Across the sprawling city of Los Angeles — within feet of children’s bedrooms, playgrounds, office buildings, and places of worship — there’s an oil well, exuding toxins that put nearby residents at risk of asthma attacks, reproductive issues, and multiple types of cancer. The evidence stacked against Big Oil is alarming, and after more than 130 years since drilling began in the town of flowers and sunshine, the Los Angeles city council unanimously voted to phase out drilling in January 2021.
In response, oil and gas companies collected enough signatures for a referendum to challenge the legislation.
In response, oil and gas companies collected enough signatures for a referendum to challenge the legislation.
- 4/11/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
“When Jane Fonda calls, you show up,” explained John Legend, tickling the ivories in front of a large crowd of glittery art lovers, environmentalists and celebs. “Wouldn’t you?”
The large artist, art collector and celeb crowd mingling in the white chandelier-strewn tent behind Gagosian Gallery made it pretty clear they not only would, but did. Fonda, along with gallerist Larry Gagosian and Christie’s, organized the evening, titled “Art For a Safe and Healthy California” — an art sale to support California’s grassroots fight against Big Oil, in an attempt to protect neighborhoods from toxic oil drilling. With so many years of activism and fundraising dedicated to feminist, pacifist and environmental issues — organizing, fundraising, holding benefits, walkouts, protests, not to mention getting arrested four times — Jane Fonda is now going up against Big Oil.
Nothing the lifelong rights fighter can’t handle, of course.
“What’s more important than the destruction of our planet?...
The large artist, art collector and celeb crowd mingling in the white chandelier-strewn tent behind Gagosian Gallery made it pretty clear they not only would, but did. Fonda, along with gallerist Larry Gagosian and Christie’s, organized the evening, titled “Art For a Safe and Healthy California” — an art sale to support California’s grassroots fight against Big Oil, in an attempt to protect neighborhoods from toxic oil drilling. With so many years of activism and fundraising dedicated to feminist, pacifist and environmental issues — organizing, fundraising, holding benefits, walkouts, protests, not to mention getting arrested four times — Jane Fonda is now going up against Big Oil.
Nothing the lifelong rights fighter can’t handle, of course.
“What’s more important than the destruction of our planet?...
- 4/10/2024
- by Merle Ginsberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
To kick off our annual Oscars Issue, The Hollywood Reporter commissioned 11 leading artists — spanning North America, from L.A. to Guadalajara to New York City — to reinterpret the iconic Oscar statuette in paintings, drawings, sculptures, conceptual photography and performance. Their multimedia works, exclusively on display on these pages, will also be the subject of a special Oscar Week exhibition at the Jeffrey Deitch Gallery in Hollywood, opening March 9. We asked each artist to give their own version of an Academy Awards speech, with a behind-the-scenes look at what inspired their glittering creations. As Kenny Scharf, the Los Angeles native whose art has defined New York City since the ’80s, succinctly puts it: “I want to thank everyone who ever helped me. Oh, it’s not for me. Byyeeee …” Shortest acceptance speech ever!
Kenny Scharf (@kennyscharf) Kenny Scharf Seth Bogart (@sethbogartofficial) Seth Bogart
I wanted to reimagine the Oscar as “Oscar — the Buffest Man in Hollywood.
Kenny Scharf (@kennyscharf) Kenny Scharf Seth Bogart (@sethbogartofficial) Seth Bogart
I wanted to reimagine the Oscar as “Oscar — the Buffest Man in Hollywood.
- 3/6/2024
- by Michael Slenske
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In a year when box-office mega-hits like Barbie and Oppenheimer are also being recognized by peers for their cultural impact and artistic accomplishments, THR gives Barbenheimer — Hollywood’s favorite power couple — flowers as it delves into the hoopla surrounding the Academy Awards. Read about the second coming of elusive wunderkind Megan Ellison; where to put your statuette if you want to keep winning; why Academy lawyers love to sue; how Oscar song ‘Over the Rainbow’ came under a cloud; and 11 leading artists, commissioned by The Hollywood Reporter, offering their unique twist on the industry’s perennial golden boy.
Contents Pop Art Icon Kenny Scharf and 10 Other Artists Reinvent the Oscar for THR Jimmy Kimmel Talks Oscar Plans, Late Night Future and the Return of His “Muse” Donald Trump Brutally Honest Ballot Sterling K. Brown’s Red Carpet Playbook Who Will Win Vs. Who Should Win And the Oscar Goes to … Pigs in a Blanket!
