Art No Europe Travel For U.S Visitors, E.U Confirms; Ban Includes Russia, India And Brazil Getty As the European Union prepares to reopen its external borders, a non-mandatory list of 15 countries—excluding the United States—whose travelers will be permitted to enter from July 1, has been agreed by representatives of 27 member states after prolonged negotiations, in an attempt to rescue the summer tourism season. Although the E.U. member states […] Written by imesocial July 1, 2020July 1, 2020
Art This Sound Artist Captures The Ocean’s Complex Biodiversity To Highlight Urgent Environmental Issues The life on, above and under water has long captivated Jana Winderen. Delving into the hidden depths to uncover the complexity and mystery of the invisible world beneath, reaching places and creatures that are hard to access, the 55-year-old Norwegian artist brings the audio topography and richness of the oceans to the surface. As fish, crustaceans, […] Written by imesocial July 1, 2020July 1, 2020
Art Music A Virtual Reality Music Festival Gas Tower at Lost Horizon. Courtesy of Lost Horizon / Sansar. Lost Horizon / Sansar The music festival landscape has changed drastically this year as a result of COVID-19, resulting in many festivals moving into the live stream space. The team behind Glastonbury’s Shangri-La festival has done something different: They have teamed up with partners […] Written by imesocial July 1, 2020July 1, 2020
Art Films Coming To Mubi This July Bill Gunn’s vampire thriller ‘Ganja & Hess’ ©Kino Lorber/MUBI MUBI, the curated streaming-platform of international independent films, has an exciting new line-up of films coming up this July. Expect a 24-hour free virtual preview, exclusive premieres and cult films from across the world this month. For subscribers, the schedule of films differs in each country, […] Written by imesocial July 1, 2020July 1, 2020
Art London’s Major Museums And Galleries To Reopen From July 2020 Installation view of Andy Warhol Exhibition, Tate Modern, 2020. Photography © Tate, 2020 Museums and galleries may officially reopen from Saturday 4 July, providing they follow Covid-19 secure guidelines that include measures like hand sanitizer stations at the entrances, wearing of masks, social distancing and timed visits. In anticipation of reopening, the following museums and […] Written by imesocial July 1, 2020July 1, 2020
Art Dion DiMucci On Discovering The Blues And Working With Artists Like Joe Bonamassa And Billy Gibbons On New Album Blues With Friends Dion Francis DiMucci performs as Dion at the Victorian Room at the Driskill Hotel, during the South … [+] by Southwest Music Festival on Thursday, March 17, 2016, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP) Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP Bronx, New York-born singer Dion DiMucci soared to national stardom with vocal group Dion and The Belmonts, scoring […] Written by imesocial July 1, 2020July 1, 2020
Art Video Celebrate International Reggae Day With A New Video For Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry” UNITED KINGDOM – JULY 01: Photo of Bob MARLEY; Bob Marley performing live on stage at the Brighton … [+] Leisure Centre (Photo by Mike Prior/Redferns) Redferns Picking a favorite Bob Marley song is like selecting a top Beatles song or Bruce Springsteen concert you have attended. There are so many options, finding a consensus […] Written by imesocial July 1, 2020July 1, 2020
Art Music Co-Producer For 8 Songs On Lady Gaga’s ‘Chromatica’ On How Dance Music Influenced ‘Rain On Me’ And More BURNS. Courtesy of Grace Pickering. Grace Pickering Producer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ and songwriter BURNS co-wrote and co-produced eight of the tracks on Lady Gaga’s highly-acclaimed album, Chromatica, including mega-hit “Rain On Me (feat. Ariana Grande),” “Sine From Above (feat. Elton John) and “Enigma.” BURNS was brought onto the project by Lady Gaga’s long-term executive producer Bloodpop […] Written by imesocial June 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Art Munch’s “The Scream” Is Losing Its Yellow Paint Due To Humidity In 2004, masked men entered Oslo’s Munch Museum in broad daylight and stole Edvard Munch’s 1910 painting “The Scream”. This painting is one of several paintings, pastels and prints that Munch created between 1893 and 1916, all referred to as “The Scream”. For two years after the robbery, the 1910 painting was believed to be […] Written by imesocial June 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Art With Sotheby’s $363.2 Million Sale, Art Market Passes First Major Test Of Pandemic The words “The auction of the future is here,” flashed across the screen during the glitzy introductory video to Sotheby’s $363.2 million sale of Contemporary, Impressionist and Modern art in New York last night, the first major test of the global art market since the coronavirus