All in your Hands: Twig the Terrariums
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The first impression? Beautiful little worlds! And How did they do it? It’s gorgeous indoored outdoor! My favorite Saturday strolls at Brooklyn flea always finds little surprises such as these Twig Terrariums. It’s almost like a big dream captured in a small little space that you can talk to and day dream over. So precious but it feels big because of the subject of the each world. The grand open field!
A man and a boy with 2 sheeps on the beautiful open field. I feel the sun on my face and breeze blowing my hair and the most fantastic view that trails away miles and miles long.
So these Terrariums come in all different sizes and shapes and boy they are all quite amazing! I love them!!
A couple looking down out in the nature. A pond? A brook? big stream of Ants busy carrying food and leaves? I mean you imagine!
The big hearted Twig ladies. You two ladies are so creative!! Here check out the website www.twigterraruims.com
A day at the Moma NYC: Marina Abramovic’, William Kentridge, Picasso and Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Wow who new the Monday afternoon Moma is jam packed…! It felt like there were many little groups. Senior citizens, high school kids and ton of foreigners… Anyway despite the big crowd, Moma has some good exhibitions going on right now so I really enjoyed it. www.moma.org/
Marina Abramovic‘. Honestly I didn’t know of her work so much except this so called ” performing art” at Moma right now: “The artist is present” is getting so much attention at the moment. And I kind of already judged that this was not so great idea. So She sits on the middle of the second floor surrounded by security guards and curious audience in her red snuggy like outfit. She looks extra pale and huge. She may have put on some white make up to shock people. Anyway she’s very much into shocking people. ( wait till see her exhibition going on the 6th floor at the museum…!).
People were lined up to sit down with Marina starring in peace(?) and silence each others. It’s up to the guest( the audience) to decide how long he or she wants to stare at Marina. Marina sits there in no motion and no emotion. No water. No bathroom break. What if she faints? All day long for a month. The whole thing rather disturbs me but yet intrigues me and I want to shout to her in her ear to get up and stop this. I don’t know how to accept this or explain. But 6th floor experience of everything she has done was far beyond. There are many video installations since she is a performing artist. She cuts herself. She whips her ice blocks in naked then eats her honey out of the jar. She had put live naked men and women all over into this exhibition. One woman is for God sake up on the wall sitting and hanging on something like bicycle seat and completely naked showing everything including her pelvic hair. This naked woman’s looking quite sad ( at least to me) under her bright spot light is arching her arms time to time. Anyway, Marina loves naked bodies of herself and others and everyone’s. Is it instant way to shock people and get attention? Is it sort of freedom to her? All of these motions and the actions provoke me to think what really “ART” means. She stands on the border line of ART or Not in my common sense. I do not believe in Art being goody goody pretty Art, but she really challenges me in very uncomfortable way. So at the end, am I glad I did see it? Yes. I believe it was better I saw it all than I didn’t see it all. So now I know it all.
Marina Abramovic’
Then there is William Kentridge‘ s awesomely interesting exhibition:”Five Themes“
William is Best known for animated films based on charcoal drawings, he also works in prints, books, collage, sculpture, and the performing arts. This exhibition explores five primary themes in Kentridge’s art from the 1980s to the present, and underscores the inter relatedness of his mediums and disciplines, particularly through a selection of works from the Museum’s collection. Included are works related to the artist’s staging and design of Dmitri Shostakovich’s The Nose,which premieres at New York’s Metropolitan Opera in March 2010. I especially loved his Stop-Emotion Animations. So intriguing!!
The Magic Flute by William Kentridge.
William Kentridge. Drawing from Stereoscope 1998–99. Charcoal, pastel, and colored pencil on paper, 47 1/4 x 63″ (120 x 160 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of The Junior Associates of The Museum of Modern Art, with special contributions from Anonymous, Scott J. Lorinsky, Yasufumi Nakamura, and The Wider Foundation. William Kentridge’s still drawings and portraits greatly reminds me of ones of Francis Bacon. Not in all aspects a of it but especially the line quality. /www.lacasapark.com/la/2009/07/francis-bacon-1909-1992/
Then there is this installation by Yin Xiuzhen.
