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Friday, November 26, 2021
ART: Paul Verdell’s Paintings Capture the Ephemerality of a Given Moment
Library Street Collective is showcasing the latest installment of its Anatomy series on rising Detroit-based artist, Paul Verdell.
The online exhibition showcases his instinctual mark-making across 11 new works that include drawings, portraits and still lifes. The artist trades away precision for fluidity, as he depicts his subject through the vivacity of oils and pastels. These quick compositions capture the ephemerality of a given moment, allowing the viewer the freedom to piece the rest of the scene.
Verdell paints subjects close to his life, such as Cyd, an artist he befriended when he first moved to Detroit; along with Reunion, which depicts a family wedding from his childhood that he only has a vague memory. In the latter, Verdell has included choice symbols like a bucket hat — an accessory that is both retro and of the moment. The painting floats between nostalgia and contemporaneity, as do many of his corresponding works.
Anatomy: Paul Verdell is viewing online at Library Street Collective until December 18.
ADIDAS ANNOUNCES COLLABORATION WITH BEYONCÉ'S IVY PARK AND PELOTON
Beyoncé is giving off prep school-meets-country club vibes in what seems to be her next IVY PARK x adidas drop called “HALLS OF IVY.”
The singer took to social media to tease the upcoming collection along with photos of herself modeling a green bodysuit as well as a plaid blazer. “Welcome to the Halls of Ivy,” reads the posts on Instagram and Twitter followed by a link and hashtags on ways to stay informed.
When you visit the IVY PARK x adidas page, the site welcomes those interested in subscribing to a newsletter with more information on the collection. “The halls welcome everyone,” it reads. “Don’t miss out. Sign up now for updates and exclusive release dates.”
While there isn’t much revealed about the collection yet, we do know it features the IVY PARK x adidas UltraBOOST in “Electric Green.” The Grinch-like colorway will be dropping on December 10 for $200 USD.
See the tweet below for more information on the “HALLS OF IVY” drop.
Just a few months after dropping a cowgirl and cowboy-inspired collection, Beyoncé‘s IVY PARKis back with another release with adidas. This time around, the collaboration additionally features Peloton for a capsule range focused on workouts. The extensive collection features 29 activewear pieces. Bike shorts and leggings are paired with matching sports bras and tees, which are all emblazoned with IVY PARK branding while following a color theme of olive green and black. For contrast, splashes of neon yellow are added to the Three Stripes running down the sides of items like sweatpants. The collection is rounded out with colder weather essentials such as windbreakers and cropped hoodies. Adding to the capsule is the adidas UltraBOOST, which arrives with an olive green base with accents of neon green.
Take a sneak peek above and below. The IVY PARK x Peloton x adidas collection will drop worldwide on November 10 at adidas’ stores.
FASHION: COLORFUL SUITS TAKE OVER CASABLANCA'S FW21 TAILORING COLLECTION
Charaf Tajer‘s fashion label Casablanca is launching a collection of tailored suits in a bold color palette for Fall/Winter 2021.
The range takes inspiration from the casinos of Monte-Carlo. Double-breasted jackets are dressed in red, blue and pastel pink, along with matching trousers. Elsewhere, diamond prints referencing playing cards are spotted on cropped suit jackets, which are adorned with diamond-shaped buttons. Highlighting the lineup is a bright green suit crafted with an artisanal weaving technique.
“Tailoring for us is extremely important,” Tajer shared in a press release. “Part of our creative process has always been to take classic elements of fashion and applying our modern take on them. For us, the challenge and pleasure of making a suit is bringing it into the modern world through the lens of Casablanca.”
Peep the FW21 tailoring collection via the campaign imagery above. The range will launch on October 29.
Monday, November 22, 2021
ART: Christopher Walken Intentionally Destroys Genuine Banksy Piece for TV Show AND MORE
Christopher Walken painted over a genuine Banksy piece to close out the BBC drama series, The Outlaws.
For the show’s series finale, Walken’s character Frank, joined by his probation officer Diane, can be seen finishing his community service by painting over graffiti. He uncovers the monochromatic Banksy piece, entitled The Rat, and the artist tag above it and tries his best to convince his probation officer that the art should be left alone. She isn’t phased by his feelings for The Rat, however, so Frank ends up rolling over the piece to end the show.
A statement was made to CNN on behalf of The Outlaws, confirming that the scene featured a real Banksy piece and that Walken’s actions effectively destroyed the one-of-a-kind piece. “We can confirm that the artwork at the end of ‘The Outlaws’ was an original Banksy, and that Christopher Walken painted over that artwork during the filming of this scene, ultimately destroying it,” the statement read.
Sotheby’s on Thursday announced that it would accept live bidding increments in Ether, the cryptocurrency tied to the Ethereum blockchain, for two of Banksy’s works up for auction.
