Nan Goldin "Ballad of Sexual Dependency" The Museum of Modern Art, NYC June 11 - February 12, 2017 The MoMA has reinstalled Nan Goldin's 700 snapshot slideshow. The portraits are sequenced in unison with a soundtrack that correlates to the photographs. The Ballad of Sexual Dependency is a personal narrative taken from Nan Goldin's experiences…
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THE TOP 5 RESORT 2017 COLLECTIONS
The 2017 resort collections incorporated many popular trends this year. Fringe, culottes, print on prints, and flowy fabrics were shown in vibrant colors, light materials and fun summer styles. The top 5 shows within the resort collections included various patterns and themes that made each designer's presentation unique to this season but still ready to wear. On June…
BOY GEORGE TALKS CULTURE CLUB AND HIS FUTURE – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW (EXTENDED)
Very few figures have held a tighter grip on an entire generation of pop culture devotees more readily than Boy George. The Culture Club frontman became the face of the 1980s, largely by subverting what the mainstream had come to expect from their pop stars. In an era coming off the high of disco and…
CULTURE CLUB DROPS NEW SINGLE “MORE THAN SILENCE”
Grammy Award-winners Culture Club announced this week the title of their highly anticipated sixth studio album Tribes, due for release in early 2015 in North America. Tribes was written by Culture Club and produced by esteemed producer Youth (Paul McCartney, The Verve, Primal Scream) in London. The first single from their forthcoming album is titled…
LA ROUX GOES RETRO IN NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “KISS AND NOT TELL”
La Roux channels the kitschy aesthetics of 80s infomercials for her latest music video for "Kiss And Not Tell," a single from her debut album as a solo act, Trouble In Paradise. With vibrant bubblegum colors and a slightly clouded filter, the peachy four-minute video features La Roux shimmying in front of a fence, convincing people to "kiss and not tell." Amusingly enough, the British…
DAVID LYNCH’S “UNSTAGED” FILM ON DURAN DURAN PREMIERES AT THE MOMA
Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Simon LeBon and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran at the premiere of 'Duran Duran: Unstaged' during the 6th Annual MoMA Contenders Series at MoMA, NYC. Boasting a formidable jukebox of Top 10 singles including ‘Hungry like the Wolf’, ‘A View to a Kill’ and ‘Ordinary World’, Birmingham's legendary rock foursome Duran Duran teamed…
JEAN-PAUL GAULTIER – PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW
JEAN-PAUL GAULTIER - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Jean-Paul Gautier found inspiration for Fall 2012 in graffiti, punk, and 80s power dressing. Tailoring was sharp with a broad shoulder, accentuated with graffiti prints and pops of neon pink, blue, orange, and red. The looks were gritty and urban, with undone suits and striped furs that screamed…