Contents Pop Art Icon Kenny Scharf and 10 Other Artists Reinvent the Oscar for THR Jimmy Kimmel Talks Oscar Plans, Late Night Future and the Return of His “Muse” Donald Trump Brutally Honest Ballot Sterling K. Brown’s Red Carpet Playbook Who Will Win Vs. Who Should Win And the Oscar Goes to … Pigs in a Blanket!
- 3/6/2024
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In 1987 in Hamburg, Germany, the first ever “art amusement park” opened to the public, featuring works by legendary artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and even Salvador Dali. For three short months, families came together to experience the artistic oddities of the park — before the whimsical creations were soon forgotten. Locked away in 44 shipping containers for 36 years, the rides and pieces created for the original Luna Luna were seemingly forgotten.
Now, thanks to curation and restoration provided by Drake, fans and art aficionados are once again able to experience these one-of-a-kind works, up close and personal, at Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy in Los Angeles.
Tucked away among industrial warehouses in downtown L.A., the park features 19 rare and pristinely restored works by many of the world’s most well-known modern artists. It is divided into two main rooms for viewing.
On the first side, there’s a painted chair ride designed by Kenny Scharf.
Now, thanks to curation and restoration provided by Drake, fans and art aficionados are once again able to experience these one-of-a-kind works, up close and personal, at Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy in Los Angeles.
Tucked away among industrial warehouses in downtown L.A., the park features 19 rare and pristinely restored works by many of the world’s most well-known modern artists. It is divided into two main rooms for viewing.
On the first side, there’s a painted chair ride designed by Kenny Scharf.
- 12/18/2023
- by Ryan Fish
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jean-Michel Basquiat in Gray with Michael Holman and Shannon Dawson (Konk), seen in Sara Driver’s Boom For Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat Photo: Nick Taylor (Gray), courtesy of Magnolia Pictures
Anthony McCarten’s The Collaboration (currently on Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club) with Jeremy Pope as Jean-Michel Basquiat and Paul Bettany as Andy Warhol, directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah takes liberties with time while Sara Driver’s inspiring Boom For Real: The Late Teenage Years Of Jean-Michel Basquiat (2018) captures the artist and the scene around him through on-camera interviews with Jim Jarmusch, Carlo McCormick, Fred Brathwaite (aka Fab 5 Freddy), Sur Rodney (Sur), Glenn O’Brien, Kenny Scharf, Lee Quiñones, Patricia Field, Jamie Nares, Lucy Sante, Al Diaz, Michael Holman, Jennifer Jazz, Coleen Fitzgibbon, Mary-Ann Monforton, Bud Kliment, Felice Rosser, and Alexis Adler, who says “If we don't tell the history, then others will, who weren't there and don't know the truth.
Anthony McCarten’s The Collaboration (currently on Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club) with Jeremy Pope as Jean-Michel Basquiat and Paul Bettany as Andy Warhol, directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah takes liberties with time while Sara Driver’s inspiring Boom For Real: The Late Teenage Years Of Jean-Michel Basquiat (2018) captures the artist and the scene around him through on-camera interviews with Jim Jarmusch, Carlo McCormick, Fred Brathwaite (aka Fab 5 Freddy), Sur Rodney (Sur), Glenn O’Brien, Kenny Scharf, Lee Quiñones, Patricia Field, Jamie Nares, Lucy Sante, Al Diaz, Michael Holman, Jennifer Jazz, Coleen Fitzgibbon, Mary-Ann Monforton, Bud Kliment, Felice Rosser, and Alexis Adler, who says “If we don't tell the history, then others will, who weren't there and don't know the truth.
- 1/27/2023
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
You might have thought that you didn’t really need to consume any more content about Andy Warhol. After all, the New York artist has been ubiquitous throughout pop culture for more than half a century. In fact, he kind of invented pop culture. But viewers who devour all six episodes of Netflix’s “The Andy Warhol Diaries” will realize that Warhol’s life had a lot more dimensions than a flat silkscreen of a Campbell’s soup can.
