ALEX BOX

Posted on 2009-10-19

In the first ever extensive collection and exhibition of her work Alex Box gives full access to images which radically unsettle and deconstruct conventional images of beauty in fashion. Using everything from pigment to post it’s to magically transform her models Alex opens up the human form to a fantastical and expressive range of new possibilities.

Exhibition through to December 22nd, 2009

Annroy Gallery
110-114 Grafton Street
Kentish Town
London
NW5 4BA

  

HERMES v LEICA

Posted on 2009-10-19

Leica have confirmed the release of a special limited edition of its classic 35mm rangefinder system camera, the Leica M7 Edition Hermès. This represents the second collaboration between Leica and Hermès Paris, after it launched in 2003 a Leica MP Edition Hermès. Limited to 200 units it will be available in 100 orange and 100 green colourways.

www.leica.com

  

9

Posted on 2009-10-19

From producer Tim Burton 9 takes place in a world parallel to our own, in which the very legacy of humanity is threatened. A group of sapient rag dolls, living a post-apocalyptic existence find one of their own, 9 (Elijah Wood), who displays leadership qualities that may help them to survive.

In UK theaters 30th October, 2009

  

STARSUCKERS

Posted on 2009-10-19

Starsuckers is a feature documentary about the celebrity obsessed media, that uncovers the real reasons behind our addiction to fame and blows the lid on the corporations and individuals who profit from it. Made by the same team behind BAFTA nominated Taking Liberties.

In theaters October 30th, 2009

www.starsuckersmovie.com

  

NOWHERE BOY

Posted on 2009-10-19

Directed by Sam Taylor Wood – Nowhere Boy tells the never before seen story of John Lennon’s childhood. John Lennon is an ordinary fifteen year old boy on the streets of Liverpool. Funny, smart, naughty, a real edge to him. But life is not simple for John…A wayward boy finds his voice, and walks into The Beatles.

In theaters December 25th, 2009

  

PERFORMANCE 6

Posted on 2009-10-19

In conjunction with the New York performance biennial Performa 09, MoMA’s Performance Exhibition Series presents Between Worlds (2009), an evening-length work by New York artists Fischerspooner November 1st, 2009. Between Worlds, a pop spectacle developed in support of Fischerspooner’s 2009 album Entertainment, runs continuously over the course of three hours, with no clear beginning or end, on a large central stage that allows the audience to view the piece from all sides.

www.moma.org