MICHAEL SCHMIDT – GREY AS COLOUR

Posted on 2010-05-17

Michael Schmidt takes only black-and-white photographs since, in his view, this neutralises our colourful world reducing it to a wide spectrum of greys. therefore, schmidt could be considered a photographer of greys rather than black-and-white: ‘grey is my colour. there are thousands of grey gradations. black and white are always the darkest and the lightest grey’. His images thereby lack any kind of superficiality; they avoid any sort of event and are far removed from the photographic concept of the ‘decisive moment’. up until the 1990s, Schmidt concentrated almost exclusively on his home town berlin.

Exhibition runs through to September 22nd, 2010.

Haus Der Kunst
Prinzregentenstrasse 1
80538
Munich
Germany

www.hausderkunst.de

  

I AM IN LOVE

Posted on 2010-05-17

A story of passion and unconditional love, set at the turn of the millennium in Milan

Out June 18th.

www.iamlovemovie.com

  

SEX AND DRUGS AND ROCK & ROLL

Posted on 2010-05-17

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll is a 2010 biopic of Ian Dury, starring Andy Serkis, as Dury. The film follows Dury’s rise to fame and documents his personal battle with the disability caused by having contracted the debilitating disease polio during childhood. The effect that his disability and his lifestyle have upon his relationships is also a focal point of the film.The title of the film is derived from the classic 1977 7″ single, “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll”. If you missed it at the cinema, catch the DVD, out today. And pick up a copy of New Boots and Panties by
Ian Dury & The Blockheads.

www.sex-drugs-rock-roll-thefilm.com

  

LOUIS VUITTON OFFICIAL FIFA WORLD CUP TROPHY CASE

Posted on 2010-05-17

Commissioned by FIFA, the special order case, handmade by a single master craftsman in Louis Vuitton’s historic Asnières workshop near Paris, has been meticulously designed to accommodate the celebrated Trophy, which measures 36 cm in height, weighs 6.175 kg and is made of solid 18-carat gold with a base of semi-precious malachite. Covered in Louis Vuitton’s iconic Monogram canvas, the travel case is fitted with the company’s signature brass lock and corners, and has a dark brown lining that complements the Trophy’s rich gold.

www.louisvuitton.com

  

PAUL SMITH CLOUD SNEAKERS

Posted on 2010-05-10

Some new kicks on the market from the Paul Smith line. “Cloud is a very light canvas sneaker finished with contrast eyelets and the Paul Smith signature spread across the back of the vulcanized sole. The colorful print insoles and multi stripe webbing at the heels make it look like there’s a rainbow over these clouds…”

www.paulsmith.co.uk

  

A.P.C CHECKERED SHORTS

Posted on 2010-05-10

Ah yes, the checkered short. The be all end all of love/hate in the wide world of short pants. Personally, I think that short pants work almost better than long pants when paired in the Summer.

www.apc.fr