A first for the auction world, Sotheby’s auctioneer will field bids in the New York saleroom in Ether for Banksy’s Trolley Hunters and Love Is In The Air (2006) as part of the ‘The Now Evening Auction’ on November 18. The event will also be livestreamed across Sotheby’s social media channels, included a dedicated Discord channel.
“The paradigm-shifting move marks the first time that a cryptocurrency will be used as the standard currency for bidding on physical artworks in real-time during a live auction,” Sotheby’s said in a statement.
Sotheby’s announced in May that it would accept cryptocurrency as payment, becoming the first auction house to do so. Banksy’s Love is in the Air was up for bidding at the time, selling for $12.9 million USD.
The artist’s Trolley Hunters — described as “a typically powerful, witty and prophetic critique of society’s often irrational predilection for processed and packaged product” — is expected to fetch between $5-7 million USD. Love Is In The Air (2006) — heralded as “one of Banksy’s most iconic and immediately recognizable images” — is expected to sell for $4-6 million USD.
Sotheby’s continues to set records in the blockchain space. Last month, the auction house sold a rare Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT for a record $3.4 million USD.
In other news, Sotheby’s November sale week is expected to garner $1 billion USD.
The generative sculpture known as HUMAN ONE was auctioned off as part of Christie’s 21st Century Evening Sale on November 9.
The work — a kinetic video sculpture with a corresponding dynamic NFT — is designed to continuously display artwork that will evolve over time. Beeple will have remote access to the artwork and creative control over its content forever.
Noah Davis, the head of digital sales at Christie’s, called the artwork a “triumphant follow-up to the artist’s notorious EVERYDAYS: The First 5000 Days.”
“With HUMAN ONE, Beeple brings the highly polished, cartoon-dystopian hallucinations of his ongoing EVERYDAYS series boldly into the round via a towering, chromed-out monolith of slowly rotating LED screens,” Davis said in a statement. “The hero of the work is a lone astronaut, forever striding through the wastes of a vaguely familiar world, one strewn with oversize Pop icons in various states of decay or perversion, punctuated by the occasional spray of flora, desolate stretches of sand dunes and a few nods to some of the titans of Art History.”
Winkelmann told Davis that he was inspired to create the sculpture over the summer when he combined several TV screens on wheels into different shapes and patterns. “We immediately realized that this configuration of screens was a powerful canvas — anything we put on it looked awesome.”
Japanese graphic artist VERDY recently collaborated with Levi’s for a Wasted Youthand Girls Don’t Cry collection and is now set to debut his solo exhibition entitled “RISE ABOVE.” The renowned Osaka-born creative has been busy with a number of joint efforts these past months as he was also tapped for other clothing capsules with the likes of Zepanese Club and The Good Company, Sound Museum Vision and Contact as well as an eyewear series with NIGO’s JINS & SUN.
Numerous projects with other brands have blended with his own recognized brands, “Girls Don’t Cry” and “Wasted Youth” since he joined the VK DESIGN WORKScollective in 2007. For his latest showcase, VERDY’s iconic original characters VICK and VISTY — well noted in previous collaborations — will be presented in various shaped canvas paintings along with three-dimensional pieces for the first time ever in his career with the production aided by Kaikai Kiki’s studio.
“In this exhibition, I have projected these elements onto my alter egos, VICK and VISTY. In addition, I also created my first three-dimensional work with Kaikai Kiki Studio, and it turned out great, so I hope many people will see it and enjoy it,” as stated by VERDY.
The “RISE ABOVE” exhibition will run from November 19 to December 9. For more details, interested parties may visit Kaikai Kiki Gallery’s website.
In case you missed it, Damien Hirst presented his latest installment “Emergency Paintings, Danger Paintings, Hazard Pictures, and Seizures.”
Kaikai Kiki Gallery
Motoazabu Crest Building
B1F, 2-3-30 Motoazabu,
Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0046
FASHION: SAVAGE X FENTY DEBUTS NEW HOLIDAY COLLECTIONS
Just in time for the holidays, Rihanna gives us the best gift of all with three new Savage X Fentycollections. Leading the pack with plenty of holiday cheer and mirth, Tied Up Tartan is flirty and sweet enough to keep you on the nice list. The line is comprised of cozy robes, saucy open back pajama pants, raw hem shirts and bralettes in two different colorways.
Perfect for those relaxed moments in between festivities, the Sleep & Shine range delivers the right dose of comfy and sexy in hues of rich chocolate and beige. The assemblage of lingerie features hooded onesies, pajama shorts and sensual strappy long sleeve teddies that could be worn alone or with a pair of jeans for a sultry night out.
Elsewhere, the Chantilly Cascade fulfills all of our lacy dreams. Purely and utterly romantic, the assortment includes luxurious balconette bras, elegant Chantilly Cascade slips and backless teddies too beautiful to remain unseen.
Take a look at some of the styles below. Priced from $17 to $70 USD and with sizes ranging from XS to 3X, 32A to 46DDD, the new holiday collections are available on the Savage X Fenty website.
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