DEAR SYLVIA, LOVE STEPH. FILM BY MORGAN MAASSEN
Check out this beautiful film of Stephanie Gilmore on some perfect Central American peaks. Need I say more? Happy Monday!
TIME MAGAZINE’S NEW PROJECT: RED BORDER FILMS
Building on their success from their short film project Beyond 9/11, Time magazine has launched a new documentary film site called Red Border Films. As the New York Times states, “As most print news outlets scramble to find greater profits in a punishing media market by adding more online video content, they are trying to […]
LAVA GIRL WOMEN’S SURF WORKSHOP SUNDAY IN ROCKAWAY BEACH
On Sunday Lava Girl will hold the second of their women-focused summer surf workshops. Titled “Surfitecture,” the workshop will cover the fundamentals of surfboard design and function, sustainable shaping and body surfing presented by David Murphy from Imaginary Surf Co.. and Mike Becker from Natures Shapes; ding repair by J Scott Klossner, followed by […]
TOM WEGENER’S PhD PURSUIT
Venerated shaper Tom Wegener (known mostly for his alaias) is pursuing a PHD in surf. Already a “huge fan of mixing surf and study” (according to one article), Wegner will spend the next three years looking at the impact of globalization on surfboard manufacturing, with a focus on sustainability and local markets. Read more here.
RIDERS OF THE CALIFORNIA SURF, 1947
Enjoy this rare color surf film from 1947. It features riders from Hermosa beach (and some amazing early shaping!).
MONDAY FUNDAY: SUITA ANIMATA by Pavla Neverov
Suita Animata is an audiovisual composition by Czech graphic designer (and former classical musician) Paval Nesverova. Consisting of 5 parts—Introduction, Badinerie, Alemande, Bourrée and Finale—the piece is both aural and visual. Each single musical line is expressed by an animation so you are able to listen to what you see and see what you hear. […]
SMASH FEST & BOBBY FISHER: TWO GREAT SURF / ART EVENTS IN NYC THIS WEEK
Two great surf and art events will take place this week just blocks from each other in Brooklyn. The first is SMASH Fest, a surf film festival and group photo show which will take place this Thursday and Friday. Get more info here (including info on their special event Saturday in Rockaway) and purchase […]
A HUNDRED TO THE END: SURF AFTER STROKE
After John Beattie suffered a stroke one winter morning, he was convinced he’d never surf again. For the life-long surfer (he learned when we was 13), the thought of a life without waves was a real loss. In order to process the loss (and celebrate the surfers he saw in the water), he picked up […]
BLIND SPOT: RICHARD BENSON
Richard Benson sits down with Harmony Blogger to make the best prints he’s “ever seen.” Blind Spot Conversations 02: Richard Benson and Arthur Ou from David La Spina on Vimeo.
JAMES TURRELL: ATEN REIGN (2013)
It seemed like everywhere I went this weekend people were talking about this exhibit (Turrell’s first one in New York since 1980). The piece will be up until September 25th and was such a major undertaking, that it would be worth a look just to see how he transformed the famed rotunda.
HOW THE WETSUIT CAME TO BE
Check out if you are someone like me who has a love/hate relationship with their suit.
BREAKING SURF BARRIERS
From NPR’s Morning Edition comes an interesting story about the Black Surfer’s Collective in Santa Monica, which “recently gathered to honor pioneer Nick Gabaldon, a legendary surfer who is remembered as the area’s first documented board man of African-American and Mexican heritag.” Gabaldon, they note, went to great lengths to surf Malibu in the ’40s […]
KICK OFF SUMMER IN NEW YORK WITH TWO SURF EVENTS
New Yorkers, kick off your summer with two fun summer events. This weekend in Montauk, head to Sole East for this fundraiser BBQ, catered by the Backyard Restaurant, with complimentary beer, courtesy of Brooklyn Brewery.  Proceeds from ticket sales benefit Waves For Water’s Hurricane Sandy Relief Initiative. After sundown, a special outdoor screening of surf […]
THE WHITNEY: NEW IDENTITY
The Whitney, which is opening their new space near the Highline in 2015, has just unveiled their new graphic identity and it’s a fun one! Created by the design studio Experimental Jet Set, the graphic relies on what the museum describes as a “responsive W” that process here on their website; it’s a fascinating read). […]
WAVES FOR WATER: SIX MONTHS AFTER SANDY
Former pro-surfer Jon Rose and the team from Waves for Water (along with the many, many volunteers from New York) have managed to make some great progress over the past six months. Fundraisers have been held. Houses have been dug out. Supplies and other materials have been handed out. Here is a little video […]
MoMa PS1 RAIN ROOM: Opening This Saturday
The rain room is coming! Apparently this interactive installation- a constantly raining room which reacts to viewers within the space by magically shielding them from wet drops – was a hit in London. I can’t wait to see it in New York. Opens May 12th and runs through July 28th. Read more below and here […]
DAUGHTER: THE MOVIE TEASER
I’m super excited for the premiere of the experimental surf film, Daughter: The Movie. Shot on 8mm & 16mm film, and featuring footage of Kassia Meador, Mikey DeTemple, Derek Hynd and others it’s guaranteed not to be your average surf film. Check out the teaser here:
Meg Cranston: Emerald City at NADA Art Fair, NYC
MEG CRANSTON EMERALD CITY NADA NYC Pier 36 | Basketball City | Booth 514 MAY 10 – 12, 2013 Fitzroy Gallery and Newman Popiashvili Gallery are pleased to announce Emerald City, a solo booth at NADA NYC with Los Angeles-based artist Meg Cranston. High fashion beams industrial perfection and this year’s lodestar is emerald, the official […]
Scenes From Salone del Mobile, Milano
Every spring, Milan plays host to one of the world’s largest furniture fairs. Equal parts convention and party, the fair (called the Salone del Mobile) brings over 300,000 visitors to the city to wander, look, buy and party. Most of the official business is housed at the large convention center just outside the city center, […]
Photo Show: Lost Weekend NYC
If you are in New York this weekend, check out the photo show at Lost Weekend. It features the art work of talented local photographer, Tommy Colla. Where: Lost Weekend: 45 Orchard St, New York, NY. When: April 11th, 7PM-10PM More info here.
FIX THE SHADOWS: Warren Smith
Inspired by an unplanned 3-month search for quiet, Fix The Shadows is a traveling photo documentary project spearheaded by Warren. Showcasing both the aesthetic and process of a handful of fellow friends, artists, surfers, and photographers sharing ideas, cameras and cold empty waves along the coast of Maine. Equal parts surf film and behind-the-scenes look at […]
Mirrored House (Disappearing House)
Check out this serene beauty of this art installation. A thoughtful way to start the week! (via Endlessbummerny.blogspot.com)
SEARCHING FOR THE SEVENTIES: THE DOCUMENTERIA PROJECT
Over the past thirty years, the relationship between the Environmental Protection Agency and the government that created it has been, to be polite, contentious. Born in the early 1970’s and put into implementation by Nixon, it’s often sited by conservatives as being wasteful and econony-stalling. It’s such a hot button agency that it was one […]
