Raymond Pettibon over L.A.

A Raymond Pettibon billboard just went up over West Hollywood which is a part of the 2008 California Biennial.

Wes Anderson

Wes Anderson recently directed Brad Pitt in a commercial for a Japanese Cell Phone.

It’s almost as if Anderson has become a caricature of himself.

This is Tomorrow

This Is Tomorrow was a seminal art exhibition in August 1956 it included artists, architects, musicians and graphic designers working together in 12 teams—an example of multi-disciplinary collaboration that was one of the first of its kind.

You can see the exhibition catalogue online.

Museum of Funeral Customs

If you ever find yourself in Springfield, Illinois may I suggest the Museum of Funeral Customs.

1440 Monument Avenue
Springfield, Illinois 62702

Subterranea Britannica Limited

“Formed in 1974, Subterranea Britannica is a society devoted the the study and investigation of man-made and man-used underground places.”

See their site here.

Black/Death Metal Study II

A study of Black/Death Metal logos.

See the first study here.

The Wrestler

The Wrestler.

Give Mickey Rourke the Oscar.
Take away Evan Rachel Wood’s SAG card.

Darren Aronofsky almost redeems himself for the debacle of The Fountain.

Favorite Albums of 2008

Why? – Alopecia
A square peg in a round hole. The voice of my generation, whatever that means.

Flying Lotus – Los Angeles
Sounds like the future. A dust caked, rust colored future emanating from the city of angels.

Thee Oh Sees – The Masters Bedroom is Worth Spending a Night In
The world’s best post-psychedelic garage rock band. Lower Hater por vida.

Let the Right One In

My favorite movie this year was Let the Right One In.

This “Swedish coming of age vampire film is about a twelve year old boy who befriends a girl in the apartment next to him. But little does he know, she’s actually a vampire.”

It’s an amazing movie that side steps everything you would associate with a horror movie.

An American remake is set to be released in 2010. They’re going to fuck it up.

Antony and the Johnsons album covers

I’m not a fan of Antony and the Johnsons, but I sure do like their album covers.