Taryn Simon – A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters, 2011
In person, Taryn Simon seems like an unlikely contender for the title of most important photographer of her generation. Dressed in brown woolly tights and a matching check dress that looks thrift shop but is probably designer-Amish, she appears to have stepped out of a Sofia Coppola adaptation of an Edith Wharton novel.
She is charming and personable but becomes palpably nervous when talking about her work, which is characterised by its complexity and ambition. “I do seem to try to make things harder and harder for myself,” she says, laughing. “In some perverse way, obstacles interest me and I’m drawn to projects that end up being incredibly laborious.”
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Lexdray Bags
Picked up one of these bags the other day. Very nice. Check out more at their website http://lexdray.com
CMFR
Very proud of my cousin Jessica and her new fashion career.
“Avery’s Rules” on GILT MAN
Starting today at 12pm Eastern Time I’m kicking off a series of curated sales on Gilt MAN. There’ll be a new sale every Friday at noon for three consecutive weeks, and each sale runs through the weekend. The goal was to define the ultimate wardrobe for the style-conscious professional, and each week we are going to outfit a different aspect of his life. Today’s selections are all about the ultimate work wardrobe. The theme on March 18th is “going out,” and the following Friday, March 25, features my picks for what to wear on the weekend. Check out a few items from this week’s sale below.
Gilt members can shop the selections here: www.gilt.com/sale/men/sean-avery-work-outf?opr=seanavery
If you’re not a member of Gilt MAN, click on this link to sign up (it’s free): www.gilt.com/seanavery
Aurel Schmidt
Great New York Times article about another artist that I’m digging. Click here to check it out.
Kanye West – All of the Lights: Update
The video was removed from Kanye’s website and subsequently YouTube. Read more here: http://popdash.com/news/4000/kanye-wests-all-of-the-lights-video-banned-for-health-reasons
On My iPod: Lotus Flower by Radiohead
If you’ve heard it, you know. If you haven’t, well here it is with video. Awesome.