Art + Inspiration
A Mexican Dancer, a Birthday Present Suggestion, and Letting the Sunshine In...
Hello friends! It’s May—what?—and the world is a riot of color. Our here in the desert, it means the temps are already regularly over eighty degrees, and it’s time to get the pool ready for the season. But, wait—there’s always time to take a hit of dance or art or performance, or to drink a dose of beauty. Enjoy!
Get it, dude. Go on and get it.
Gabriel Dawe makes large scale installation out of sewing thread; the pieces explore the spectrum of light.
Incredible singing! This is Jacob Lusk covering Bennie and the Jets for the Elton John Gershwin Award celebration. Thanks, Maritza, for sending this my way.
I love this photo. It’s the great Mexican dancer, artist and actress Rocio Sagaon, taken by Nacho Lopez, 1950.
Really fun project: Crayola is reuniting adults with their childhood art.
OK. I have a big birthday coming up this summer. Why don’t some of you go in together on a group gift? I’d like this credenza by Dolce and Gabbana.
I love this kind of stuff—an ancient Roman mosaic discovered beneath an Italian vineyard.
Nespoon is a Belgian artist who makes all kinds of graffiti, sculpture and large scale installation, including these ‘lace’ murals…
Don’t call Ed Sullivan square: check out this clip of the cast of Hair performing Aquarius and Let the Sunshine In, from 1967. Gotta admit, this clip makes me cry, especially considering the current state of things…
Susie Taylor uses her background in design, art and textile to make weavings that are bold and beautiful, and reflective of the influence of Bauhaus.
Here’s a beautiful tribute to the writer Paul Auster by some of his greatest literary fans.
In 2015, Hamid Sardar Afkhami traveled to the Khovsgol province of Mongolia to take pictures of a dwindling tribe, still living the way they had for thousands of years.
Wishing you a kick in your step, and a sterling Saturday. - Chris
Don't miss Jacob Lusk covering Bennie and the Jets!
love it all Chris and especially the photos