I liked it. It is sort of cute And i like the idea. This reminded me of a exhibition that was held at Deitch Project in Soh a while ago : Black Acid Co-Op. www.lacasapark.com/la/2009/07/black-acid-co-op-deitch-project/
The outer shell is made by mixed clothing such as sweaters, shirts and pants… then there are frames built to support this from the interior of the car. And the light filters through the clothing creates a beautiful soft colors to see from the inside of the car. This makes fab party room for the Adult or the kids! Especially with mega size speakers installed!
The interior. Quite nice, Ha?!
And Picasso: Theams and Variations.
I mean you never get bored looking at Picassos Art. What a blessed Artist he was?!! He had 80 year full of most prolific production in every different medium and techniques! He never stopped creating. This exhibition explores Picasso’s creative process through the medium of printmaking, tracing his development from the early years of the twentieth century, with depictions of itinerant circus performers in the Blue and Rose periods, to his discovery of Cubism. It follows his evolving artistic vision through decades of experimentation in etching, lithography, and linoleum cut, demonstrating how each technique inspired new directions in his work. The exhibition focuses on specific themes, showing how Picasso’s imagery went through a constant process of metamorphosis. Printmaking, in particular, allows this fundamental aspect of his art to become vividly clear, since various stages in building a composition can be documented. One series of lithographs shows Picasso progressing, step-by-step, from a realistic depiction of a bull to one that is completely abstracted into schematic lines. Other series reveal changing interpretations of the women in Picasso’s life, as they become the subject of his art and a catalytic force behind his creativity.
And here I have a couple of his work from this exhibition…
Then Henri Cartier-Bresson’s photo Exhibition!
I spent quite a time in front of gigantic maps to show his trails of world travels to take photos. Honestly I amd more impressed by his world travels than the photos itself. Beautiful photos but I mean this man traveled entire Japan in 1964! The maps look like ones for one of many Airline’s these days.
All the city names you see are where Henri traveled and took photos. www.lacasapark.com/la/2010/04/henri-cartier-bresson-moma-april-11-june-28-2010/
Great Exhibitions . Go see them!!
Henri Cartier-Bresson: MoMa, April 11-June 28, 2010
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I will kill to just travel and take photos.
Go see Henri Cartier-Bresson at Moma.
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“We photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing, and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth can make them come back again. We cannot develop and print a memory.” Henri Cartier-Bresson
A celebration of Music and Vedio Art: Auroboros Afterparty, NYC
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DEAR NYC!
In right this moment,
an immersive 3d environment is being set up collaborating with
artist Ail Hossaini at the ise cultural foundation @ 555 broadway
between Prince and Spring.
A celebration of music and video art with proceeds to benefit our ongoing support
for the arts.
The Benefit includes multiple channels of video art
in the street and in White Box’s gallery, Buttoh dance by the Vangeline Theatre,
installations, urban projection and DJs spinning late night dance grooves.
After that, an after party at white box!!
@ 329 Broome Street between bowery and allen, as a fund raiser. Artists, Djs, dancers will be partying all night after the opening.
Participating artists include Seth Carnes, Ali Hossaini, Hye Rim Lee, Shantell Martin, Devan Simunovich, SWEATSHOPPE, Seanna Sharpe, Vangeline Theater. Featured DJs are Smirk of Wolf + Lamb Music, Josh Doubles of Backseat Buzz, and Kimyon. Curated by Koan Jeffrey Baysa. It would be great if you could make either, if not the gallery is open from tues-sat 11am-6pm
www.sweatshoppe.org
The Joyful Heart Aching Walk: The 40 years’ YLS Retrospective, Paris
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I like to Thank to Kelly for arranging our tickets to be rushed to our Hotel, So we could watch YSL Retrospective just in time! The door opens at 10:00 am and I highly recommend you to purchase the ticket before you get there due to the popularity of the show you may end up standing for a long time in the line to buy the ticket.
God, I felt so Nervous waiting and getting one step closer to Petit Palais’ Grand Entrance and the exhibition. Just like when I was 5 years old, the Santa came to our daycare. I remember my 2 sweaty little palms rubbing over my little pleated skirt. I was about to go say hi to him!
