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are you a fonts enthusiast? a typophile?
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find the beauty on your daily walk! take time to notice the details of your landscape.
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there is nothing like seeing a great handbag in action.
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plastics are our future. how can you resist plastic? it is so shiny and pleasing. I have a penchant for plastics.
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chronicling my quest for the one true Greek Cup
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have you ever noticed the similarity between nyc fire call boxes and benevolent Kannon, goddess of mercy?
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every design, fashion and art magazine I read lately features some important directional artist making big contributions to their genre. and where do they live? brooklyn!
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who says there are no more 'new ideas' in art and design? the newness is in the juxtaposition.
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this is how I really get things done. with my little green co-worker/task-master.
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my
clothing & accessories design
east-meets-west minimalism
my site
elaineperlov.com
the look
dressy utilitarian
my concept
useful, economical, modular pieces that can be mix-matched in numerous
ways (because why can't fashion be useful and lasting? I think
it can!) So I say Maximize your Minimalism!
Satin Karate Belt featured in Dec 06 Real Simple
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Voted Best Designer 2006 Style Bakery 'On the Rise' Awards
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Daily Buss Feature
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in the blog press
midtown lunch
brownstoner
racked
coutorture
the girl who ate everything
coutorture
queens eats
(into) the fray
stylefinds
funky finds
style document
stylefinds
gowanus lounge
far too cute
modish
ethereal bliss
couture in the city
independent luxe
decor 8
funky finds
urban socialite
lady licorice
high fashion girl
more press...
inspiration
furniture (especially chairs from the 50s and 60s), uniforms, repeating patterns, menswear, Oscar Niemeyer,
traditional Japanese architecture, the Rimpa School and Ogata Korin's 8-Point Bridge, Matisse, bromeliads,
succulents and other waxy flora
particular loves
bamboo, coral, moss, woodgrain, silhouettes & other cut-outs, plastic,
low-resolution images, the photo copier, off-registration prints, Max
Ernst's Lunar Asparagus, NYC fire call boxes that look like Kannon, Fauvist color sense, the Noguchi Museum,
pretty much all of Abstract Expressionism
magazines of current
interest
Domino, Elle Decor (British), ARTnews, Art in America, Wallpaper
favorite heel style
the wedge, but a sleek modern interpretation
second favorite
the stiletto
current shoe obsession
alas, the sneaker. (because I live in nyc and walk a ton!) but not too
sneakery of a sneaker. more of a sneaker disguised as a shoe, like a mary
jane style or a high-tech looking black one with a metallic accent. how
about Royal Elastics? I must go try some on. I really like the non-sneakeryness
of their styles.
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the magic of the 7th regiment armory and the whitney biennial
The cavernous expanse of the 7th Regiment Armory is quite breathtaking. It is amazing that such a quiet and peaceful expanse exists on Park Avenue and 67th. If you walk the entire length to the other end (Lexington Avenue), you will be rewarded in more ways than one: Mungo Thomson's Silent Film of a Tree Falling in the Forest, 2005-06, 16mm film, color, silent; 7 min is playing in a little room.
There are quite a few time-specific events to go along with this site specific extension of the Whitney Biennial which runs from March 6-23. Admission is free. Be sure to visit the Whitney Biennial Website and start planning what you want to see.
My dad said that he used to watch the tennis matches here, around 40 years ago. I would imagine that if you tried to play tennis here today, you'd get a lot of bad bounces.
Read more about the Armory's Drill Hall here. The Armory's notes say that it "is now the oldest extant 'balloon shed' (a barrel vaulted roof supported on visible arch trusses) in America and is considered one of the first non-railroad buildings to employ this type of structural system."
In one of the darkened rooms (they were all dark and moody really), an unexpected surprise: Olaf Breuning, The Army, 2008, mixed media. Company Room M.
The Whitney Biennial notes read: "Identical Chines teapot bodies and different heads represent a dysfunctional army." Olaf Breuning, The Army [detail] This installation reminds me of the excavated Chinese army shown here. Instead of terra cotta, the soldiers are composed of teapots which sit on top of Chinese embroidered slippers. Quite whimsical indeed. One of my favorite 'soldiers' sports a light-up Chinese Scholars Rock for a head.
The various types of lighting in the rooms are amazing in themselves, and worth the price of admission, which by the way is FREE. Have you ever come across a hanging candelabra-style chandelier such as this? Or a chandelier made expressly for a column? I love this shape.
Or a chandelier like this one? There are more than 6 of these unique chandeliers in the main hall. The exposed filament bulbs give off a dim orange light which does not come across in the photo. You must see them in person. Originally the fixtures were gas-powered, adapted for electrical current in 1897.
Ellen Harvey, 100 Biennial Visitors Immortalized, 2008. Sunday, March 9, 2008, to be exact. I could have been #27, but I didn't want to wait in line... I probably should have waited in line. Bozidar Brazda, Our Hour: Radioff [detail], 2008, Mixed-media installation. I like the striking juxtaposition of this piece... ...installed in this room.
Company Room Ioriginally designed in the Renaissance Revival style in 1880 but "modernized a few years later in the Art Nouveau style. Original mahogany and rosewood lockers feature carved rosters of the company member’s names. The room has an Art Nouveau balcony of entwined wrought iron vines and leaves with a newel torchiere." ~from the Armory notes
Armor at the Armory.
DJ Olive (Gregor Asch), Triage [detail], 2008, Mixed-media installation. Company Room L.
We walked up to the 3rd floor to view this white tent furnished with army cots from a balcony. Sitting in the tent you have no idea there are 7 moose heads just above.Labels: architecture, armory, contemporary art, hidden gem, juxtaposition, whitney biennial
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2 Comments:
This is beautiful. What a shame that I missed it!
You didn't miss it! It's up until March 23.
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