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The Cultural Agenda: Isaac Layman's "Paradise" and the Portlandia tour
The Details-approved concerts, movies, and events coming your way this week. Art and Museums Isaac Layman, "Paradise" at the Frye Art Museum, Seattle (through January 22) Using large-scale photographs—featuring materials from his own home—Layman configures visual representations of everyday malaise and the dreams of escape and utopia such feelings spawn. "Unlikely Friends: James Brooks and Dan Flavin" at Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York City (through February 18) Friends and colleagues Brooks and Flavin collaborated and curated this exhibit, combining Brooks' paper and canvas works with Flavin's eccentric fluorescent-light fixtures. "New Photographers" at Danziger Gallery, New York City (through February
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Design
Jeremiah Simmons of A Headlong Dive & Makr Founder Jason Gregory Make Conversation
I have a good friend who has two first names and creates strong and imaginative goods of the highest quality. His design studio is an artist-filled, leathery haven that reeks (beautifully) of wares that never disappoint in odor or aesthetics. His name is Jason Gregory, and he is the founder and design director of Makr Carry Goods. Here, he chats with me about his line. Jeremiah Simmons: Makr is one of those unique brands that's revered for its emphasis on quality and durability but also on design and strong aesthetics. How do you find that delicate balance between fashion and
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Design
The Classic Jeep Gets an Upgrade
A collector's guide to classic Jeeps. For 2012, the Wrangler Unlimited has been given a make-under worthy of the original 1941 Jeep: Its interior is elegantly stripped-down yet comfortable. And the new Wrangler is up-to-date where it counts: The engine is an economical 3.6-liter V6. It's the rare authentic off-roader that cuts a stylish figure on any city street. Base price: $25,545 A Collector's Guide to Classic Jeeps 1941 - The original Jeep is designed and built by Willys MB in less than three months. 1970 - AMC buys Jeep and transforms it into an international consumer brand. 1984 -
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Art
Art Collecting Goes Online: 3 Members-Only Websites
These member-exclusive sites offer a non-traditional way for art lovers to discover and appreciate works from leading galleries, exhibitions, and private collections around the world. Alexander and Bonin, New York paddle8.com Hosts virtual exhibitions organized by celebrity curators—from Marina Abramovic to Robin Williams. Reclining Blue Form, George Condo—2011 art.sy A recommendation engine for art buyers that uses algorithms similar to those of the music-discovery site Pandora. Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris vipartfair.com An online-only event (it returns in February) with works for sale from blue-chip galleries and intriguing up-and-comers. — Rachel Wolff Also on Details.com 10 Can't-Miss Events at the 10th
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Design
The World's Must-See Auto Museums
Three museums that showcase the coolest cars on earth. The BMW Museum (bmw-welt.com) in Munich houses the auto equivalent of the avant-garde art movement. In Alabama, the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum (barbermuseum.org) holds the world's definitive collection of motorcycles—from the Vincent Black Shadow to the Ducati that won the 2011 Daytona 200. And the Henry Ford Museum (hfmgv.org) in Dearborn, Michigan, is home to five presidential limousines as well as an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. Also on Details.com The Sexy City Car Has Arrived The 8 Luxury Cars You Should Rent—When Price Is No Object A Techie's Guide to Next Year's
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Sounds
The Cultural Agenda: Michael Dweck at Staley-Wise Gallery, Lana Del Rey, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Monday, December 5 It girl Lana Del Rey performs at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City. Tuesday, December 6 The Roots perform at New York City's Highline Ballroom in support of their latest release, undun. Girls play at the Music Box in Los Angeles. Join Details and Technogym for an exclusive shopping event at their SoHo store in New York City, complete with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and live music. Wednesday, December 7 Jeffrey Eugenides talks with Richard Ford about his latest novel, The Marriage Plot, at Symphony Space in New York City. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah perform
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Art
An OHWOW Artist's Send-Off to Merce Cunningham
Besides being a modern-dance pioneer, Merce Cunningham was a champion of contemporary art who commissioned sets from Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Bruce Nauman. His last collaborator was Daniel Arsham, a member of the OHWOW circle whom he enlisted six years ago, offering no directive other than to make a set that wouldn't injure the dancers. A partnership prospered, with the 31-year-old artist conceiving a series of dramatic stage designs: a half-submerged theater façade, a backdrop of luminous inkblot-like forms with ever-changing shapes and tones. After Cunningham's death, in 2009, his company embarked on a final tour that concludes
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Art
The Art Collective of the Future
Luis Gispert, Burberry BMW, 2011. In 2008, during the annual Art Basel Miami Beach, curatorial impresarios Aaron Bondaroff and Al Moran decided to throw their own party across town. They filled a warehouse with art by friends like Ryan McGinley and Dash Snow, stocked up on beer, invited bands, and dubbed the spontaneous soirée It Ain't Fair. Though the art market had just crashed, the work they exhibited sold briskly. So the duo formalized their partnership as OHWOW—an acronym for "Our House West of Wynwood," where they'd held the event, and a description of the reaction they hoped to
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Design
Where to See France's Greatest Design Hits
Coinciding with the Design Miami furniture fair, the exhibition "Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity" collects 100-plus pieces from the past century of French design: mod classics by Olivier Mourgue and Roger Tallon; contemporary works by wunderkinder Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec; a section devoted to Philippe Starck; and tricolore-themed display elements based on Le Corbusier's creations. Opens November 25, the Wolfsonian, Miami; wolfsonian.org Left: Martin Szekely's chaise lounge, Pi, 1984 — Monica Khemsurov Also on Details.com: French Furniture's New Wave (and Newest Stars) The World's Newest Design Galleries An Insider's Guide to the Best of the London Design Festival
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Design
Designer's Eye: Kiel Mead on Handheld Pleasures
Kiel Mead, the cutting-edge furniture and jewelry designer who has worked with John Bartlett and Steven Alan and is a founding member of the American Design Club, recommends objects that feel as good as they look. Have you ever held an object in your hand that you just knew was the perfect size, weight, and surface? In that moment, the object makes you hyperaware of the power of your sense of touch. And that awareness contributes to the object's beauty, even after you've put it down. As a designer and a design-store buyer, I handle lots of merchandise. I
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