Posted on June 30, 2008 by ejgomes
(ABOVE: YSL with muse, Mouna.)
I’m excited for the July issue of Italian Vogue, taking a shockingly insightful step this coming month to present an all Black issue. With African and African-American models, culture, and fashion news gracing every page, July’s issue will hit newsstands this week in Europe and next week in the US.
The issue [...]
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Posted on April 23, 2008 by ejgomes
Before there was Banksy… there was Blek le Rat.
Blek traveled between France and NYC in the 70s and 80s, experimenting with graffiti, and becoming one of the original urban stencil graffiti artists.
Read Nylon’s interview with Blek here.
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Posted on April 18, 2008 by ejgomes
Even if you haven’t heard of the photographer Harry Benson, you’ve probably seen his photos. Benson, 78, has taken amazing iconic photos over the course of his life. There’s a great piece on NPR, interviewing him, and featuring a slide show of some of his most enduring subjects.
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NPR Audio Stories:
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Modern-day [...]
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Posted on April 17, 2008 by ejgomes
The first time I saw Mel Kadel’s work, it illustrated an ad in Nylon Magazine (maybe you’ve seen it too). I had no idea who she was, or that the little drawing of the girl with butterflies escaping from her belly was an artist’s signature style. I only knew that the drawing caught my [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2008 by ejgomes
I can’t wait to get the most recently published Maira Kalman book: The Principles of Uncertainty … It seems a little bit art memoir, a little bit travelogue, a little bit philosophical musings, a little bit country, a little bit rock n’ roll… Sorry! I had to. Plus, I wanted to see if you were [...]
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Posted on March 31, 2008 by ejgomes
Maybe you’ve already seen this, but I just found this lovely interview by No good for me blog (bookmark recommended). Its with my favorite contemporary artist, girl crush, and personal hero: Kime Buzzelli.
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Posted on March 12, 2008 by ejgomes
Here’s a great little interview by a young artist with legendary illustrator Quentin Blake– who is still working into his 70s. Its a nice glimpse of his studio and technique (the importance of a light box in his process, is something i took note of, and he shares his secret of the [...]
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