While adults scratch their heads wondering why someone would pay hundreds of dollars to see to a DJ, more young Americans are immersing themselves in the culture of electronic dance music. The rave behavior doesn’t seem innocent—and it’s not. As EDM’s popularity continues to rise with festivals drawing hundreds of thousands of people, dance music…
Month: August 2014
Picasso & Jacqueline: The Evolution of Style Pace Gallery October 31, 2014 - January 10, 2015 Picasso & Jacqueline: The Evolution of Style is the first exhibition to examine Picasso’s transformation in style as seen exclusively through the portraits of Jacqueline with more than 125 works including oil paintings, drawings, sculptures, etchings, aquatints, and linocuts. It…
Performance artist Istvan Kantor was removed from The Whitney Museum for splashing what was reportedly his own blood in the shape of an X on the third floor of the museum's current retrospective on the illustrious Jeff Koons. The Canadian self-described critic also managed to scribble "Monty Cantsin [his pseudonym] was here" and posed behind Koons' Rabbit sculpture, which…
The Little Black Gallery in London will be presenting a new show, GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! from September 16th to October 25th. The show will feature the photographs of Bruno Bisang, Bob Carlos Clarke, Mike Figgis, Marco Glaviano, Patrick Lichfield, Roxanne Lowit, Norman Parkinson, Vee Speers, Warren Preez & Nick Thornton Jones. The show will include more than 50 pictures by some of the world’s greatest photographers of gorgeous…
September 2014 Film + Performance Art Exhibitions Museum of Modern Art September 2014 FILM SERIES: MoMA Presents: Sidney Lanfield's Hat Check Girl September 1–7 In 2013 MoMA collaborated with Twentieth Century-Fox to preserve what may have been the only extant 35mm nitrate print of Hat Check Girl (1932). Long unseen by moviegoers, the film made a triumphant return,…
Sasha Lazard has, in her career, honed her very own style of genre-defying music. Despite her captivating vocal talent, the singer wasn't always so keen on being in the spotlight, admitting to joining her grammar school choir solely to bake for her peers. Thanks largely in part to her enthusiastic mentor, Sasha found her voice and embraced…
Stéphane Kropf: The Art of Looking Sideways Marc Jancou Contemporary September 10-October 25, 2014 Marc Jancou Contemporary will present Swiss artist Stéphane Kropf's first solo exhibition in the United States this September. Kropf is known for his large-format, abstract canvases that uncover the "pure sensuality" of painting. During this exhibition, the artist will showcase his ongoing project, "Situated…
DUST Flowers Gallery, London September 9th - October 11th, 2014 This September, Flowers Gallery will present a solo exhibition by London-based photographer Nadav Kander. The show, entitled DUST, explores Kander's three-year survey of secret Soviet scientific cities and missile test sites. These locations unveil the "closed" cities on the border between Kazakhstan and Russia - areas of…
Nobuyoshi Araki: From Novel “Araki and Suzuki" TRAINS Night Gallery August 23rd - September 27th, 2014 German-born artist Sterling Ruby will curate his second show this year, TRAINS, at Night Gallery in Los Angeles, CA. Opening August 23, the show contains a mix of photographs and sculpture, including work by world-renown artists Nobuyoshi Araki, Sarah Conaway, Thea Djordjadze, Erik…
Tiesto: Photography by Daniela Federici for The Untitled Magazine “You need to be yourself. And, of course, very talented.” Grammy Award-winning DJ, Tiësto, has been at the forefront of electronic music since before it became a radio mainstay. Now, it’s hard listen to a single top 40 song without hint or traces of the sound…
The Untitled Magazine Releases The “Legendary” Issue 7 App Edition 362 PAGES | 18 VIDEOS | 12 COVERS Download the Free App on iTunes & Google Play The 362-page app edition of The Untitled Magazine "Legendary" Issue 7 presents a cross-over of the most inspirational talent in music, film and fashion - presenting "Living Legends"…
1. Second Floor: The Private Apartment of Mademoiselle Chanel Saatchi Gallery, London September 12-22, 2014 Take a look inside Mademoiselle Chanel's infamous apartment at 31 Rue Cambon, Paris, through intimate photographs by Sam Taylor-Johnson. The exhibit will show 34 photographs, beautifully printed in black and white. "Shooting at Coco Chanel's apartment was an unexpectedly absorbing experience,"…
After forty years of acting, William H. Macy - a recognized and admired name from films Fargo, Psycho, Magnolia, Seabiscuit, Wild Hogs, and countless more - has reversed roles from in front of the camera to behind it for his first film debut, Rudderless. (Written by Macy with partners Casey Twenter and Jeff Robinson.) In…
Do Ho Suh: Drawings Lehmann Maupin September 11-October 25, 2014 This September, Lehmann Maupin will present a collection of new work by Do Ho Suh, entitled Drawings. The two-part show will feature various forms of his work, including his unique "thread" drawings and large-scale rubbings from his previous Rubbing/Loving Project. Originally known for his room-scale installations made of…
With the rise of electronic dance music (EDM) in popular culture, there has also been an increase in the number of clubs/music venues and festivals around the world catering to the EDM crowd. While people from all walks of life may appreciate the music and occasionally spend a night out at a club or a…
Fall is just around the corner and The Untitled Magazine has selected the top ten emerging trends for this season from New York, London, Milan and Paris fashion weeks. BROCADE Designers: Kenzo, MSGM, Nina Ricci, Oscar de la Renta, Rochas, Paul Smith, Valentino The most polished trend this season comes in the form of brocade. Take…
Stephen Shore 303 Gallery September 11- November 1, 2014 303 Gallery will be presenting its fifth exhibition of photographs by Stephen Shore, whose pioneering use of color photography in the 1970s and beyond has made him one of art history's most revered and exploratory practitioners of photographic possibilities. For this occasion, Shore will present two…
The Newbery-winning book The Giver is something like a children’s super-novel. More than 10 million copies of The Giver have been sold, with dozens of translations (Czech, Hungarian, Thai) and the title is a staple on the middle schooler’s English syllabus. Lowry, who is now 77-years old, still receives fan mail for the book on a day-to-day basis. While…
In modern day pop-culture, the term "feminist" has found itself casually thrown about by today's most famous pop-stars. Two of today’s most ubiquitous pop princesses, Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry, proudly vocalize that they themselves are feminists, despite the fact that they might be misinformed about what this truly means, and subsequently misinterpret or misrepresent…
Albanian-American pop singer/songwriter Bebe Rexha--known for penning smash hits like Eminem and Rihanna's "Monster" and Cash Cash's "Take Me Home"--is finally ready to step out as a solo performer with her upcoming debut on Warner Bros. Records. With an album currently in the works, the 24-year old released her debut single "I Can't Stop Drinking About You" earlier…