Walter De Maria at Gagosian Gallery

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Gagosian Gallery
980 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10075
November 8 – December 20, 2014

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Opening at the Gagosian's Madison Avenue gallery in New York on November 8th, this exhibition featuring sculptures and works on paper by the late artist, Walter De Maria, marks the first showing of these pieces from his estate. Utilizing mathematical and geometric conceits as well as large scale and spatial relations, De Maria’s installations, though cold to some in their meticulous concepts and arrangements, need to be seen to be experienced and I can’t help but feel envious of those that will get the opportunity. 

—Gagosian Gallery

Overview by Naoki Ikeda

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Photography: Taka Mayumi
Styling & Direction: Naoki Ikeda
Hair & Makeup: Satoshi Itoh
Model: Bred

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Overview, directed by Naoki Ikeda, is the latest story in the Remix series. The online editorial features a playful mix of Nepenthes product from Engineered Garments, Needles, Sonic Lab and South2 West8, alongside some collaborations, and other brands carried in their stores such as SASQUATCHfabrix., TangTang, Barena and Whangarei.

—Overview

Pud II by Jason Nocito

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—01. Edition of 750.

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Jason Nocito’s personal work is some of the photography I relate to the most, initially being exposed to him through his connection as a former Vancouver resident. Pud II, designed by Ari Marcopoulos and Camilla Venturini of Ordinary Books, is a companion to Nocito's first release in this series, which will eventually form a trilogy. Built around the same large format photos of multicoloured NYC puddles in all their trash-filled glory, the second volume is also interspersed with supporting imagery that often comes off stoned, sometimes voyeuristic, and completely idiosyncratic.

—Available from Dashwood Books

Champion x Freak's Store Coaches Jacket

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—01. Quilted lining.
—02. 100% polyester.

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Champion's Japanese line teamed up with Freak's Store to make this beautifully classic-looking coaches jacket. Available in two colours, the tonal patch and snaps, along with the shine of the polyester itself, make this jacket look like something all the extras would have worn while filming The French Connection. Which is a good thing in my opinion.

—Available from Zozotown

Superga 2750 Grey Stone Suede

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Superga's classic 2750 sneaker takes on a grey look this season. With a tonal suede upper and rubber midsole, the gum bottom is a nice compliment and subtle hit of contrast on the 'colourless' fall edition.

—Available from Oi Polloi

Weekend Listening: Coil - Gold is the Metal (With the Broadest Shoulders)

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I was looking through the most expensive records bought on Discogs this month, and right there at the top, was a limited edition of Coil's 1987 masterpiece Gold is the Metal (With the Broadest Shoulders). While I recently found that this is actually an album of outtakes from their first two records, you certainly wouldn't know it listening to the LP as a whole. Coil as a group are widely known as 'experimental noise' artists, which, to an outsider, can sound like the most daunting description of music imaginable. I think if you give this record a chance though, you will find more often than not this 'noise' resembles pretty beautiful music. The cuts range wildly in variety, you will hear everything from classical compositions, to screeching madness, to the more rhythmic numbers that ended up being the catalyst for the creation of industrial techno. The song I feature here falls into the more classical category, accompanied by the original video directed by Coil co-founder Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson, of Psychic TV fame. Please keep any jokes about its vague similarity to the Game of Thrones theme music to yourself, thanks.

—Coil discography via Discogs

I Think Things Are Getting Better by Amardeep Singh

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100 page digital print
5 x 8 inches
Edition of 50
Signed by the artist

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Published by Done to Death Projects, I Think Things Are Getting Better is a 100-page book by Amardeep Singh featuring 97 images, all of which were taken on a mobile phone and are presented in chronological order. The book documents a year and half of the photographer's life, and is now available in a signed edition of 50.

—Available from Done to Death Projects

Looks: Fall-Winter '14 Updated

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—01. orSlow Army Hat.
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Our latest series of Looks were shot at Charles H. Scott Gallery and Sunrise Market in Vancouver. While perusing Rodney Graham's show, Props and Other Paintings, and shopping for fresh fruit and veg, we offer a look at some of the season's simple essentials from the likes of Margaret Howell, John Smedley, Engineered Garments and Yaeca, worn with accessories from Beams Plus, Whitehouse Cox and orSlow, amongst others.

—View Looks