Damien Heist For Harley Davidson
From GQ:
Admittedly, it’s not quite a diamond-encrusted skull, but Damien Hirst has turned his hand to designing a one-off Harley Davidson Cross Bones and matching helmet. Hirst’s signature rainbow livery was applied in his main workshop in Briscombe before the bike was disassembled and shipped to Los Angeles, where it will be auctioned at the Creative Arts Agency on 23 April on behalf of Project Angel Food, a charity which provides meals to homebound HIV sufferers. Bidding is expected to start at $100,000 but should end considerably higher if Hirst’s [...]
28 Apr 09 / Art / No Comments / Zachary Hayes
Photographer Spotlight: Ellen von Unwerth
Ellen von Unwerth is a German photographer who specializes in “erotic femininity.” Before stepping behind the camera, she worked as a fashion model for ten years. She is now mainly a fashion and editorial photographer. Gallery after the jump.
28 Apr 09 / Features, Photographer Spotlight, Photography / No Comments / Zachary Hayes
Director Spotlight: Eoghan Kidney
I want to highlight the work of Eoghan Kidney, an Ireland based visual artist and film-maker. Instead of the usual gallery of pictures, I am going to provide a sampling of some of his videos. This is new for touchpuppet, and we might be doing more if they generate enough interest. Enjoy!
25 Apr 09 / Video / No Comments / Zachary Hayes
This Is Too Clever
Terribly clever design work by Russian designer Ramm ND. View more of his work here.
23 Apr 09 / Uncategorized / No Comments / Zachary Hayes
Louis Vuitton Sued For “Art Fraud”
An art collector has filed a lawsuit against Louis Vuitton after discovering that his $12,000 Murakami prints, purchased at the MOCA exhibition of Murakami’s work, came from repurposed materials (meaning they were just reused factory Louis Vuitton matterials). The company says art’s ‘ambiguity’ is part of the ‘bargain.’
They may not have realized it, but the folks who snapped up as much as $4-million worth of limited-edition prints by artist Takashi Murakami two [...]
23 Apr 09 / Art / No Comments / Zachary Hayes
Trailer for “An Unlikely Weapon”
An Unlikely Weapon is a documentary on the storied career of Eddie Adams, known most famously for the picture you see above. I honestly cannot wait to see this.
22 Apr 09 / Photography / No Comments / Zachary Hayes
