Yesterday in LA, artist Tyler Shields presented “Mouthful,” a multimedia exhibit featuring his photographs and installation art pieces. Sponsored by A/X Armani Exchange and benefitting Love Is Louder, an organization for LGBT marriage rights, the opening hosted actresses Emma Roberts and Brittany Snow. We love them both, but Christa B. Allen seemed to steal the show (literally) by posing inside Shields’ installation. (Marina Abramovic, look out!)
While normally reserved for statues of bulls on Wall street, or excavators in Katowice, or even entire barn houses in Oregon, we are down-right smitten today to announce the utterly unprecedented opportunity to attain an original installation from one of contemporary art’s most curious little treasures — Olek– as she has done the unthinkable and transformed one of Hendrick’s Artist’s Boxes into a one-of-a-kind, crochet masterpiece! One which you may win with a mere swipe of your keys.
“A loop after a loop. Hour after hour her madness becomes crochet. Life and art are inseparable.”
Olek was born Agata Oleksiak in Poland and graduated from Adam Mickiewicz University with a degree in cultural studies. In New York, she rediscovered her ability to crochet and, since then, has started her crocheted journey. Olek believes she chose crocheting as her artistic method to be able to do two things at once: to watch movies and make art.
Résumé sniffers may be pleased to know Olek’s work has been presented in galleries from Brooklyn to Harlem, to Istanbul to Venice, Poland and Brazil, featured in The New York Times, Fiberarts Magazine, The Village Voice, and The Washington Post and drags a tail of dance performance sets and costumes too numerous to mention. Her work changes from place to place. With a miner’s work ethic, she longs to delve deeper and deeper into her investigations.
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Most bugs would have us calling (fine, crying) for someone else to “step on it!!!” but these new bug boards from Element are something we could totally stomp on.
The Canadian maple boards are small enough to fit in a backpack, come in a range of shapes, cool spotted neons and will have you rollin’ with the homies all summer for $110.
At Left:
Dieppa Restrepo’s Gaston Fluorescent Tassel Loafers,
exclusive to Opening Ceremony. ($395 here)
We love the neon-leopard combo, and the wearability of a loafer goes without question.
At Right:
Penelope & Coco’s MILLIE,
a 6-inch wooden wedge with suede dalmatian straps ($495 here)
Aside from being perfect for a summer fiesta, these shoes manage to be fun and funky without looking the least bit cheesy.
So here’s the million dollar question:
WHICH DO WE BUY?!
The CW backdrop isn’t the only thing that Rachel Bilson and Kristin Kreuk have in common: They’ve both chosen peachy-pink color palettes for their clothes and makeup, plus wavy hair and neutral shoes. But while Rachel’s Chanel ensemble is decidedly cocktail party appropriate, Kristin’s sequin and print ensemble looks like an out-to-brunch version. Whose outfit wins?
Woody Allen’s To Rome With Love doesn’t hit theaters for another month,
but in the meantime we just got a hold of the trailer (above).
Set in Rome, the flick stars a combination of Allen’s usual actors (himself, Penélope Cruz) with a handful of newbies (Ellen Page, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig).
A couple reasons we’re excited to see it:
1. Jesse Eisenberg seems perfectly neurotic for a Woody Allen script.
2. Seems like Ellen Page’s character is highly sexualized,
which is definitely a change from her usual quirky roles.
3. We love Penelope… A LOT.
While normally reserved for statues of bulls on Wall street, or excavators in Katowice, or even entire barn houses in Oregon, we are down-right smitten today to announce the utterly unprecedented opportunity to attain an original installation from one of contemporary art’s most curious little treasures — 
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