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Greg Noll: The Art of the Surfboard

Greg Noll: Art of the Surfboard

By Drew Kampion. Released a week ago!

There are photos from a Surfing Heritage release party for this book, and a summary on Surfer’s Path.

The NY Times has good taste

antler hats

If you’re a harmony-blog reader, you had to grin when you opened The New York Times and saw the photo, along with the first line: “Nature is so in.”
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DJ Spooky Film Premieres at Tribeca Film Festival

DJ Spooky film

Hey! Former guest DJ Spooky writes: “Hey everyone – this is the premier of my first film. It’s one of the headlining events for the Tribeca Film Festival, and I’ve been working on it for a while. If you’re in NY on May 4 or 5th, please come out and check the new version. It’s in high definition, and we spent alot of time getting it all locked in place. I even had the legendary Kronos Quartet play my compositions for the sound track – remixable, of course!” (more…)

The EPA Loves Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson — yes, the singer — was recently honored by the E.P.A. for his foundation’s environmental work.
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Art Writing: Connections Brilliant and Absurd

Ellsworth Kelly

Critic Jonathan Jones asks why doesn’t the public like painter Ellsworth Kelly.

“Then they walk quickly… through the Kelly room, ignoring the flat, coloured objects on the wall… Perhaps it is “chromophobia”, fear of colour, which surprisingly enough has something to do with Islamophobia.” (He goes on to explain that “Abstract art is an Islamic invention…”)
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Who Said Painting Was Dead?

Bailly painting

Hang on to your pants and take a look at this piece and more at www.johnbailly.com.

Spin for Your Life

Biobike

Lloyd Godson won Australian Geographic’s “Live Your Dream” prize and launched the BioSUB project with the money. The sub is powered by surface level solar panels. He generates his air by pedaling a bicycle — think about that in your spin class — while plants gobble up the CO2 he and the photographer make. Lloyd, I’m way impressed. What a cool project. (more…)

Big Guiones

Surfing huge waves

Right in front of Harmony!