey that they hope will change their lives, with Chrissie, a skeptical traveler, joining in place of her mother. Along the way, old wounds are reopened, forcing the women to confront their pasts even as they travel in search of a miracle.
In theatres October 13th, 2023
TweetTHE FLOWER SHOW
2023-09-18The Flower Show is curated from the Peter Fetterman collection and explores the relationship between Photography and flowers. Flowers have a vital role in almost every ecosystem, and also carry powerful symbolism in cultures world-wide. Through the eye of Photography our exhibition explores flowers in fashion, beauty, ritual, celebration and beyond.
With photographs from around the world, this exhibition features work by Andrew Bush, Jach Janusz Bulhak, Wynn Bullock, Julia Margaret Cameron, Paul Caponigro, Brigitte Carnochan, Bruce Davidson ,Robert Doisneau, Elliott Erwitt, Ernesto Esquer, Flor Garduño, Luis González Palma, Laure Albin-Guillot, Bert Hardy, Cig Harvey, Don Hong-Oai, Horst P. Horst, Graciela Iturbide, André Kertész, William Klein, Fred Lyon, Steve McCurry, Norman Parkinson, William B. Post, Karen Radkai, Sebastião Salgado, John Swannell, Patrick Taberna, Ron Van Dongen, Robert Whitaker, Minor White and Mariana Yampolsky.
Opposite – Cig Harvey, All the Pink Flowers, Rockport, Maine, 2020
Exhibition runs through to October 7th, 2023
Peter Fetterman Gallery
2525 Michigan Avenue Gallery A1
Los Angeles
CA 90404
MING SMITH – FEELING THE FUTURE
2023-09-18The exhibition encompasses a multitude of artistic expressions to represent Smith’s vibrant and multi-layered practice, which is grounded in portraiture, and amplifies the heartbeat of Black life in the United States.
Drawn from the full complexity of Smith’s oeuvre, Feeling the Future places works from the artist’s five-decades of creation in conversation with one another, and the cultural movements she witnessed and participated in. Exploring themes such as Afrofuturism, Black cultural expression, representation and social examination, the exhibition offers a guided tour into unperceived moments of life as captured by one of the most profoundly gifted artists of her generation.
Feeling the Future includes Smith’s seminal photographic images, as well as her more recent work across media. Smith’s early images vibrate with the energy of her subjects—in carefully composed images, often developed or processed using techniques such as frame masking, hand-tinting, and superimposition, she blurs boundaries between the ethereal, tangible, and routine. Smith’s work uniquely embraces her subjects aesthetically and intellectually, through a style that is technically experimental and pointedly focused.
Opposite – Ming Smith, Acid Rain (“Mercy, Mercy Me,” Marvin Gaye), 1977
Exhibition runs through to October 1st, 2023
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
5216 Montrose Boulevard
Houston
TX 77006
