For #FlashbackFriday, delve into the JonOne‘s intimate world of abstract art meets graffiti in short film ‘This Is Not Graffiti’ (A JonOne Portrait + A Right Jab).  Directed by Alexis Deforges, you get to hear a first hand account of what it was like to be one of the pioneers of the ‘graffiti bandwagon’ as […]

Beyoncé + Jay Z: Bang Bang, Part One

There’s a lot to be said about simplicity + that is one of the many things I love about the Beyoncé + Jay Z’s ‘Bang Bang, Part One’ above.  Besides it being a take on Bonnie + Clyde, but a lot more badass costarring a dusty 1960s Pontiac GTO, director Dikayl Rimmasch takes an artsy approach […]

JR & José Parlá: Wrinkles of the City on Nowness.com Wake up + take a trip to Havana, Cuba with longtime collaborators José Parlá + JR in film short, ‘Wrinkles In Time’.   Commissioned by the 2012 Havana Biennale, it’s part of a global series of public art installations + expressionistic murals centered around enigmatic portraits of the residents in each metropolis, […]

WANTED: Sala Cutout Dress by Stella & Jamie

What’s not to love about this dress – It’s short, it’s form fitting + uses color blocking to accentuate the female form.  With side black mesh panels, the breasts are accentuated with a faux sweetheart corset detail, while the skirt hugs below the hips, giving you an hourglass shape.  The back’s heart cutout pattern with […]

Dot to Dot on Nowness.com Filmmaker Lisa Rovner connects the dots in her short ‘Constellations’. Loved by some but hated by others, Rovner’s film explores what it means to be a chick with freckles from the point of view of five young women who have them + boy, what a cast – Anna Tatton, a […]

A Dictionary of Portmanteaux on Nowness.com Don’t you love animation that not only entertains but educates too?  Well, that’s exactly what Christian Borstlap set out to do with this little number above entitled ‘A Dictionary Of Portmanteaux’.  By definition, a portmanteau is basically a word that’s comprised of the union of two words like the […]

For #ThrowbackThursday, here’s Prada‘s ‘Trembled Blossoms’, the first fashion film of it’s kind by a luxe fashion house, showcasing actual pieces from a collection – specifically shoes, a dress + a bag, from Prada’s SS/08 collection. In this animated short, directed by James Lima, illustrations by James Jean (below) set the tone, accentuating the elaborate curves, patterns + characters […]