Art The I ‘Heart’ NY Logo Designer Used Visual Communication To Inform And Delight A new promotional “I Love NY” sign sits in the Empire State Plaza for installation in front of the … [+] New York state Capitol Tuesday, June 18, 2019, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink) ASSOCIATED PRESS Milton Glaser was a household name among visual designers, but even those who don’t know his name have […] Written by imesocial June 27, 2020June 27, 2020
Art The Curious Case Of Dr Disrespect Dr Disrespect (AKA Guy Beahm) with the Streamer of the Year award, backstage at the NOW TV Esports … [+] Industry Awards 2017. (Photo by Matt Crossick/PA Images via Getty Images) PA Images via Getty Images The Twitch community is in uproar after one of the sites most popular personalities, Guy Beahm, AKA “Dr Disrespect,” […] Written by imesocial June 27, 2020June 27, 2020
Art Inquiring Within With In-Q The Spoken Word artist known as In-Q Photo by Daniel N. Johnson Courtesy of the artist “What is life if it’s not an adventure and an exploration internally and externally. So I choose to do that from my poetry,” said In-Q, the spoken word artist whose first collection of poetry “Inquire Within” was recently published […] Written by imesocial June 26, 2020June 26, 2020
Art Music Why Live Music Sounds Different With Social Distancing For the past few months, fans of live music have watched their favourite musicians on patchy livestreams from their phones and laptops. The novelty of peering inside the stars’ living rooms soon wore off, and the virtual experience hasn’t quite been the same as enjoying a visit to a local music venue. But there’s hope! […] Written by imesocial June 26, 2020June 26, 2020
Art Catalina Island Museum Introduces Audiences To ‘Gyotaku’ Through Artist Dwight Hwang Catalina Island Museum, “Soot & Water” exhibition gallery image. Catalina Island Museum An historic art from learned in the most modern of ways. “A whole lot of Japanese YouTube because I didn’t have anyone to teach me outright,” Dwight Hwang told Forbes.com about how he learned the process of traditional Japanese gyotaku printmaking. “It was […] Written by imesocial June 26, 2020June 26, 2020
Art CamelPhat On Their New Single ‘Hypercolour’ CamelPhat. Courtesy of CamelPhat. CamelPhat Today, Grammy nominated, Ivor Novello nominated and triple platinum selling producers CamelPhat released their single “Hypercolour” with Yannis Philippakis of Foals. The track boasts a dark ominous build and CamelPhat’s signature hypnotic sound accompanied by Philippakis’s melodic vocals. The latest release is created in true CamelPhat style. The duo initially […] Written by imesocial June 26, 2020June 26, 2020
Art Note Design Studio Launches New Direct Sales Platform The Mallow Lounge Chair, by Note Design Studio for Labofa – available via Note Editions. Note Design Studio Swedish creatives, Note Design Studio, have become renowned for their bold approach to projects and, in a time where digital platforms are changing the industry landscape, the company has placed its attention on adaptation and innovation. With […] Written by imesocial June 26, 2020June 26, 2020
Art 10 Minutes With Julien Dumas, Chef Of One Michelin-Star Lucas Carton In Paris Julien Dumas, the former chef of Alain Ducasse’s luxury hotel Domaine des Andéols in Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt in the Vaucluse and Rech in Paris, left for Panache at Auberge Saint-Antoine in Quebec in 2012, returned to Paris at the end of 2013 and took over the reins of Lucas Carton just a few months later. The venerable […] Written by imesocial June 25, 2020June 25, 2020
Art Why ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Removal Of ‘Evil Races’ Is A Golden Storytelling Opportunity Why do the bad guys have to be so … bad? Getty Wizards of the Coast, publisher of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), has released a statement promising to change their depiction of “evil races” in the game, as part of a broader reevaluation of negative racial stereotypes in fiction. “Throughout the 50-year history of D&D, […] Written by imesocial June 25, 2020June 25, 2020
Art CoronaVirus Despite COVID-19, BMW And Art Basel Announce Art Journey Winner Leelee Chan is the ninth BMW Art Journey winner Capsule Shanghai Gallery Can ancient materials and their future substitutes from the fields of nanotechnology and biotechnology inform our debate around ecological and cultural sustainability? This is the premise behind the latest BMW Art Journey project. Artist Leelee Chan’s “Tokens From Time” involves a journey to […] Written by imesocial June 25, 2020June 25, 2020
