Zion I make the best hip hop videos; this would be the latest. Really, you must support this because it's so rare that you see a hip hop video now days without the perpetual fashion photography aesthetic (white background, black and white, sexy girls, yelling at the camera, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.)
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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Zion I “Geek To The Beat” // Music Video
Helen Levitt 1913-2009 // Daylight Magazine
I really love the Daylight Magazine digital situation. In the video posted, they feature Helen Levitt. She recently passed away (1913-2009), and I was unaware of her work until seeing this video. She really was an amazing photographer. One thing that really caught my attention was that she used a lense with angled mirrors so … Read More →
Treeless Mountain // Go See It
I saw So Yong Kim speak in February at the Berlinale Film Festival. She was speaking in the role producer for the excellent film The Exploding Girl -directed by her husband Bradley Rust Gray. I unfortunately did not get a chance to see Treeless Mountain but seeing the trailer now, I profoundly regret missing it. … Read More →
Mickalene Thomas//She’s Come Undone!
Mickalene Thomas's solo show at Lehmann Maupin is up until May 2nd, 2009. Her elaborate work often incorporates bold colors and rhinestones, and retells and imagines stories about the feminine. Hailing from the Yale MFA program and a residency at Studio Museum in Harlem, this show is not to be missed. … Read More →
Fleet Foxes // Each Song is Perfect. Really.
A friend recommended Them to me. I was skeptical. But, then, I realized. Thank you Candice.
Fleet Foxes makes beautiful music. They are of the 60's folk kind. Every song is intrinsically soulful. Fleet-Foxed inclinations involve sulking in my lap with poofy, tear-filled eyes and thinking about how f***** up my life is. (It's not, if … Read More →