Immediately after getting off the phone with Tommy Wiseau I couldn't help but think of a line from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. “There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. Some kind of high-powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.”
“Walking past Patisserie Valerie without staring is a hard task,” admits Helen Soteriou. “All sorts of sweet treats are presented to tempt you inside. I wanted to learn more about this company and especially about the workmanship that goes into these desserts, so I sat down with their representative for a chat.”
Laura and Kate Mulleavy are Rodarte, an unexpected design phenomenon that started the year after graduation from college at Berkeley in 2002. Raised in an unusual and creative environment, these sisters have shaken the world of fashion from the ground up.
Miso is blowing up. In a very good way. On the eve her new show, The Cold Returns, this Los Angeles artist throws some answers back in our face about getting in trouble, why she doesn’t have a Facebook or MySpace, and how her work is “pathological.”
Jenn Porreca (Juxtapoz #89) is a risk taker. Informed by a wide range of influences – from European silhouette and folklore artists of the early 1900s to SF street art and Japanese manga – Jenn has carved out a niche for herself inhabited by symbolic women, gold leaf, and a lot of colorful paint.
Most RecentAll VideosTonight: CR Stecyk III's FIN @ Hurley Space CR Stecyk III, one of our founders and a legendary photographer, writer, and historian of all things art and culture, just finished a new film, FIN, set to be premiered at Hurley's H Space in Orange County tonight, February 8, 2012.
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