Art Chevy Mustang And Evan Rachel Wood Ask, ‘Can I Be Your Friend’ The unique dance artist Chevy Mustang is about to introduce the catch phrase of the summer 2020, … [+] ‘Can I Be Your Friend,’ with the help of actress Evan Rachel Wood. Danny Nonsense How to explain Chevy Mustang, the unique dance artist who is about to unleash the catch phrase of the summer of […] Written by imesocial June 25, 2020June 25, 2020
Art Dixie Chicks Change Band Name To The Chicks Dixie Chicks have changed its band name To The Chicks (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Getty Images Dixie Chicks has changed its name to The Chicks. On Thursday morning (June 25), the country trio’s social media pages and website displayed the new name. The drop of “Dixie” from the band’s name is likely in response […] Written by imesocial June 25, 2020June 25, 2020
Art ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Gets A Chilling Netflix Reboot Poster for Unsolved Mysteries Netflix Fans will be thrilled to know that the iconic show Unsolved Mysteries is back, and this time, you can binge it all in one sitting. A contemporary version of the hit show will be available to a global audience on Netflix beginning July 1st. The creators of the original 1987 […] Written by imesocial June 25, 2020June 25, 2020
Art Jon Stewart’s Political Comedy ‘Irresistible’ Is Tepid And Unfunny Steve Carell (right) plays a political consultant trying to get an ex-marine (Chris Cooper) elected … [+] mayor. Focus Features Irresistible, the new political comedy written and directed by Jon Stewart, opens in the spin room after the third and final debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in 2016. A Democratic strategist, Gary Zimmer […] Written by imesocial June 25, 2020June 25, 2020
Art 3 Platforms To Support In Combatting The Lack Of Representation In Design Design Can is a UK-based campaign demanding inclusivity within the design industry and providing a … [+] tool for members to engage in the discussion. Design Can Design, as an industry, has been, and is still, polarised with a lack of representation and inclusivity. In 2019 the annual Design Census, carried out by The American […] Written by imesocial June 25, 2020June 25, 2020
Art The ‘Return’ Of The Loch Ness Monster Feels Amusingly Appropriate The Loch Ness Monster continues to spark imaginations. Getty 2020 continues to barrel forward, and is now beginning to resemble an episode of Rick and Morty, having delivered a global pandemic, swarms of locusts, an invasion of “murder hornets,” Pentagon-approved footage of U.F.Os, and a green glow that recently appeared around Mars – now, the […] Written by imesocial June 24, 2020June 24, 2020
Art Music How John Legend And Alec Benjamin Hitmakers Went From Music Producers To Entrepreneurs BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – John Legend attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party (Photo by Rich … [+] Fury/VF20/Getty Images for Vanity Fair) Getty Images for Vanity Fair It’s not new for musical artists to leverage their careers for successful entrepreneurial ventures, from Kanye West to Gene Simmons. But now the behind-the-scenes creators have finally […] Written by imesocial June 24, 2020June 24, 2020
Art How Artists Can Thrive During Quarantine Marina Press Granger, founder of The Artist Advisory in New York Stella Rose, courtesy of the Artist Advisory In 2008, Marina Press Granger was working at a New York art gallery. When she wasn’t turning around top-dollar sales, she looked to the internet on her screen—a time before Instagram existed—and started making a Facebook page […] Written by imesocial June 24, 2020June 24, 2020
Art Social Media Tony Kelly Serves Up Unadulterated Glamour With His High-Octane Photography Los Angeles-based, Irish born creative Tony Kelly started off as a reportage photographer in his teens, and with a trip to Barcelona he was entranced by fashion photography. So entranced in fact, that it provoked his light bulb moment. And ding! That was that, he realised it was the path he was meant to be […] Written by imesocial June 24, 2020June 24, 2020
Art Electronic Entertainment Internet Music Video Joe Elliott On Favorite Live Albums, 30 Plus Years Of Hysteria And Def Leppard’s New London To Vegas Live Set NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 29: Inductees Rick Allen, Rick Savage, Joe Elliott, and Phil Collen of … [+] Def Leppard perform at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony – Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images For The Rock […] Written by imesocial June 24, 2020June 24, 2020