Entering and My heart beating fast!
The initial of the First room: Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008. There are total 15 rooms through out the exhibition housing 300 haute couture models with a selection of pictures, drawings and films. This Retrospective was made possible under the patronage of Madam Carla Bruni-Sarkozy: The ex-super model who worked closely with Yves Saint Laurent and the current first lady of France.
His general approach to Fashion and Leading ahead provoked me to think about what I do and what I contribute as a designer and also as a simple human being. How much Do I Push Myself to loose fear in general and pour my guts and soul out in creative way? A big question.
Room 2: Dior Years.
The Modern shapes: Cynthia and I were talking about how modern these looked. The head wrap and tunic, You can put these on and step right out today and will look so chick.
The boxy cropped boy cut with sexy drapy blouse. Quite beautiful. The over sized pockets are fabulous!
Saint Laurent was a leader. He initiated brand new things. He gave answers to need. He drove the fashion world and a new life style: “Pants” for Women, New Tuxedo= the Smoking, City Safari and so much more. He said, ” Fashions come and go , style is eternal”
The room 6: Catherine Denevue, Respect and admiration at First sight. Quote from the walking guide. ” In 1965 she walks into the boutique on rue Spontini with a model cut out of “Elle”. The actress is 22 years old and already a symbol of French womanhood. Two years later Yves Saint Laurent will create her wardrobe for the film she makes with Bunuel. ” She has a marvellous heart” he used to say. This room was set up to remind her closet. Small and intimate. No Mannequins. I loved it.
Room 11: Imaginary Journeys. There are total 44 models inspired by his traveling through Spain, Russia, India, China, Japan and Africa, especially Morocco. As all of us know Morocco has been his love of Life. Morocco was a only country he visited repeatedly. He ended up purchasing a house called Villa Mabrouka, or House of Luck in 1998 with his partner Pierre Berge. Yves Saint Laurent later said about his Russian collection was a very important break through for him as a designer. The Russian collection really brought him his best creativity to work through the entire collection working with every single colors from the paintings and experience and emotions he had from Russia.
The room 12, Through The Looking -Glass of Art: This room really struck me. It took my breath away. It was the moment to witness Yves Saint Laurent enlightening his work to another level by attributing his masterful Haute Couture to his well respected Artists as Mondrian( the first Art actually he owned), Matisse, Bonard, Pablo Picasso, Tom Wesselman, Jean Cocteau, Georges Braque, Vincent Van Gough, Serge Poliakoff and Bambara Art…
My heart started moving in pieces and my eyes became teary…
A tribute to Georges Braque, also you can find this photo on the page 325 of the Hard cover book published with the Exhibition: Yves Saint Laurent
The Tribute to Mondrian and Tom Wesselman.
Knitted Wool Wedding Dress, 1965: It reminds me of Russian doll. You can find much better photo on page 250. the dress in the exhibition led the public to the Room 13, The Last Ball room and Room 14 or i rather call ‘The Smoking Wall”.
The room 13, The Last Ball Room : Puccini in my year, Yves Saint Laurent at my heart. I just broke down. I was deep into this unbelievable beauty and style created by one and only Yves Saint Laurent and the Era I never have been. The room also offered lovely velvet covered bench along the wall so you can sit down and enjoy the grand view of this room.
In year 2002, The Last Runway show of Yves Saint Laurent himself: The Retrospective. The Exhibition is featuring every piece from this runway. And right outside of the entrance to the first room had videos running for the public.
His Last Bow. 2002
Walking out of the Exhibition, I felt like Julia Roberts in the film, “Pretty Woman” where the Scene she breaks out in tears watching La Traviata by Verdi in the box, opera house…. It was unbelievable feeling to have.
Break your piggy bank. Skip your bag of the season. This YSL Retrospective is one enough Single reason to be in Paris. The show runs till August 29 this year.
And I pay a huge credit and respect to Petit Palais who executed this beautiful exhibition with all the right lighting, well thought out innovative layout, different and exiting dynamic from the room to room. I can’t just imagine seeing this exhibition in any other place!
The court yard of Petit Palais
Like a little girl in front of a candy shop.