I thought I had a passing knowledge of Warhol and his life. Like most admirers of the groundbreaking music of the ‘60s and ‘70s, I had luxuriated in Todd Haynes’ “Velvet Underground” feature documentary last year. At Moca’s massive 2002 retrospective in Los Angeles, I developed an appreciation for Warhol’s early illustrations and figurative paintings, and over the years, I watched Jared Harris being ambushed by Lili Taylor in “Who...
I thought I had a passing knowledge of Warhol and his life. Like most admirers of the groundbreaking music of the ‘60s and ‘70s, I had luxuriated in Todd Haynes’ “Velvet Underground” feature documentary last year. At Moca’s massive 2002 retrospective in Los Angeles, I developed an appreciation for Warhol’s early illustrations and figurative paintings, and over the years, I watched Jared Harris being ambushed by Lili Taylor in “Who...
- 6/17/2022
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Questlove’s Summer of Soul (Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) will tease the specialty box office this weekend with the brilliantly reviewed Sundance Grand Jury and Audience award-winner in special engagements in two theaters to tee up a wide release on some 600 screens, and Hulu, July 2.
The film from Searchlight Pictures about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which features never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension and others, will strike a chord at the El Capitan Theater in LA and the Magic Johnson AMC Harlem.
Footage from the festival in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park) held the same year as Woodstock was stored in a basement and all but forgotten for 50 years before today and this film, which was directed by musician Ahmir Khalib Thompson, known as Questlove, drummer of...
The film from Searchlight Pictures about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which features never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension and others, will strike a chord at the El Capitan Theater in LA and the Magic Johnson AMC Harlem.
Footage from the festival in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park) held the same year as Woodstock was stored in a basement and all but forgotten for 50 years before today and this film, which was directed by musician Ahmir Khalib Thompson, known as Questlove, drummer of...
- 6/25/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
"The noise of life lives in his paintings." Greenwich Ent. has released the official trailer for an indie art documentary called Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide, about the famed artist Kenny Scharf. The feature directorial debut of Malia Scharf and Max Basch and 11 years in the making, When Worlds Collide is about the "art of fun, about living life out loud, despite setbacks, and about Kenny Scharf’s particular do-it- yourself, high-tone, technicolor artistic vision." It was supposed to premiere at SXSW, and they describe it as: "When Kenny Scharf arrived in NYC in the early 1980’s, he quickly met and befriended Keith Haring and Jean Michel Basquiat; There, amongst the fervent creative bustle of a depressed downtown scene the trio would soon change the way we think about art, the world, and ourselves. But unlike Haring & Basquiat, who both died tragically young, Kenny lived through cataclysmic shifts in the...
- 4/11/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Greenwich Entertainment has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the documentary feature Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide. The film is slated to debut in theaters and on digital platforms across the country on April 23.
The docu, which marks the directorial debut feature from Max Basch and Malia Scharf, made its world premiere last year at SXSW. Made over 11 years, the docu takes a look at the life of artist Kenny Scharf and features interviews and rare archival footage with Scharf, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Ed Ruscha, Dennis Hopper, Yoko Ono, Kaws, Marilyn Minter, and Jeffrey Deitch.
When Scharf arrived in New York City in the early 1980s, he quickly befriended Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. This trio changed the face of the art world with their works. While Basquiat and Haring both died tragically young, Scharf lived through cataclysmic shifts in New York City and the art world.
The docu, which marks the directorial debut feature from Max Basch and Malia Scharf, made its world premiere last year at SXSW. Made over 11 years, the docu takes a look at the life of artist Kenny Scharf and features interviews and rare archival footage with Scharf, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Ed Ruscha, Dennis Hopper, Yoko Ono, Kaws, Marilyn Minter, and Jeffrey Deitch.
When Scharf arrived in New York City in the early 1980s, he quickly befriended Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. This trio changed the face of the art world with their works. While Basquiat and Haring both died tragically young, Scharf lived through cataclysmic shifts in New York City and the art world.
- 2/23/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Robert Yapkowitz and Rich Peete’s In My Own Time: A Portrait Of Karen Dalton executive producer Wim Wenders on Nick Cave and Karen Dalton: “Just like Nick, Karen’s music had a profound effect on me.” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Victor Kossakovsky’s Gunda, co-written with Ainara Vera, executive produced by Joaquin Phoenix, co-produced by Anita Rehoff Larsen from Sant & Usant with Joslyn Barnes and Susan Rockefeller of Louverture Films and a Main Slate selection of the 58th New York Film Festival; Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker’s ever more timely The Meaning Of Hitler; Malia Scharf and Max Basch’s intimate portrait, Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide, produced with David Koh (featuring remembrances from Kenny of Keith Haring, Klaus Nomi, <a...