Art How to Music Joe Alves Explains Making The Most Famous Movie Monster Steven Spielberg topped box office charts last weekend with two of his biggest creations, in more ways than one. The director’s blockbusters Jurassic Park and Jaws roared back into theaters amid a pandemic that ended new film releases for months. Jaws is celebrating its 45th anniversary with a 4K UHD set featuring Dolby Vision and […] Written by imesocial June 24, 2020June 24, 2020
Art Music Kyle Kinch Discusses Why Black Music Month Is Close To His Heart Kyle Kinch. Courtesy of Luis C. Perez. Luis C. Perez June marks Black Music Month, but this year’s celebration of the appreciation month came during a distinct time as our country is currently fighting to end police brutality in the wake of the wrongful deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and countless others. […] Written by imesocial June 23, 2020June 23, 2020
Art HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ Deserves A Second Season, To Fix A Major Flaw In The First Angela’s story could easily expand. Mark Hill/HBO During a conversation with Reese Witherspoon for Variety, Watchmen star Regina King gave her take on a potential second season of HBO’s superhero series: “I don’t know … I feel like I think HBO would want it back in a heartbeat, but if [showrunner] Damon Lindelof doesn’t see […] Written by imesocial June 23, 2020June 23, 2020
Art Christie’s Hosts Visual Exhibition Of Children’s Artwork Art by Neveah R. first grade PS 219 Aneta Wegrzyn Christie’s is featuring a virtual gallery exhibition of children’s artwork in collaboration with Studio in a School NYC. The program works with students in all five boroughs, ranging from preschoolers to 12th graders. The exhibition that is now showing, Littlest Learners, features the vibrant and […] Written by imesocial June 23, 2020June 23, 2020
Art A Conversation With Spike Lee And Screening Of ‘Do The Right Thing’ Film director Spike Lee, founder and chief executive officer of 40 Acres & a Mule Filmworks, speaks … [+] during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Lee recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $1,250,000 by Aug. 21 to fund his next film. Photographer: Jin Lee/Bloomberg *** Local […] Written by imesocial June 23, 2020June 23, 2020
Art Annie Leibovitz Online Exhibit Features New Charity Benefit Edition Upstate 2020, Edition of 100 + 15 AP to benefit COVID-19 relief efforts, Black Lives Matter, … [+] and Equal Justice Initiative. Annie Leibovitz © Annie Leibovitz Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth The Covid-19 pandemic and its quarantine and the George-Floyd-sparked Black Lives Matter call to march in the street demonstrations against racism […] Written by imesocial June 23, 2020June 23, 2020
Art BBC Series Leaves Audience In The Dark After First Episode ‘The Luminaries’ (Photo credit: Kirsty Griffin/ The Luminaries Production Ltd/BBC/Working Title TV) BBC/The Luminaries Production Ltd 2018/Kirsty Griffin The first episode of The Luminaries, the BBC’s newest literary adaptation, aired on Sunday evening in the U.K. was watched by an audience of 5.3 million, according to the BBC. It is their second highest launch for […] Written by imesocial June 23, 2020June 23, 2020
Art Music Partying In The Streets To Celebrate Music, In Photos Hundreds of people attend the French midsummer Festival of Music “Fete de la Musique” at the … [+] Villemin Garden in Paris, on June 21. AFP via Getty Images Tired of the restrictions and eager for some fun and partying, Parisians by the thousands threw caution to the wind, defied coronavirus restrictions and took to […] Written by imesocial June 22, 2020June 22, 2020
Art Netflix Documentary ‘Athlete A’ Gives A Voice To Survivors Gymnast Maggie Nichols performs her routine ©2020 Netflix, Inc. The Larry Nassar scandal has been widely publicized since 2016. Investigations exposed Nassar, the USA Gymnastics women’s team physician, as a serial abuser who victimized dozens of young elite female athletes. Nassar worked for decades as a doctor for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University, where […] Written by imesocial June 22, 2020June 22, 2020
Art Kurt Cobain’s Ultra-Rare 1959 Martin D-18E Guitar Sells For $6 Million At Auction A detail of the guitar used by musician Kurt Cobain during Nirvana’s famous MTV Unplugged in New … [+] York concert in 1993, is pictured at the Hard Rock Cafe Piccadilly Circus in central London on May 15, 2020, prior to the auction of the guitar in Beverly Hills in June. – The 1959 Martin […] Written by imesocial June 22, 2020June 22, 2020