Creative Overload: Leaving Berlin
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5 days in Berlin. It’ is so not enough time to do everything. The City has so much to offer. I still haven’t been to a museum like “Bauhaus Archive”, or a swanky Bar like “Newton bar”. But it was enough time to clear my head out, catch up with Daniel. A short visit but I was able to say hi to Alexa, Zoe and Teo. And most of all, I got to finally see Berlin. The City creative overload. It was a trip so worth to do and it was definitely a breath of fresh air to lift my busy and hectic life back in New York. A Creative Lift.
Promising myself to come back to Berlin in this summer with Emi, here are some of my souvenirs from the city I felt in love with.
From the top; BerlinTegel Airport, color inspiration in the city, the alley, Daniel’s home, beautiful public space, million posters, vintage shops, supermarket Keiser’s, 1950’s cosmetic salon turned into a cool bar on then Communist marching alley, curry dog, the theater experience, old beer bar, a tasting meal with Kelly, amazing and organic kid playgrounds, beautiful hotel: Casa Camper, Oberholz, progressive design, kicking Graffiti, the Berlin wall, the train rides, the lamp and gallery level shops, the Mauerpark Flea and people watching, amazing Vietnamese food in the city, the view of Mitte and Jaehee in Berlin. And more…
No More wars, No more Walls, A United World: The Berlin Wall.
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Before Kelly and I started some more shopping, we headed out to see the Wall. Yes the Berlin Wall where everything stopped and re-started. Honestly, I have been anti- reunification of North and South Korea for No specific reasons, or from the fear of uncertainty. But after my visit to Berlin, I have a hope. We can do this. It was a touching moment for me. For my people back in Korea, and for the people here in Germany. And most of all, for the World.
Despite my early morning unsexy jet legged puffy eyes, Here I am standing in front of the Berlin Wall. Wow. I can’t believe I am here…!
The concrete barrier built by the German Democratic Republic ( GDR, East Germany) existed from 1961 to 1989. Almost for a 30 years. A euphoric public and souvenir hunters gradually chipped away parts of the wall; the governments later used industrial equipment to remove most of the rest. And now since the wall broke down, it has passed 20 years! After the Wall came down in 1989, hundreds of artists from around the world gathered and transformed the eastside of the Wall that had been untouchable up to now, with their paintings, giving the Wall a new face in a new time. This remain wall has been used as blank canvas for about 106 Artists and called as ”East side Gallery” which houses the longest remaining Berlin wall of 1.3 Km , which makes it the largest open gallery in the world.
Between Oberbaumbrücke (Oberbaum Bridge) and the Ostbahnhof, along the former borderline that ended at the Spree and Mühlenstrasse, stretches a unique picture palette that marks a sign of overcoming inhumanity.
The Berlin wall getting built: 1961. Below is Oberbaum Bridge next to the site and the view from the bridge.
Shopping Mitte, Berlin: The best list, the most inspiring.
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The roofs of Mitte.
The best street so far was Mulackstrasse. Every store on this street felt rather like a real good Gallery. Beautiful space, progressive product and some amazing Art pieces either they were done by the creative owner of the shop or from somewhere in far east. Do a little tour of some of the best shops in Mitte with me!
The FourStore, Mulackstrasse 12. Clothing and touch of Interior. I ‘m quite obsessed with this genius lamp! Yarn, screen and wire lamp.
God I love this lamp. Every angle is a beauty. Also check out the interior site of this store www.llotllov.de
Simple and Beautiful court yard. By the way, Many buildings and shops have quite amazing court yards and glass windows for the view. Love it.
Smaller cute one. 280 Euro.
BUUTERFLYSOULFIRE. The next door to fourstore. www.butterflysoulfire.com
Start with ceiling. Stacked card stocks create beautiful pattern and texture. It reminded me the work of an artist, Tara Donovan.
Ahhh, Emi, How much do you love it? Store, SCHWARZHOGERZEIL, Mulackstrasse 28 www.schwarzhogerzeil.de
This shop carries bit of all good classics like : Hope, Isabel Marant, Tsumori Chisato and more. We have seen pink and green play off here a lot. In this shop was olive Green and hit of Fushia.
