Premium vodka distiller Belvedere Vodka hired the likes Terry Richardson, RZA and Vincent Gallo in their commercial Make It Rain. Now continuing the involvement of this celebrity cast are special features within the Belevedere site including Terry Richardson and “Terry’s Room”, RZA and “RZA’s Studio” and finally Jade Jagger with “Jade’ Room”. Each section includes both photos and videos and can be seen at belvedere-vodka.com, Discover Luxury Reborn.
Japanese photographer Yone is set to present his work to the American public this weekend. In some aspects, Yonehara Yasamasa embodies the same characteristics of another popular Western photographer, Terry Richardson with their liberal photographic style and subjects. One of his most recent projects included an extensive pictorial journey with Aki Hoshino on the book Sneaker Lover. With previous campaigns including Casio G-Shock, Staple Design and American Apparel, LA Confidential will add to a growing list of accomplishments. The event thrown by House of Cassette and Mighty Printing will take place Saturday, May 17th. Due to what we assume is ample amounts of alcohol and the mature content on hand, the event is for attendees over the age of 21. More details can be seen below.
LA Confidential: Yone Solo Photography Exhibit
Saturday May 17, 2008
7:00 pm – 12:00 am
Cassette 523
523 North Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
RSVP: rsvp@houseofcassette.com
(UP)Rising Sonz! is a pictorial adventure produced by Scott Kinsey and Mark Felt which outlines the creative driving forces behind Japanese sub-cultures. Through art and skating, this mixture allows for innovative styles and visual communication that is unseen anywhere else in the world. A large generation of Japanese youth under the influence of art and skateboarding have now had a lasting and significant effect on worldwide culture. The book is currently for sale through the book’s website.
World famous fashion designer Hedi Slimane who perhaps has become best known for his stellar work at Dior Homme has taken an active role in photography as witnessed by his ongoing blog. Among his subjects were super model Kate Moss who posed topless in Hedi’s black and white photo journal. Hedi’s blog can be seen here.
Not Safe For Work: Titties ahead!
Source: Hedi Slimane Blog, Tom Hung
Ryan Mcginley, dubbed one of Warhol’s children, has completed another successful project titled “I Know Where the Summer Goes” which drew a huge crowd at the Team gallery. The showing consisted of photos he took on a 2007 road trip around the States with 16 models, 3 assistants and a good stash of film. The result was 4,000 rolls of film of imagery that look like they’re from an earlier era; full of nudity, nature, freedom, and the trademark late night debauchery and early morning come-downs. The gallery showing included appearances from A-ron the Don and Leo Fitzpatrick amongst the artsy crowd.
Source: Slam X Hype, Supertouch
Openers Gallery presents Volume 10 of its New Creator’s file. Yabuta Osami is the profiled photographer here and the interviewed pertains specifically to his “Tokyo Bunny Girls” project. He describes it as an “erotic/sexy but elegant” portrait of 70 Bunny Girls in downtown Tokyo where hostesses and entertainment outlets are vast. He names serious projects like “The Killing Fields” (1984) and world renowned Time Life photography as his inspirations, visible from his gritty black and white photography with manipulation of shadows and the hostesses’ sexy bodies.
Nike’s much anticipated exhibition, Being True, curated by Aaron Rose and Emma Reeves, is opening tonight at the 114 LAB in Los Angeles. The exhibit is a celebration for the 22nd anniversary of the iconic Nike Dunk. The photographs exhibited will try to capture what the Dunk represents and how it has influenced, not only the streetwear industry, but our entire culture. The exhibition space is very simple and clean, giving way for the images to speak their message. However, the floor with its white, red, and black dots, gives an intriguing personality to the overall space. If you’re in the area, this is definitely worth checking out. In addition a special opening party was recently held with many big names in attendance from the likes of Tour de France marvel Lance Armstrong, to artists Kaws and Eric Haze among others.
Source: Eddie Cruz, Allen AKA, Kathy Lo @ Journal Gallery
In January, photographer Boogie exhibited a selection from his self-titled book at Colette. The man himself was snapping some pictures as you’d expect in his day to day Parisian routine. There’s something about his imagery which features an element of realism that’s rivaled by few.
Source: Fecal Face
Japanese photographer Yone and model Aki Hoshino have followed up on their photographic print endeavor Sneaker Lover with a gallery showing at Taiwan’s SOL. The exhibit includes large blow ups of pictures seen in the Sneaker Lover book as well as candid Polaroid shots. Other items not pertaining to the Sneaker Lover book include miscellaneous items such as Yone’s previous works, Nike Michael Lau Dunk SBs and Aki Hoshino Kubricks. The show will run until April 13th.
Source: guillotine
Whilst fixed gear bikes have experienced a substantial rise in popularity in recent times, few if any will ever experience what bike messengers have endured as they paved the way and created a strong foundation for track bikes. In the upcoming exhibition, New York Bike Dreams, photographer and messenger Takuya Sakamoto will share his experiences over the years in a series of photographs taken on the job. The whole sub-culture and lifestyle is revealed in this visual foray into the bike messenger world, in New York none the less. Growing up in Yokohama and Okayama, Sakamoto would become an integral part of Japanese dance culture which included trips to Brazil to train extensively in capoeira. Soon after in 1998, he would move to New York City where he would embrace life as a messenger. With the vast amount of photographic opportunities before him, close friend Eddie Williams would release a book titled “Bike Messengers Life New York City”, bringing to light Sakamoto’s skills behind the camera (albeit a disposable point and shoot).
New York Bike Dreams
March 27th – May 10th 2008
Memes
3 Great Jones St.
New York City 10012
p: 212.420.9955
In an exhibition curated by Emma Reeves and Aaron Rose, Nike has translated the 22nd anniversary of the culturally iconic Dunk into a series of photographic memories. These shots are meant to be a representation of what the Nike Dunk has stood for over the last 22 years through the eyes of some of the world’s most prominent photographers. Their imagery will attempt to capture the essence of what the Dunk represents and why it has become such a mainstay in so many facets of culture.
WAYWT/WDYWT are two acronyms firmly implanted in internet fashion culture. Any and every fashion/sneaker site undoubtedly dabbles in this What Are You Wearing Today/What Did You Wear Today internet phenomenon of sharing with the world what you wore that day. For photographer Sidney Lo, the year long “What Are You Wearing Today?” project became a visual diary for not only his fashion accounts but a running account of the progress of his raw denim as it would take a life of its own throughout the months. In an exhibition sponsored by internet forum Superfuture.com and among the USA’s premier denim stores Selfedge, Sidney Lo will present 367 days of photographic progress. The exhibition starts March 27th and ends April 19th.
‘What Are You Wearing Today?’ – A Year-Long Project by Sidney Lo
Presented by superfuture.com & Selfedge
Opening Reception
March 27th
6:00 pm-8:00 pm
721 Broadway, 8th floor
NY, NY 10003
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