Victor Kossakovsky’s Gunda, co-written with Ainara Vera, executive produced by Joaquin Phoenix, co-produced by Anita Rehoff Larsen from Sant & Usant with Joslyn Barnes and Susan Rockefeller of Louverture Films and a Main Slate selection of the 58th New York Film Festival; Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker’s ever more timely The Meaning Of Hitler; Malia Scharf and Max Basch’s intimate portrait, Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide, produced with David Koh (featuring remembrances from Kenny of Keith Haring, Klaus Nomi, <a...
- 11/15/2020
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Calendar Girl director Christian D Bruun on The Met's Costume Institute: “The collective fashion history knowledge among Harold Koda, Nancy Chilton and Andrew Bolton was palpable.” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Three 2020 Doc NYC highlights are portraits: Chris McKim’s hard-edged Wojnarowicz; Robert Yapkowitz and Rich Peete’s In My Own Time: A Portrait Of Karen Dalton; and Malia Scharf and Max Basch’s intimate Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide on Kenny Scharf’s universe, which included Keith Haring (who died from AIDS in 1993) and Jean-Michel Basquiat (a heroin overdose in 1988).
Christian D Bruun on Ruth Finley: “I was first introduced to Ruth by Kate DelPizzo, a producer on the film.”
A fourth portrait highlight is Christian D Bruun's Calendar Girl on Ruth Finley (who died in 2018 at the age of 98), the creator of the...
Three 2020 Doc NYC highlights are portraits: Chris McKim’s hard-edged Wojnarowicz; Robert Yapkowitz and Rich Peete’s In My Own Time: A Portrait Of Karen Dalton; and Malia Scharf and Max Basch’s intimate Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide on Kenny Scharf’s universe, which included Keith Haring (who died from AIDS in 1993) and Jean-Michel Basquiat (a heroin overdose in 1988).
Christian D Bruun on Ruth Finley: “I was first introduced to Ruth by Kate DelPizzo, a producer on the film.”
A fourth portrait highlight is Christian D Bruun's Calendar Girl on Ruth Finley (who died in 2018 at the age of 98), the creator of the...
- 11/12/2020
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Dennis Hopper on Kenny Scharf, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat in Malia Scharf and Max Basch’s documentary, produced with David Koh: “They brought a vitality and an energy to art that just hadn’t been there. The importance of those three artists, they just seemed to bring the eighties alive really.” Photo: Tseng Kwong Chi / Courtesy Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc.
Two of the 2020 Doc NYC highlights are on artists. The world premiere of Chris McKim’s hard-edged Wojnarowicz brings back to life the committed activist/artist/poet/performer David Wojnarowicz who died from AIDS in 1992 at age 37.
Malia Scharf on Kenny Scharf with Keith Haring: "He was and still is such an important part of Kenny and our lives."
And there is Malia Scharf and Max Basch’s intimate portrait, Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide (produced with David Koh), which features remembrances from Kenny of Keith Haring,...
Two of the 2020 Doc NYC highlights are on artists. The world premiere of Chris McKim’s hard-edged Wojnarowicz brings back to life the committed activist/artist/poet/performer David Wojnarowicz who died from AIDS in 1992 at age 37.
Malia Scharf on Kenny Scharf with Keith Haring: "He was and still is such an important part of Kenny and our lives."
And there is Malia Scharf and Max Basch’s intimate portrait, Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide (produced with David Koh), which features remembrances from Kenny of Keith Haring,...
- 11/4/2020
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The 26th annual amfAR Gala Cannes raised more than $15 million last week in support of amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, and its pursuit of a cure for HIV/AIDS.
The star-studded black-tie event held at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France, during the Cannes Film Festival, was presented by Chopard, Jollyone, and Young Merry Real International Group.
The evening opened with a surprise performance by Austrian operatic tenor Andreas Schager, whose powerful rendition of “Nessun Dorma” set the stage for a spectacular line-up of musical guests. Global superstar Mariah Carey had the audience singing along to her chart- topping hits “Emotions” and “Always Be My Baby.” Legendary singer Tom Jones performed iconic songs such as “Soul of a Man” and “It’s Not Unusual.” British rock band The Struts performed their hit single “Body Talks”. The night concluded with an electrifying performance by Grammy Award-winning singer songwriter Dua Lipa,...