Another lovely court yard behind.
The most happiest and trippiest store of all. Starstyling Shop. Mulackstrasse 4 www.starstyling.net
This shop reminds me of the Factory, Woodie Allen, Lime Light and Liquid Sky.
I got an air sprayed fringe necklace for the summer. Oh my little Berlin Souvenir, I love you!!
And for the last but not for the least, actually my Best and absolute FAVORITE store on Mulackstrasse, 34. Of course I couldn’t take any pics in my favorite shop. Simply not allowed. Thank you…… That’s how it usually works.
But If I explain it to you. The shop feels like Fellini is about to shoot a movie of Yve Saint Laurent in his caftan in Morroco in his hippie glam days. Check out my only one photo from the street. The nylon puffer woven hammock with velvet trim and leather straps is the top of the top. Whoouuuu!! It is so glamours and hippie, I just can’t take it!
Coming out from the block, I felt relieved and cleansed. Just like when I saw an amazing movie. And both Kelly and I were laughing. It must have been the endorphin level had gone up from this ridiculously fabulous eye shopping.
INSPIRED…!!!!
Chaos, Emotions and Globalization: Megalopolis, West Berlin
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Despite of some suggestions before my arrival to Berlin about me sticking with East side of the Berlin only, I went along with Daniel and Franziska to the theater, a beautiful theater, ” Schaubuhne” in the west side of Berlin where is way more developed with fancy shops, embassies, a music house, finance and law buildings but same time lacks the old charm that East Berlin has.
I got to get on a tramp, metro and double deck Bus ( upper level)! to get to the theater. What a nice experience!! You can pretty much walk everywhere in East Berlin to all the attractions and actually a bicycle would be the perfect to browse the East Berlin. But to go over to West side of Berlin, it can take you easily over an hour of commute depends on the distance and traffic during the day. The entire Berlin is about 9 times bigger than Paris. So it’s huge.
I was bit nervous about the play, Megalopolis because I have zero German, but hey, I give it a try!
German, Japanese, Portuguese, Korean, French and American, total of 10 amazing casts, really Rocked my World! Passionate and talented. There was more of experimental modern dancing than ton of dialogues in this play and also each native spoke or sometimes sing their lines in their own language definitely was unique and also helped me to follow along. But even the whole portion of German or Portuguese was actually very interesting experience I had because at the end, the physical expression, the tone of the voice and the musical sound came to me as mega package of pure emotion. I found myself getting goose bumps and my heart beats fast.
My understanding of Megalopolis is a space, a metropolitan city where people from all around the world come together and interact and survive each others in chaos, strong emotions as anger, sorrow, humor, fear and their social status as a certain race, rich, poor, gay, straight, powered, authority and anything else you can imagine. Interesting. And very entertaining performance. Each one of the cast had distinctive personality and strength. The experimental music and sound was quite amazing. Having seen this play sitting in a theater filled with Berliners was a definitely meaningful experience to me. Also it wasn’t like seeing a Blue man group or something. This wasn’t a commercial main stream. This was rather a great chance for me to lick the surface of what Berlin could offer as their distinctive modern culture.
Thank you Daniel and Franziska!
The Theater.
The metro Station.
LIQUID SKY-FASHION SHOW
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I have not watched this film yet. But Where WAS I??
As soon as I come back from Berlin and Paris, THIS will be the home coming film. Did you all see this yet?
Quote from Wikipedia:
Liquid Sky is an independent American film produced in 1983 with a budget of $500,000. It won a cult following shortly after its release. In New York, Boston and Washington D.C. the film played non-stop for more than three years and grossed more than a million dollars in each city. Liquid Sky was the recipient of five international film festival awards. In April 16, 2009 Dan Person of current.com recalls that upon its release Liquid Sky “provoked heated arguments and, love it or hate, was required viewing for anyone who really cared about film.” Dan Person considers the film “one of the formative forces of indie film. “ Carlos James Chamberlin wrote in March, 2004 at senseofcinema.com: “It’s about time people started rendering unto Liquid Sky. Its long lipstick trace is smudged through much of indie cinema.”
Thank you Michael H Berkowitz!!