pandemic began in March. Sure enough, with collectors unable […] Written by imesocial June 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Art Travel and Living In Rome, Street Art Is On The Rise Scooteroma, a Vespa tour company in Rome, has designed street art tours in the Eternal City. Jared Chuba Street Art has been a prominent aspect of Rome’s urban fabric for decades, with murals, tags and stickers prominently displayed on shopfronts, metro-lines and apartment buildings. But while it emerged largely spontaneously in the past, the city […] Written by imesocial June 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Art First Ever Virtual Reality Summit To Take Place During Paris Fashion Week In October 2020 The Circular Fashion Summit 2020 will be hosted using VR technology in a specifically designed … [+] location with 3D Art Direction by Ivano Salonia. lablaco With the transition to a digital design world accelerating through the onset of lockdown, many creative industries are now operating with an entirely new dynamic. Physical events and trade […] Written by imesocial June 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Art No Europe Travel For U.S. Visitors; Ban Includes Russia, India And Brazil Getty As the European Union prepares to reopen its external borders, a non-mandatory list of 15 countries—excluding the United States—whose travelers will be permitted to enter from July 1, has been agreed by representatives of 27 member states after prolonged negotiations, in an attempt to rescue the summer tourism season. Although the E.U. member states […] Written by imesocial June 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Art 2020 Summer Movie Season Is Dead It’s time for everyone to bite the bullet and admit the hard, bitter truth: 2020 summer movie season is dead, and it can’t be saved. Official poster for Warner’s “Tenet” Source: Warner Bros. When Warner Bros. and Disney officially announced last week that they were pushing back Christopher Nolan’s Tenet and Niki Caro’s Mulan, respectively, […] Written by imesocial June 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Art For 17 Years This Nonprofit Theater Company Has Helped Launch Careers Of Oscar And Pulitzer Prize Nominees Artists long to write, create and share their work with the world. Who can relate to Claude Monet who reportedly said, “I had so much fire in me and so many plans.” Giselle LeBleu Gant and Amber Jaunai in a scene from Really Really Gorgeous, one of the many … [+] productions that was nurtured […] Written by imesocial June 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Art No Europe Travel For U.S. Visitors; Ban Includes Russia, India And Brazil Getty As the European Union prepares to reopen its external borders, a non-mandatory list of 15 countries — excluding the United States — whose travelers will be permitted to enter from July 1 has been agreed by representatives of 27 member states after prolonged negotiations in an attempt to rescue the summer tourism season. Although […] Written by imesocial June 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Art London’s Museums And Galleries Reopen With Timed Entry And Space To Appreciate Art After nearly four months when the only people who could appreciate their treasures were security guards and the occasional curator, London’s leading museums and galleries are starting to reopen. For those who attend, social distancing practices, and reduced numbers offers the chance to see world famous paintings in remarkably uncrowded circumstances. But prior planning will […] Written by imesocial June 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Art 20 Stunning Images Of Green, Winners Of ‘World’s Best Photos 2020’ Agora Contest “I spotted this boy plucking flowers, and just a few moments later the rain started to pour down. He … [+] had the biggest and purest smile on his face and didn’t seem to be bothered at all by the rain.” Photo: @photographerasaf, Bangladesh, Agora The winning images from Agora’s latest competition, #Green2020, are quite […] Written by imesocial June 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Art Physical Culture: Fitness At Home Before Coronavirus (BC), the cult of group class workouts and group trainers (SoulCycle, Orange Theory Fitness, Barry’s Bootcamp) had convinced many that $200 a month for unlimited classes or for a month of high end health club membership (Equinox) was at best reasonable; at worst, unavoidable. Savings could be found thanks to Classpass – but […] Written by imesocial June 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Art In Europe, The Drive-In Festival Concept Gathers Speed That necessity is the mother of invention was noted by Plato in 400 B.C. but it’s just as apposite in the COVID-19 summer of 2020. While many of Europe’s arts festivals have been cancelled this year, including Edinburgh, Bayreuth and Glastonbury, others have turned to 1950s America for inspiration with drive-in performances. 28 May 2020, […] Written by imesocial June 29, 2020June 29, 2020
