Fantastic Architecture Reprint

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Hardcover, 200 pages
5.13 x 7.87 inches
Edition of 3000
Published by Primary Information

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"Primary Information is reprinting the seminal book, Fantastic Architecture, making the book widely available for the first time since it was originally published: first in 1969 by Droste Verlag in German (with the title Pop Architektur) and later in 1970 by Something Else Press as Fantastic Architecture. Edited by Dick Higgins and Wolf Vostell, this artist’s book/anthology explores the boundaries between pop art and architecture through writings and projects by key artists and thinkers of the 1960s and earlier—from John Cage and Buckminster Fuller to Kurt Schwitters and Joseph Beuys. It will retain the book’s unique design, specifically its Mylar inserts, which add unique depth and elaborate the publication’s content."

—Available from Primary Information

Ron Nagle – Five O'Clock Shadow

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Matthew Marks.
523 West 24th Street
New York, NY 10011
September 11 – October 24, 2015

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It's impossible to do this show justice. Not only the work itself, which is exceptional, but also the installation, which is almost as impressive. When you're making sculptures that are only a few inches in size, and when those sculptures are displayed inside recessed, glass-fronted cubes, it's incredibly difficult to take a photo that adequately reflects the attention to detail of either. Which is another reason to recommend going to see this show if you happen to be in New York before it closes on the 24th. Offering a selection of recent drawings alongside 35 sculptures made between 1991 and 2015 – the largest exhibition of Nagle's work ever organized in New York – I cannot recommend Five O'Clock Shadow highly enough.

—Matthew Marks

Stone Island: Reflective Research '992 – '015

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41 Greene Street
New York, NY 10013
October 15 – November 15, 2015
Thursday-Saturday, 11am-7pm
Sunday, 12-6pm

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First shown at Tortona Design Week in Milan earlier this year, the Reflective Research'992 – '015 exhibition opened in New York yesterday. Highlighting Stone Island's use of reflective materials, originally inspired by the study of safety workwear, the exhibition showcases a range of garments and applications used by the Italian brand from 1992 to 2015. The retrospective retraces Stone Island's original research, and examines the evolution and various interpretations of the concept on different textile bases, along with the many experimental processes that have been used over the years. The show runs for the next month, and a special retail presentation will accompany the exhibition, with much of the brand's Fall-Winter '15 collection available for sale. Both should represent opportunities not to be missed, for diehard fans and newcomers alike.

—Stone Island

SoundCloud Update: Patrick Little – Analogue Expressions

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We recently added a fifth mix to our SoundCloud, this one courtesy of Patrick Little from London-based brand and retailer, Several. The eclectic ten-track compilation opens with 'Feel The Melody' by Da Posse & Underground Crew, and takes in Charles Earland, Ahmad Jamal and Michael Shrieve along the way, before ending on classics from Barrington Levy and Soft Machine.

—Inventory SoundCloud
—Several

Talia Chetrit – Parents

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Off Vendome
254 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10011
September 10 – October 17, 2015

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Off Vendome is a strange place. The New York gallery is spread over two floors of a residential building, on the fringes of what might be considered Chelsea proper. It has a flag outside, a carpeted stairway, patchwork plasterwork, a small office and a large, bright main exhibition space. And for the next couple of days both are host to an exhibition entitled Parents by the artist Talia Chetrit. In the office are a selection of framed photographs, shot in her teens and more recently, while upstairs is a new video installation. The artist's first foray into film offers a humorous and frank portrait of her parents – frequent subjects of her photography – as they pose, clown around, and embrace without the knowledge that they're being captured on video. Chetrit set up a second camera while taking their portraits, and they assumed they were posing merely for a photograph. The short video captures these delicate moments of union, romance and companionship and the body of work is very much worth a look. You'll just have to hurry, as the show ends on Friday.

—Off Vendome

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Freunde von Freunden: Leslie Williamson

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Freunde von Freunden's latest feature focuses on Leslie Williamson and her 1960s Joseph Eichler-designed house in San Francisco. The Californian photographer talks about her idea of home; the processes behind her two books, Handcrafted Modern and Modern Originals; and what interests her about capturing creative people through their surroundings.

—Freunde von Freunden: Leslie Williamson

Cav Empt Moleskin Zip Jacket

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Certainly one of the more subdued items in Cav Empt's Fall-Winter '15 offering, this moleskin jacket features tonal branding around the collarbone, and surprisingly, nothing on the back. Made in Japan, the zip-up style is reminiscent of Ralph Lauren's classic Bi-Swing Windbreaker, which is never a bad place to start.

—Available from Cav Empt

Brain Dead Fall '15 T-Shirts

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There are no shortage of graphic T-shirts on the market these days, with everyone from high-end labels to new brands on the scene using the printed staple to put their message across. Brain Dead is one of the newcomers doing a better job than most. With a sense of humour and harsher graphic treatments, their shirts and accompanying accessories offer a variety of appealing options.

—Available from Union