Indian politicians and Western rappers are notorious for their extravagance but they have nothing on the Gold Man from Pimpri. Datta Phuge is a chit fund investor from the ironically named Indian town, Pimpri, and what he’s wearing is a 22 karat gold shirt weighing 3.5 kilograms. Phuge commissioned the shirt to complement his love and obsession with gold. He also sees it as an investment.
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EVERY RAPPER IN THE WORLD JUST GOT MURDERED BY THE GOLD MAN FROM PIMPRI (PHOTOS)
In Arts & Cutlure, Style on January 4, 2013 at 4:09 pm
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PARTY RECAP: MICKALENE THOMAS X LEHMANN MAUPIN X SOLANGE X JANE HOTEL (PHOTOS)
In Arts & Cutlure on December 21, 2012 at 2:57 pm
Last Thursday the Jane Hotel in NYC’s westside was jumping as friends and supporters of Brooklyn based artist Mickalene Thomas celebrated the launch of How To Organize A Room Around A Striking Piece of Art, Thomas’ solo exhibition at Lehmann Maupin Gallery which is on view through January 5th, 2013.
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KIPPUR (ESSAY)
In Arts & Cutlure, Film on December 20, 2012 at 5:13 pmWe never see the other army, we only hear them. We never see civilians: we hear them. The soundtrack is a lone saxophone.
Kippur, released in 2000, is a film by Israeli director Amos Gitai.
Filmed at eye level, with long takes, Kippur feels very personal. Kippur is Amos Gitai’s story. It took him more than twenty years to write about it. He didn’t want to make a pro-militaristic film. And Kippur is not.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: SPIKE LEE’S OBAMA BOOK, MICHAEL JORDAN, MARS BLACKMON & NOLA DARLING (PHOTOS)
In Arts & Cutlure, Sports, Style on December 20, 2012 at 4:32 pm
Spike Lee is having a great week! The Knicks taped The Nets 100-86 last night at Barclays Center, and his newest feature Red Hook Summer will be released on DVD tomorrow. A few days ago Brooklyn and The Knicks most vocal cheerleader, via Twitter, posted the above Polaroid of legendary baller and sneaker salesman Michael Jordan, Mars Blackmon, and Nola Darling on the set of an unreleased Jordan commercial made in the late 1980s. We may never know what a She’s Gotta Have It themed Jordan commercial looks like but the Polaroid comes close.
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WORST TATTOO OF THE YEAR GOES TO THIS LADY (PHOTO)
In Arts & Cutlure, Humor on December 19, 2012 at 10:20 am
Imagine yourself motorboating her. Or not.
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FOXES FROZEN IN NORWAY (PHOTOS)
In Arts & Cutlure on December 19, 2012 at 9:44 amIts hard out there for a fox in Norway. These revered and terrified creatures look like they were flash frozen in the wintery wilds of Norway. Not sure who the photographer was but I found these images on Imgur.com. Foxes are known for their tolerance of cold and occupy the human unconscious as trickster symbols. Please pour one out for the little guys.
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ARTIST/EDUCATOR ALICE MIZRACHI PAINTS MURAL IN HONOR OF SLAIN NEWTON, CONNECTICUT STUDENTS (PHOTOS)
In Arts & Cutlure, News on December 17, 2012 at 4:57 pmQueens, NY artist and educator Alice Mizrachi, like most Americans and world citizens, is still trying to fathom how a 20 year old man armed with machine guns snuffed 20 elementary school students in Newtown, Connecticut last Friday afternoon. As an educator, Mizrachi has worked with kids just like the ones Adam Lanza murdered when he walked into the Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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MRKT STYLE: BRAZILIAN GRAFFITI TEAM OS GEMEOS PARTNER WITH LOUIS VUITTON (PHOTOS)
In Arts & Cutlure, Style on December 12, 2012 at 1:25 pmReactions on Instagram are mixed after twin Brazilian graffiti artists Os Gemeos posted an image of their upcoming collaboration with Italian power label Louis Vuitton. Fruits of the partnership, which we assume will include scarves and tees, will be available for purchase in January. Not everyone is feeling the Twins, known for their activism as much as their art, decision collabo with LV before releasing a print.
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BOOK WITH COLORS FOR TEXT LEAVES INTERNET SPEECHLESS (PHOTOS)
In Arts & Cutlure on December 12, 2012 at 9:50 am
I’d hazard that this massive and colorful book was a creation of British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor because of his penchant for pigments and scale. Its not a Kapoor, though. Its too rectangular, there aren’t any curves; plus the scale is off. Found on imgur where the comments run from awe to FAAAAAAAAABBBBBBBUUULLLOOOOOOUS.Some favorite reactions after the break
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MAKE IT STRONG SO IT WILL LAST FOR YOU AND FOR ME (ESSAY)
In Arts & Cutlure, Film on December 7, 2012 at 9:20 pmThe camera circles the room slowly as Dorota speaks. They say there is only a handful of us. But we don’t care what those people say- who turned our country over into the hands of criminals. A close up on each face as a cigarette is passed from hand to hand. Everyone is listening. So are we. We are listening to Dorota but also to the faces in that room.
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FOUR ARTISTS PUSHA-T SHOULD SEE WHILE AT MIAMI ART BASEL (PHOTOS)
In Arts & Cutlure, Music on December 7, 2012 at 10:34 amVirginia rapper Pusha-T landed this morning in MIA for his first (we think) art festival, the 13th Annual Miami Art Basel held from the 4th through the 9th. Pusha tweeted his landing at around 8:50 AM and was unsure what do or what to see writing excitedly: “Okay Miami now that I’m here at what point or what do I have to do to become a cultured connoisseur of the art world?? #ArtBasel”
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FRANK OCEAN NOMINATED FOR 6 2013 GRAMMY AWARDS (DETAILS)
In Arts & Cutlure, Music, News on December 5, 2012 at 11:45 pm
2012 has been an awesome year for singer Frank Ocean. It got even more awesome tonight at the 2013 Grammy Nominarions Ceremony in Los Angeles where the 25 year old “Thinking of You” singer was nominated for six Grammy Awards, tieing Kanye West, Miguel, Jay-Z, Dan Auerbach and Mumford &Sons for the most nods.
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