Art 20 Stunning Shortlisted Images Of Our Green Planet From‘World’s Best Photos 2020’ Agora Contest “I spotted this boy plucking flowers, and just a few moments later the rain started to pour down. He … [+] had the biggest and purest smile on his face and didn’t seem to be bothered at all by the rain.” Photo: @photographerasaf, Bangladesh, Agora The winning images from Agora’s latest competition, #Green2020, are quite […] Written by imesocial June 29, 2020June 29, 2020
Art ‘Infinite Seed’ Brings Collectiving Healing To East Hampton Through Art Artist Lia Chavez performs The Order of Things on June 20, 2020 for the opening of Infinite Seed at … [+] Bhumi Farms. Courtesy of the artist An ethereal figure stood in the middle of the field on the first Saturday afternoon of summer. One by one, she instructed participants to take a deep breath […] Written by imesocial June 29, 2020June 29, 2020
Art ‘Grandeur Of Imagination’ Invites Complex Narratives In The Enchanting Paintings Of Tony South Tony South (Born 1964) “Interlude” Oil and acrylic on canvas 39 ½ inches x 39 ½ inches Signed … [+] Price: $15,000 Rehs Contemporary Galleries, Inc. A pensive ape, clad in relaxed jeans, white shirt, sport jacket, fedora, and skinny tie, the laces on his Chuck Taylor’s loosened, takes a pauses from drawing his cigarette. […] Written by imesocial June 29, 2020June 29, 2020
Art Pioneering Female Rock Band’s Debut LP Gets A 50th Anniversary Reissue American all-female rock group Fanny, 17th May 1973. Left to right: drummer Alice de Buhr, keyboard … [+] player Nickey Barclay, guitarist June Millington and her sister, bassist Jean Millington. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) Getty Images Long before the Runaways, the Go-Go’s, L7, Sleater-Kinney and Bikini Kill, the Los Angeles-based Fanny distinguished themselves as […] Written by imesocial June 29, 2020June 29, 2020
Art More Cultural Adventures @Home It seems like only yesterday…. or maybe the day before? What day is it anyway? As one week glides into the next I’ve found that I’m not reading for pleasure as much as I normally do. I started a book some time ago, and find it strange that I can’t get past the mid-point. And […] Written by imesocial June 29, 2020June 29, 2020
Art 10 Funny Photos Of Dogs From Prizewinning ‘Be More Dog’ Project ww Belinda Richards These photos appear in the prizewinning, ongoing series ‘Be More Dog,’ a humorous exploration and commentary on current events and social practices, using dogs as stand-ins for people. “Some images are comments on contemporary issues such as feminism, patriarchy and world politics, while others take a lighter look at social hierarchy and […] Written by imesocial June 28, 2020June 28, 2020
Art New Bi-Annual Deem Journal Explores The Future Of Design Through Social Practice Issue One of Deem Journal, ‘Designing for Dignity’ is available to order online and will land on … [+] shelves later this year. DEEM Journal With physical copies set to hit shelves this coming September, Deem Journal is bringing a fresh perspective to the future of architecture and design. Based in Los Angeles, the print […] Written by imesocial June 28, 2020June 28, 2020
Art A Matter Of Life Or Death, HBO’s ‘Welcome To Chechnya’ Exposes The Medieval Persecution Of LGBT People In The Russian Republic Two gay men fleeing Chechnya to save their lives, in David France’s new film ‘Welcome to Chechnya’ Isaac Davidson, Cenetic Media The Russian Republic of Chechnya doesn’t have gay people. At least that’s what its military dictator, Ramzan Kadyrov, says. “They are devils, they are subhuman,” he told Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel in July […] Written by imesocial June 28, 2020June 28, 2020
Art G-Eazy On Covering David Bowie And Bob Dylan And Finding A New Voice In Quarantine LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 15: G-Eazy attends Sean Penn, Bryan Lourd and Vivi Nevo Host 10th … [+] Anniversary Gala Benefiting CORE at Wiltern Theatre on January 15, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage) WireImage I’ve done dozens of interviews with musicians since the Coronavirus pandemic began. And the one thing […] Written by imesocial June 28, 2020June 28, 2020
Art Broadway Superstars Lea Salonga, Melissa Errico, Audra McDonald To Appear In Live, Virtual Concerts With Sirius XM’s Seth Rudetsky Theater superstars Audra McDonald, Lea Salonga and Melissa Errico have joined the line-up of talent participating in “The Seth Concert Series,” a weekly virtual concert series based on Seth Rudetsky’s Broadway series that originated at the Art House in Provincetown, Mass. Hosted by musical director and Sirius XM star Rudetsky, Salonga will perform at 9 […] Written by imesocial June 28, 2020June 28, 2020
