“Belgium-based minimalist ambient composer Christina Vantzou shares a spectral 16MM short film, soundtracked by Vantzou’s beautifully glacial and elegiac “At Dawn,” one of the gorgeous highlights from her utterly immersive, trance-inducing forthcoming fourth full-length for Kranky. Shot by cinematographer Thomas Depas in the Ardennes, Belgium, and starring Siet Phorae & Stav Yeini.”
Total Jazz :: Blutch
In the preface of Total Jazz, Fantagraphics’ new collection of jazz comic strips by Christian “Blutch” Hincker, the author is tasked with providing an introduction to the book. Imagining himself as a young Native American brave, Blutch confesses to a stoic tribal leader: “Jazz makes me sick…It turns my stomach.”
Toy-Con Garage is why Nintendo Labo’s cardboard accessories cost $70
If you were wondering why Nintendo Labo, the DIY cardboard accessory kits for the Switch, costs at least $70, Toy-Con Garage is why.
Jakub Rozalski’s Howling at the Moon is a beautiful art book that merges real and fictional worlds
Late last year, concept art website ArtStation unveiled its first print book: Martin Deschambault’s Project 77, a neat collection that blends science fiction concept art and storytelling.
A Case of Distrust
“A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game. Explore underground speakeasies, smoke-filled billiard halls, classic barber shops, and more. Catch suspects in lies by using evidence, statements, and your wits. Intrinsic challenges face our heroine, as she struggles against a pushback on emancipation, leading to many doubts, both internal and external…”
Generation Wealth by Lauren Greenfield
GENERATION WEALTH by Lauren Greenfield presents 25 years of work by Greenfield, who uses photography, oral history, and film to examine the pervasive influence of money, status, and celebrity in America and abroad. The first major retrospective of Greenfield’s work, the exhibition features nearly
Banksy returns to NYC, tags 14th Street building slated for demo
Graffiti artist Banksy is making a foray into New York City once again with his latest work depicting a rat running along the inner circumference of a clock above a former bank building on 14th Street. Banksy first notified the public of his latest artwork on his Instagram account yesterday.
How a Group of Journalists Turned Hip-Hop Into a Literary Movement
Sitting in a homely bistro on Malcolm X Boulevard, music journalist Greg Tate is bundled up in a peaked beanie, bright yellow scarf, and plenty of padded layers.