The star-studded black-tie event held at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France, during the Cannes Film Festival, was presented by Chopard, Jollyone, and Young Merry Real International Group.
The evening opened with a surprise performance by Austrian operatic tenor Andreas Schager, whose powerful rendition of “Nessun Dorma” set the stage for a spectacular line-up of musical guests. Global superstar Mariah Carey had the audience singing along to her chart- topping hits “Emotions” and “Always Be My Baby.” Legendary singer Tom Jones performed iconic songs such as “Soul of a Man” and “It’s Not Unusual.” British rock band The Struts performed their hit single “Body Talks”. The night concluded with an electrifying performance by Grammy Award-winning singer songwriter Dua Lipa,...
- 5/28/2019
- Look to the Stars
“Everyone coming together to do something cool,” Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea tells Rolling Stone about the annual Silverlake Conservatory of Music fundraiser, “it’s fuckin’ awesome.”
On September 29th, the Los Angeles music education and community outreach center that Flea co-founded in 2001 will hold its annual fundraiser and art auction, hosted by comedian Marc Maron and featuring performances by k.d. lang, Lindsay Buckingham and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The art auction will feature works by Damien Hirst, Shepard Fairey, Ed Ruscha, Raymond Pettibon, Cecily Brown, Kenny Scharf and more,...
On September 29th, the Los Angeles music education and community outreach center that Flea co-founded in 2001 will hold its annual fundraiser and art auction, hosted by comedian Marc Maron and featuring performances by k.d. lang, Lindsay Buckingham and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The art auction will feature works by Damien Hirst, Shepard Fairey, Ed Ruscha, Raymond Pettibon, Cecily Brown, Kenny Scharf and more,...
- 9/19/2018
- by Christopher R. Weingarten
- Rollingstone.com
Our father, who art in hemp-ven ... When the first ever Church of Cannabis opens next week, it's gonna be one helluva trip, and that's based purely on the decor. We got this peek inside the joint, and sure seems like they catering to a high congregation. It will be the first large gathering place in Denver where potheads can smoke and achieve spiritual goals ... without getting arrested. Its exterior walls were painted by contemporary artist Kenny Scharf.
- 4/14/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Weed lovers/worshipers now have a church to call home, and naturally ... it's in Denver, and of course ... it's opening April 20. Elevation Ministries -- a Colorado-based religious org -- announced the launch of the International Church of Cannabis, which will be a "spiritual home to adults who seek to become the best version of themselves" ... with bud. Congregation members calls themselves Elevationists, and their mission statement sounds right on point: deepening and accelerating one's spiritual journey of self-discovery.
- 4/12/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Like sugar-induced hyperactive children, David and I went to the only place where grownups ring doorbells to see art: The Upper East Side. Were we tricked? Yes. Were we treated? Yeah, that too.
Our first stop was Michael Werner Gallery, where their new and stunning second floor space houses a Peter Saul exhibition. This was a treat to see in the temple that is the Upper East Side. I have always thought Saul's work a precursor to Pop-influenced artists such as Kenny Scharf as well as walking lockstep with R. Crumb's social irreverence.
"Good grief, Elizabeth," quipped David, "it was a group show, with the coyly crass title Tumescence. And yet, you’re right to remember Saul over the others (Peter Doig, Sigmar Polke, and Michael Williams) as his was the only work that actually gives evidence of a truly turgid imagination. For me, the best piece was the recent Saul painting 'Head',...
Our first stop was Michael Werner Gallery, where their new and stunning second floor space houses a Peter Saul exhibition. This was a treat to see in the temple that is the Upper East Side. I have always thought Saul's work a precursor to Pop-influenced artists such as Kenny Scharf as well as walking lockstep with R. Crumb's social irreverence.
"Good grief, Elizabeth," quipped David, "it was a group show, with the coyly crass title Tumescence. And yet, you’re right to remember Saul over the others (Peter Doig, Sigmar Polke, and Michael Williams) as his was the only work that actually gives evidence of a truly turgid imagination. For me, the best piece was the recent Saul painting 'Head',...
- 11/9/2013
- by Elizabeth Stevens
- www.culturecatch.com
Bronx Mc tells Mixtape Daily what it took to 'become' Mickey Mause, the 1980s graffiti artist at the center of his new mixtape.
