Art & Culture

The Los Angeles J. Paul Getty Museum, will open the new exhibit, "Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography, 1911-2011", later this month. “Once overlooked by collectors and museums because of its commercial origins, fashion photography is now recognized as having produced some of the most creative work of...

Rizzoli has published a new book on boats and not just any boats - Chris-Craft Boats. The new book, "Chris-Craft: An American Classic", is written by entrepreneur, writer and sailor Nick Voulgaris III with the foreward by Ralph Lauren and contributions by Chris-Craft Boats. "Celebrate all that is quintessentially...

In honor of World Oceans Day today, 8 June, we wanted to take a look at a company that was working to help the oceans. 4Ocean produces bracelets made from recycled materials that fund the removal of trash from the ocean and coastlines. The company has noted how the...

There's something to be said about Andy Warhol's work - he was a pioneer. And, with the closing of Interview magazine earlier this month, a magazine in which he founded (along with British journalist John Wilcock) in 1969, highlighting this exhibit currently on display in Florida seemed like a...

It is hard to believe Marilyn Monroe passed away in 1962, as she is still such an icon. In honor of what would have been her 92nd birthday on 1 June, the online auction house Paddle8 has rounded up a curated assortment of images that are open for bidding. "In...

The New York Botanical Garden has a new exhibit, "Georgia O'Keeffe: Visions of Hawai'i", which opened on Saturday. This Georgia O'Keeffe exhibit is curated by Theresa Papanikolas, Ph.D., of the Honolulu Museum of Art, and features 17 of O’Keeffe’s Hawai‘i paintings, which have not been seen together in New...

Opera Gallery London is holding an Ellen von Unwerth photography exhibit entitled, "Ladyland". The collection of images is divided into three parts: Supermodels, Bavaria and Frivolities. It will include photos of Kate Moss to David Bowie to Claudia Schiffer to Naomi Campbell. "We are proud to showcase the inspiring, provocative...

London's Victoria and Albert Museum, with exhibition sponsors Grosvenor Britain & Ireland and GRoW @ Annenberg, will be hosting the "Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up" exhibit. “A countercultural and feminist symbol, this show will offer a powerful insight into how Frida Kahlo constructed her own identity," commented Claire Wilcox,...

For fashion photographer and film director Paul Giggle's sixth installment of his "12 Natural Wonders" series, he traveled to Japan. "Japan has a plethora of iconic inspiration and traditions to be thanked for: Geishas, Samurai, Sumo, Green Tea, Sushi, Tea Houses, Kimonos, Sake, Ninjas, Zen, Bonsai, Udon Noodles, Cherry Blossoms...

Last week Monday, the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) in New York City hosted a "Conversation with Jane Birkin". The discussion was moderated by Elia Einhorn of the Pitchfork Radio & Talkhouse Podcast. Jane Birkin is known for different reasons to different people. For some, she is a fashion muse...