Outpost artist-in-residence in October 2008, will return to Los Angeles this July to execute her 8-hour performance, This Here and That There, in the Los Angeles River. Photo documenting the performance as realized in 2008 at Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin. Photos by Hugo Glendinning.

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Zwelethu Mthethwa, the exhibition and the Aperture book, present Mthethwa’s powerful series of portraits portraying black South Africans as relentlessly dignified and defiant, even under the duress of social and economic hardship.

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Interview with Mr. Hudson

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At the Wireless Festival Evil Monito had the chance to sit down with Mr. Hudson and talk about his musical influences and creative process.

The Oxford graduate had a monumental year, following the UK release of his successful album Straight No Chaser and he recently toured and collaborated with the likes of Jay-Z, Kid Cudi and Kanye West. Having also played at the Wireless Festival in 2009, a few months prior to the release of his second album, I ask what it was like playing this year compared to the last. →

With Daddy Long Legs (formerly known as Go Get Some Rosemary), sibling directing team

Josh and Benny Safdie have crafted a realistic fairy tale that captures the magic of parenthood grounded in the gritty, grainy milieu of New York City, invoking memories of their own inventive dad’s outré rearing techniques. Divorced and alone, Lenny (the perfectly cast Ronald Bronstein, director of the darkly comic nightmare Frownland) is the father of two young boys he gets to see a couple of weeks a year. He cherishes his time with them, and plays out the dual roles of stern →

Hailing from Vancouver, Black Mountain’s beloved deep hard rock reminiscent of Zeppelin is justifiably a sound all their own. Black Mountain is a great band unafraid to play at the smallest dive bars and touring the world in the largest outdoor amphitheaters. Their music speaks for itself and invites a variety of audiences. They are respected by those who appreciate underground low-key artists and groups, as well as by high-profile musicians such as Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips and Chris Martin of Coldplay. Black →

For those of you who think that coloring books are only good for parents to keep their kiddies busy, think again. Ed Emberley’s books including Ed Emberley’s Big Green Drawing Book, Ed Emberley’s Drawing Book of Animals, Ed Emberley’s Drawing Book of Weirdos and more have taught a generation of children to draw starting with the simplest requirements in drawing- squiggles, triangles, dots, circles. Of course, as we move on in Emberley’s books, the building →

Düsseldorf’s NRW-Forum presents Polaroids by American painter and filmmaker Julian Schnabel.

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Tru Thoughts presents Belleruche’s new video “Clockwatching,” the first single from their highly anticipated 3rd album, “270 Stores.” 

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Check out Janelle Monae in her spanking new video for “Tightrope (Wondamix)” single, featuring B.o.B and Lupe Fiasco.
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PRISM, in conjunction with Honor Fraser Gallery, is pleased to present a new site-specific work by Los Angeles based artist Gustavo Godoy.

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