two asian things

two images that define monday and tuesday by spuring me into video exchanges with a pc. in each case the pictures expose how slamming asian cultures into western visual architecture (alain renais style french cinema modernism and a sardonic late 70's disillusioned disco-protohipster album cover) can be moderately exciting.

1. the first turning into a video that prada paid " "avant-garde" " - their quotes initially - video artist yang fudong five million grains of rice and a $35 gift card for to make them look great.  the idea was that this year is somehow supposed to be a lucky for the company according to the chinese calender.



2. kimono themed album cover for something that has nothing to do with kimonos, japan, - or earth.  this is "the number 1 song all over heaven".

the violent and the sexual tuesday

im not sure what the intentions are in contemporary fashion photography, but these three photo editorials struck me as the most demanding and powerful - perhaps for all the wrong reasons / perhaps that what makes it oh so right.  my aunt told me at dinner last night that an you should always revisit an image or a look that immediately repulses you.  here you may find that long sought after cutting edge.  thus, rape, fascistic sexual domination, forced oral sex, violently cropped chests, and sweaty feeble arms combine to form the most problematic and glamorous visions of the day.

steven klein - coming up with the most fantastic image of the day. his series for vogue italia follows

marcus gaab for ten. sweaty, slippery, and improper... no?          jessica craig martin is not thinking about mess, blood, pedophilia, and oral sexlola (here)

what are men putting on - eclectic style

i think i'm getting closer to what the fuck is going on, but perhaps not. people have been arguing that contemporary pop culture is boring because it it only rehashing the 80's or whatever.  but come on, this is more interesting.  when the 80's rediscovered shoulder pads from the 40's it was because the culture was becoming more "business" based as a fashion sense.  of course, the 40's were the time when more women then ever before and long time after entered the male dominated workplace.  Everyone knows that shoulders are the definition of masculinity anyway.  can we fit our brand of pop style into a similar scenario?  the history of american pop music at least has largely been a history of appropriating black music.  but now, i would say that the hip hop regime of top notch black producers run the industry. Although we all loved daft punk since like 3rd grade, you can't deny that they never became more influential than after kayne west stole the duo from beardless hip kids and french coke addicts and gave it to the masses.

tashes

proof that that nothing is classic. what was once that is now this.

by alan powdrill

Something I took from Tiffany's blog

This is without a doubt one of the most stunning works I've ever seen. Dripping with sex and bursting with a nostalgic classy tinted gloss.

I think it's selling shoes.

dirty cities make me think of cleanliness

Incredible pictures of people that look good.

It's just smooth and sexy.

super!

I can't tell if i like the photography (it works i guess), but look at these fucking clothes. I reminds me of what I imagine the feigned rebirth of modernism in the 80's would have looked like if a nouveau mondrian made outfits. The yellow tights seal the deal.

Haus of Gaga: paparazzi

Haus of Gaga

Calvin Klein Redux