By Rob Markman
Mickey Factz
Photo: MTV News
Don't Sleep: Necessary Notables
Headliner: Mickey Factz
Mixtape: Mickey Mause
Essential Info: Chances are you won't hear any tracks from Mickey Factz's Mickey Mause mixtape burning up radio, but that doesn't make it any less poignant. Lupe Fiasco dubbed it a "#MasterPiece" on Twitter and even Swizz Beatz gave it a push, sending out the link over the social networking site.
The highly conceptualized tape, which samples from producers Danger Mouse and deadmau5, finds the Bronx Mc in character. He isn't Mickey Factz, but instead Mickey Mause, a 1980s graffiti artist who strives to make a name for himself among the greats like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf and Fab Five Freddy.
On his way to infamy,...
By Rob Markman
Mickey Factz
Photo: MTV News
Don't Sleep: Necessary Notables
Headliner: Mickey Factz
Mixtape: Mickey Mause
Essential Info: Chances are you won't hear any tracks from Mickey Factz's Mickey Mause mixtape burning up radio, but that doesn't make it any less poignant. Lupe Fiasco dubbed it a "#MasterPiece" on Twitter and even Swizz Beatz gave it a push, sending out the link over the social networking site.
The highly conceptualized tape, which samples from producers Danger Mouse and deadmau5, finds the Bronx Mc in character. He isn't Mickey Factz, but instead Mickey Mause, a 1980s graffiti artist who strives to make a name for himself among the greats like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf and Fab Five Freddy.
On his way to infamy,...
- 4/17/2012
- MTV Music News
The Simpsons, which celebrates its 500th episode on Feb. 19, has had a long history of famous guest stars including musicians, actors and artists. In a new episode on March 4, some of the most famous street artists of the present day will be featured on the Fox animated comedy. Photos: THR Goes Behind the Scenes at 'The Simpsons' Animation Studio Shepard Fairey, who designed the 2008 Barack Obama hope poster will be joined by Ron English, Kenny Scharf and Robbie Conal as guest characters on an episode airing March 4. The episode, titled “Exit Through the Kwik-e-Mart”
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- 2/16/2012
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Today is MTV’s 30th birthday, and the good folks at EW.com have asked me to say a few words. Turn up your computer speakers and listen to our story, won’t you?
As you’re aware, MTV premiered 30 years ago today. As you’re aware if you’re old, MTV took a while to go nationwide. The prevailing wisdom, as I recall it, was that such a thing could never catch on. The idea of a 24-hour music-video channel was tantalizing for the youth of the early ‘80s, and the wait for the cable systems in St. Louis to carry it was excruciating.
As you’re aware, MTV premiered 30 years ago today. As you’re aware if you’re old, MTV took a while to go nationwide. The prevailing wisdom, as I recall it, was that such a thing could never catch on. The idea of a 24-hour music-video channel was tantalizing for the youth of the early ‘80s, and the wait for the cable systems in St. Louis to carry it was excruciating.
- 8/1/2011
- by daveholmes
- EW.com - PopWatch
Susan Michals Car by Kenny Scharf from the Art in the Street event.
Who knew Justin Timberlake and Jake Gyllenhaal were such big art fans? Art in the Streets, a history of street art and graffiti, is running at the Geffen Contemporary at Moca in Los Angeles, and recently held a party that featured the two aforementioned actors in tow. The exhibition, brought to you by Moca director Jeffrey Deitch and co-curators Roger Gastman and Aaron Rose, gives viewers a...
Who knew Justin Timberlake and Jake Gyllenhaal were such big art fans? Art in the Streets, a history of street art and graffiti, is running at the Geffen Contemporary at Moca in Los Angeles, and recently held a party that featured the two aforementioned actors in tow. The exhibition, brought to you by Moca director Jeffrey Deitch and co-curators Roger Gastman and Aaron Rose, gives viewers a...
- 4/20/2011
- by Susan Michals
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
For this week's edition of In The Works, a series that highlights in-production titles we're hoping make their way to a platform near you, indieWIRE looks at an adaptation of "Facing East," which will be the directing debut of Broadway star Will Swenson ("Priscilla, Queen of the Desert") From Kickstarter, iW profiles projects about black tattoo culture, docs about artists Ai Weiwei and Kenny Scharf, and "Pig," a film that ...
