THE FLORIDA PROJECT

Posted on 2017-11-06

Set on a stretch of highway just outside the imagined utopia of Disney World, The Florida Project follows six-year-old Moonee (Brooklynn Prince in a stunning breakout turn) and her rebellious mother Halley (Bria Vinaite, another major discovery) over the course of a single summer. The two live week to week at “The Magic Castle,” a budget motel managed by Bobby (a career-best Willem Dafoe), whose stern exterior hides a deep reservoir of kindness and compassion.
Despite her harsh surroundings, the precocious and ebullient Moonee has no trouble making each day a celebration of life, her endless afternoons overflowing with mischief and grand adventure as she and her ragtag playmates—including Jancey, a new arrival to the area who quickly becomes Moonee’s best friend—fearlessly explore the utterly unique world into which they’ve been thrown. Unbeknownst to Moonee, however, her delicate fantasy is supported by the toil and sacrifice of Halley, who is forced to explore increasingly dangerous possibilities in order to provide for her daughter.

In theatres November 10th, 2017

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ONLY THE BRAVE

Posted on 2017-11-06

Only the Brave is a 2017 American biographical action drama film directed by Joseph Kosinski and written by Ken Nolan and Eric Warren Singer, based on the GQ article “No Exit” by Sean Flynn. The film tells the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, an elite crew of firefighters who fought the Yarnell Hill Fire in June 2013, and is dedicated in their memory.

In theatres November 10th, 2017

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PROFESSOR MARSTON & THE WONDER WOMEN

Posted on 2017-11-06

Details the unconventional life of Dr. William Marston, the Harvard psychologist and inventor who helped invent the modern lie detector test and created Wonder Woman in 1941. Marston was in a polyamorous relationship with his wife Elizabeth, a psychologist and inventor in her own right, and Olive Byrne, a former student who became an academic. This relationship was key to the creation of Wonder Woman, as Elizabeth and Olive’s feminist ideals were ingrained in the character from her creation. Marston died of skin cancer in 1947, but Elizabeth and Olive remained a couple and raised their and Marston’s children together. The film is said to focus on how Marston dealt with the controversy surrounding Wonder Woman’s creation.

In theatres November 10th, 2017

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NADAV KANDER – DARK LINE

Posted on 2017-11-06

British photographer Nadav Kander is best known for Yangtze – The Long River, for which he earned the prestigious Prix Pictet award in 2009. His ongoing series, Dark Line – The Thames Estuary, is a personal reflection on the landscape of the River Thames at its point of connection with the sea, through atmospheric images of its slow-moving dark waters and seemingly infinite horizons. Kander’s increasingly abstracted photographs describe the landscape through minimal compositions and a painterly layering of tones that appear to stain or bleed through the photographic surface, conveying an inner experience parallel to that of the visible world.

Opposite – Water I, Shoeburyness towards the Isle of Grain, Parts 1, 2 & 3, 2015

Exhibition runs November 17th through to January 18th, 2018

Flowers Gallery
82 Kingsland Road
London E2 8DP

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CINDY SHERMAN FOR SUPREME

Posted on 2017-11-06

Cindy Sherman is an American artist born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey in 1954. Known for her cinematically composed self-portraits as invented characters, Sherman’s work explores the stereotypes of female iconography in popular culture and female identity in society. Though her work does not adhere to any particular aesthetic, it is unified in the common theme of the fictionalized portrayals of women through the lenses of mass media.

Supreme will release a series of two limited edition skateboard decks featuring original artwork by Cindy Sherman.

Available in-store NY, Brooklyn, LA, London, Paris and online November 9th.

Available in Japan on November 11th.

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MICHEL COMTE – LIGHT

Posted on 2017-11-06

Ten years ago, Michel Comte gave up his career as a fashion photographer in order to fully devote himself to his private passion and give life to his broadest project to date. Comte, who is an expert climber and pilot, started photographing and depicting glacial environments 30 years ago, constantly carrying out his research for three decades.
Light consists in the study of natural landscapes through large sculptures, photos, video installations and projections. Comte went back to the same places for more than ten years to document even the tiniest changes in light and landscape. His depictions of glacial landscapes defy the tradition of landscape photography by alternating close-ups and partial details with panoramic views and abstract, evocative structures, thereby unveiling the unpredictable and frosty nature of these giants. By counterpoising the gradual disappearance and fragility of glaciers to their strength, mysteriousness and monumentality, the cold violence of these images cannot but elicit fear, anger and frustration in those who witness the erosion and loss of such important natural heritage.

Opposite – Michel Comte, Light, 2017, Aialik Glacier

Exhibition runs November 15th through to December 10th, 2017

MAXXI Museum
Via Guido Reni
4/a
00196 Rome

www.maxxi.art