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Murakami x Qatar (Doha) – ‘EGO’

!YG — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:52:17 +0000

Here is a behind the scene clip of Murakami prepping for his first solo show in the Middle East which opens in Doho on Feb. 9th. The exhibition entitled Ego will be opening @ the Museum of Islamic Art on February 9th. Check it out. – LOM (@youngglobal)

Conversations with YG: Delphine Diallo

!YG — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:43:13 +0000

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Recently, I got a chance to catch up with visual artists, Delphine Diallo @ her Bushwick Studio. We chatted about her emergence on the contemporary art scene in 2011, her plans for 2012 and what makes her work so visually stimulating. Check it out. -LOM (@youngglobal)

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Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld invites you to Ouattara Watts: Vertigo

!YG — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:33:51 +0000

Theaster Gates x Art Review

!YG — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:51:40 +0000

Austin Millz x #Earned x Black Stars (Instrumental)

!YG — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:53:23 +0000

Just got a treat in my inbox from my homeboy producer Austin Millz (@AustinMillz). He hipped me to the fact that he will be dropping an instrumental project filled with sultry hard-hitting beats. Check out a clip of Austin Millz (@AustinMillz) at work and listen to the final product. – YG (@youngglobal)

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Austin Millz, a producer from Harlem, New York and a protege of The Hitmen's Sean C and LV (Grind Music) will be releasing his debut beat tape called #Earned shortly. Here is a beat making video to give folks an introduction to what he does. Look out for the project coming soon. The front cover was also designed by HustleGrl, and clip directed by DY Visuals.

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Meet The Afropolitans: Digital Media + Culture In Africa – Social Media Week 2/13/12

!YG — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:51:11 +0000

Meet The Afropolitans: Digital Media + Culture In Africa is a multi-sensory event featuring music, art, food and conversation focusing on the continent and it's emerging thought leaders and cultural curators. To Attend RSVP To:http://socialmediaweek.org/event/?event_id=1291

Pharrell Williams Talks Art with Whitewall Magazine

!YG — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:47:56 +0000

Check out this interview that Pharrell Williams did with Whitewall Magazine post-Art Basel Miami. Enjoy. – LOM (@youngglobal)

Fabricating the Absolute Fake: ‘America’ in Contemporary Pop Culture By Jaap Kooijman

!YG — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:51:54 +0000

From the pageantry of Oprah Winfrey’s daytime talk show to the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola empire, American “pop” culture—and the contemporary films, television programs, and cultural objects that determine it—dominates the rest of the world through its hegemonic presence. Does that make everyone a hybridized American or do these elements find mediation within the other cultures that consume them? Fabricating the Absolute Fake applies elements of postmodern theory—Jean Baudrillard’s hyperreality and Umberto Eco’s “absolute fake”, among others—to this globally mediated American pop culture in order to examine both the phenomenon itself and its specific appropriation in the Netherlands, as evidenced by diverse cultural icons like the Elvis-inspired crooner Lee Towers, the Moroccan-Dutch white rapper Ali B, musical tributes to an assassinated politician, and the Dutch reality soap opera scene.

A fascinating exploration of how global cultures struggle to create their own “America” within a post–September 11 media culture, Fabricating the Absolute Fake reflects on what it might mean to truly take part in American popular culture.

Grey Eminence: A Study in Religion and Politics By Aldous Huxley

!YG — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:18:57 +0000

Just picked up a couple new books while @ the Strand. Seems like both books will be some interesting reading. -YG (@youngglobal)

The life of Father Joseph, Cardinal Richelieu's aide, was a shocking paradox. After spending his days directing operations on the battlefield, Father Joseph would pass the night in prayer, or in composing spiritual guidance for the nuns in his care. He was an aspirant to sainthood and a practising mystic, yet his ruthless exercise of power succeeded in prolonging the unspeakable horrors of the Thirty Years War. In his masterful biography, Huxley explores how an intensely religious man could lead such a life and how he could reconcile the seemingly opposing moral systems of religion and politics.

NYC RESTAURANT WEEK 2012 (JAN 16 – FEB 10)

!YG — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:38:46 +0000

NYC Restaurant week is in full swing and there are tons of establishments who are participating this winter. Don't miss on the chance to create some truly memorable dining experiences. Check out more information here. – YG (@youngglobal)