- 4/7/2011
- Indiewire
Price of a Movie is back after a holiday break - and hell-bent on filling up your calendar without burning through your year-end bonus (or that check from grandma). This week, head to Astoria to eyeball the $65 million expansion of the Museum of the Moving Image, bid on (or just peruse) pieces from Dennis Hopper's collection at Christie's auction house, and roll around on the faux lawn in a downtown gallery's fabricated green space. The Dennis Hopper Collection Auction As you might know, the late actor Dennis Hopper was an art aficionado, and built up quite a respectable private collection, with works by Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, Annie Leibovitz, Helmut Newton, and Kenny Scharf (along with several pieces by his close friend, actor Viggo Mortensen). Though the first installment of the two-day auction ended on January 11, today's sale features vast array of memorabilia and decorative objects from ...
- 1/11/2011
- TribecaFilm.com
Madonna "cried and cried" as she watched her ex-husband Sean Penn play homosexual politician Harvey Milk in biopic "Milk" - because the film reminded her of the gay friends she has lost to AIDS. Penn won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, in the 2008 biopic, and the singer admits the drama brought her to tears.
In an interview with the film's director Gus Van Sant in the new issue of Interview magazine, Madonna says, "Milk was such a brilliant film. I cried and cried. I loved it. He (Penn) is amazing... He's got a fire under his a**, that's for sure, a bee in his bonnet... I could see why he would be attracted to the role and be able to say yes in two seconds. Watching Milk was such a trip down memory lane for me.
In an interview with the film's director Gus Van Sant in the new issue of Interview magazine, Madonna says, "Milk was such a brilliant film. I cried and cried. I loved it. He (Penn) is amazing... He's got a fire under his a**, that's for sure, a bee in his bonnet... I could see why he would be attracted to the role and be able to say yes in two seconds. Watching Milk was such a trip down memory lane for me.
- 5/4/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
J'aime L'art. Camille Miceli, the creative director of Louis Vuitton jewelry. Photographs by Stéphane Feugère for Nike. Last week, as Lance Armstrong was pedaling in the Tour de France, Paris was partying at the Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin in honor of the cyclist's Nike-sponsored "Stages" exhibition. The show, which brings together the work of 20 artists, including Richard Prince, Shepard Fairey, Kenny Scharf, and Kaws, is dedicated to raising money and awareness for the fight against cancer. It runs through August 8 in Paris and will debut in New York City on October 2. And the message of the evening? Livestrong ... but party hard.
- 7/20/2009
- Vanity Fair
Counterculture Cyclist. Lance Armstrong riding his Marc Newson–designed Trek bike. Lance Armstrong has been vigorously Twittering from the Tour de France course, and those following his Tweets may have perked up at this July 7 message: “Just saw my new Trek Madone (for later in the race) that legendary artist Damien Hirst put his touches on. Speechless.” Though this is not his first collaboration with an artist—two of the bikes Armstrong used in his 2005 Tour de France victory were customized with designs by legendary graffiti artist Futura—Armstrong’s involvement in the art world has reached new heights this year: he’s raced on bikes designed by graphic designer Kaws, Pop Surrealist Kenny Scharf, and contemporary artist Shepard Fairey, and during Stage one in the ongoing 2009 Tour de France, which started July 4 and ends July 26, he rode a Trek Speed Concept time trial bike crafted by industrial designer Marc Newson.
- 7/16/2009
- Vanity Fair
Hollywood star Marisa Tomei was caught up in real life gang warfare in Los Angeles' notorious South Central district at the weekend. The In The Bedroom star, 39, was attending artist Kenny Scharf's show at his studios when gunshots were heard outside - just after she had left the exhibition. A photographer covering the event says, "I went out to have a cigarette. No sooner do I light up do I hear five gunshots. I see Marisa running back from the valet station. Two security guards come running and telling everyone to go inside. Then there were more gunshots on the other side of the street." Tomei reportedly told the photographer that, "If I die and you get the exclusive, you better give the money to my family." And Tomei's representative Cari Ross confirms, "This is true." Scharf notes the neighborhood is tough and not for the faint-hearted. He tells website Pagesix, "We always have lots of helicopters flying overhead and gunshots going on. I don't even notice it anymore. When the incident happened, I said, 'Oh good, it makes you stay at the party longer.'"...
- 4/7/2004
- WENN
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