Black History Month: the seven must-see art exhibitions
This February across the US, a range of exhibitions will showcase the expansive work of black artists and photographers
Jimi Hendrix
Musical connections: A sneak peak at the Harmonic Hendrix Home Guitar
The music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix – Seattle’s original “West Coast Seattle Boy”— debuted the JOI Guitar’s Harmonic Hendrix Home Guitars series of custom hand-crafted, acoustic guitars. JOI Guitars is a custom luthier shop based on Vancouver Island, BC. Luthier Reuben Forsland is well- known for his respect of traditional building methods, … Read more
Live it up: the celebrity homes that anyone can rent
Fancy a holiday in Jimi Hendrix’s ‘gingerbread house’ or Kurt Cobain’s graffiti-riddled Los Angeles flat – and willing to pay a premium for the pleasure?
Rauli Mard – I try to be an analog artist in a digital time
Powerful paintings by Rauli Mard. If the engines could ask for a portrait, definitely they will ask for one made by Rauli Mard. Motorcycles, cars, aeroplanes, everything with a Herculean engine you will find in this art universe of artworks populated with gigantic and high-powered paintings. Above and under clouds a forceful god of the … Read more
A rare VOX guitar played by two legendary Beatles went under the hammer for $408,000
The John Lennon/George Harrison played Beatles guitar went under the hammer for $408,000. What rock n’ roll legends are made of: An electric guitar that Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison played was the centerpiece of the annual Music Icons auction organized by Julien’s Auctions, the world’s premier music and entertainment memorabilia auction house. … Read more
Diane von Furstenberg for GapKids and babyGap. Second collection.
American clothing and accessories retailer GAP launches a second GapKids and babyGap collection by Diane von Furstenberg, one of the premier names in American fashion,. The Spring 2013 DVF for Gap collection is will be available for purchase in April 2013 in select GapKids, babyGap and DVF stores. “I really loved the challenge of translating … Read more