Je Suis Une Bande De Jeunes

16 October 2009

Photos of everyday life, often not very well framed or against the light, photos of trips or meetings, of friendship…

Photos without big interest, free and just witnesses of times past.

JSBJ photography and publications.

La Bottega Marino

15 October 2009

One of the best tasting minestrone when the fall starts to hit Los Angeles. But the antipasto is the choice for the summer.

They also have a small section of Italian products imported direct that are not often seen in typical markets.

Support family owned business.

La Bottega Marino
203 N Larchmont Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90004-3706
+1 323 962 1325

Studio Museo Achille Castiglioni

12 October 2009

No trip to Milano is complete without a visit to the Studio Museo Achille Castiglioni.

Housed inside a 18th-century palazzo in Milano where he dreamed up his designs from 1944 until his death in 2002. Five rooms full of working tools, prototypes, samples, objects, periodicals and items from his personal collections.

Grazie il mio fratello piccolo Marco for the suggestion.

Studio Museo Achille Castiglioni
Piazza Castello 27
Milano 20121

Danielle Aubert

11 October 2009

Very clever concept results in a beautiful book by Danielle Aubert.

16 Months Worth of Drawing Exercises in Microsoft Excel

The book was published by Various Projects, in New York and available at Project No. 8.

Fresh herbs

10 October 2009

This sweet lady was selling the freshest herbs and spices right out of her garden in Santa Margherita.

Nothing like buying dime bags of oregano and thyme right on the street.

Quality over quantity. It’s a way of life around here…

Tom Sachs

9 October 2009

One of my all time favorites Tom Sachs recently closed his Cameras exhibition at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.

The exhibition brought together twelve works, from 1972 to the present which turn the tables on the usual artistic photographic process, where the image made with the camera is the “art” and the camera itself is merely a tool.

Playing off the consumer fetishization of photographic equipment, Sachs’s cameras simultaneously deconstruct the technology of photography while at the same time revealing that these ubiquitous machines are compelling subjects in and of themselves.

Genius.

The Art of Exchange

30 September 2009

Longtime Arkitip supporter, contributor and family member Karen Kimmel is hosting a workshop for individuals with special needs.

“Over the last two months I have been doing an Art of Exchange ceramic and stencil workshop at the 1st Street Gallery in Claremont. 1st Street is an art center and gallery for adults with mental and developmental disabilities.”

Please support this worthwhile cause.

02 October – 20 November 2009

Opening reception:
02 October 2009, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

1st Street Gallery & Art Center
250 W 1st St # 120
Claremont, CA 91711-4741
+1 909 626 5455 Telephone

Tate Modern

29 September 2009

‘Pop Life: Art in a Material World’

“Good business is the best art” – Andy Warhol

From Warhol to the YBAs, Koons to Kippenberger, artists have mixed commerce and glamour to promote their public image. Alongside works from these artists, Pop Life also includes pieces from Damien Hirst’s 2008 auction and a reconstruction of Keith Haring’s Pop Shop.

1 October 2009 – 17 January 2010

Tate Modern
Bankside
London SE1 9TG

Abici

28 September 2009

While traveling through Italy this past month, you begin to realize that modes of transportation vary from city to city. One constant you see beside the buzzing of Vespa’s is bicycles.

Kevin mentioned Cigno la Bicicletta, which is for sure a favorite of mine. Along the same lines is Abici Italia.

Clean designs, no frills and simple hi-tech details with the shape kept intact by keeping the silhouette naked.

Coming to a street in Los Angeles soon, the Sveltina Uomo is my choice.

Travel Italia

8 September 2009

170 vintage posters from 1920 through 1960 commissioned by the Italian State Tourism Board and the Italian State Railways.

All from the collection of Alessandro Bellenda.