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from48 hills
1 week ago

Screen Grabs: Singular artist Meredith Monk documented 'In Pieces' - 48 hills

Meredith Monk's innovative interdisciplinary art defies categorization, blending music, movement, and performance art into a unique, influential style.
fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Robert Wilson, Boundary-Pushing Playwright and Director Who Collaborated with Philip Glass, Tom Waits, and Lady Gaga, Dies at 83

"I was interested in observing life as it is and how that was special. Someone baking bread or making a salad or simply sipping tea is what I found interesting."
Film
fromOpen Culture
1 week ago

Watch Anemic Cinema, Marcel Duchamp's Whirling Avant-Garde Film (1926)

Marcel Duchamp's goal was to 'put art back in the service of the mind,' creating a synergy between language, thought, and vision. His film Anémic Cinéma exemplifies this aim through nine optical illusions and complex wordplay.
Film
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Anthony Braxton: Quartet (England) 1985 review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month

Braxton's innovative music bridges genres, showing the future of jazz through improvisation and composition.
Fashion & style
fromstupidDOPE | Est. 2008
3 weeks ago

Dickies and mastermind JAPAN Reunite for a FW25 Drop That Redefines Rugged Luxury | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

The collaboration forms a cultural dialogue through fashion, merging American workwear with Tokyo streetwear in a unique collection.
fromPitchfork
4 weeks ago

Brutus VIII: Do It for the Money EP

No Wave, circa 2025, is multiple things: genre, sound, aesthetic, buzzword for when a musician lives in New York and makes loud music.
Music
Fashion & style
fromAnOther
10 months ago

Meryll Rogge, the Joyful Belgian Label with an Androgynous Edge

Meryll Rogge is a Belgian designer known for blending classic tailoring with avant-garde creativity.
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Where To Watch Weird, Beautiful, and Queer Movies in Portland This Month

"The Clan's Heir is a Transwoman (2013) plays like a lo-fi passion project, but it's also a surprising, queer-centered take on the yakuza genre."
Film
#fashion
Fashion & style
fromstupidDOPE | Est. 2008
2 months ago

Demna Closes a Defining Chapter with His Final Ready-to-Wear Collection for Balenciaga | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

Demna's final collection for Balenciaga, Exactitudes, encapsulates his decade-long influence and design language in a self-referential retrospective.
#1960s
#electronic-music
#art
NYC music
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Japanese Composer Yasunao Tone Dies at 90

Yasunao Tone, renowned avant-garde composer and key figure in the Fluxus movement, passed away on May 12 at age 90.
fromTheartnewspaper
2 months ago

'Cultural innovation comes from the margins'-tales of artists pushing boundaries in 1960s New York

Cultural innovation thrives in the margins and is collective in nature, particularly within the vibrant New York arts scene of the 1960s.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 months ago

LUMA arles revisits E.A.T., the radical 1960s movement that fused art and technology

E.A.T. emerged as a radical platform that reimagined the possibilities of creative practice through direct collaboration between artists and technologists.
Arts
Berlin music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Mary Halvorson: About Ghosts review restless beauty from jazz's shape-shifting guitarist

Mary Halvorson's music blends powerful melodies with avant-garde elements, showcasing her versatility and broad appeal in the jazz genre.
Berlin music
fromBerlin Art Link
2 months ago

Preview Polish Art Week Berlin | Berlin Art Link

Polish Art Week redefines European cultural discourse, showcasing Poland's vibrant art scene amidst geopolitical challenges.
Photography
fromBerlin Art Link
2 months ago

Review 'Grace of Desire' at Scherben | Berlin Art Link

The exhibition 'Grace of Desire' showcases queer women artists from the surrealist and avant-garde movements, emphasizing their unique contributions to art history.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

I invited a dozen ex-boyfriends to dinner and taped it': the amazing avant garde recordings of Linda Rosenkrantz

Peter Hujar's portrayal of 1960s-80s avant-garde NYC art scene culminates in a collaborative book and subsequent film, showcasing friendships and artistic endeavors.
fromWho What Wear
3 months ago

If Fashion People Are Wearing Florals This Summer, It Will Only Be on These Pieces

Florals are making a fresh return to high fashion with innovative designs and bold interpretations.
The 2025 runways showcase a new, avant-garde approach to floral prints.
#music
NYC music
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in May

Sheyla Baykal's work highlights the intersection of fashion and art in New York's downtown scene from the 1960s to early '80s.
Fashion & style
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

How Avant-Garde Japanese Designers Forever Changed the Way We Dress

Japanese avant-garde fashion has transformed global fashion perspectives with its unique aesthetic and cultural roots.
Fashion & style
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
3 months ago

Moth Couture - A Fusion of Latex and Lace Knit. - KALTBLUT Magazine

Maria Encke merges sustainability and individuality in her Moth Couture, redefining latex fashion with elegance while challenging traditional norms in Berlin's art scene.
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