My Global Hustle

DESIGN WEEK PARTY – TOMORROW NIGHT 6-9PM

!YG — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:16:02 +0000

COME CELEBRATE DESIGN WEEK
AND THE CLOSING OF SOUND QUALITY
WITH A PERFORMANCE BY RAQQIT
AND A SELECTION OF ARTIST FURNITURE AND DESIGN

SATURDAY, MAY 19TH 6 – 9 PM

GREY AREA
547 BROADWAY / SECOND FLOOR
BETWEEN PRINCE AND SPRING

REGULAR HOURS: TUESDAY – SATURDAYS 10-6PM

An evening of Arts and Music | 5.19.12 | NSR-KPE

!YG — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:07:43 +0000

FAFI BOOK SIGNING @ The Hole

!YG — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:06:48 +0000

FAFI Book Signing!

The Carmine Vault

The very first comic book of acclaimed French artist FAFI.
“Until now, Fafi (www.fafi.net) has been famous for her sexy, colorful, female characters : the Fafinettes. For her very first comic, she has developed a story based on another of her key characters : Birtak.
One day, Birtak decides to become a ballerina dancer after a trip to Earth.This new extravaganza is not to please his fellow companions more used to hustle everyday in the Carmine Vault. This graphic novel tells how Birtak is going to attempt to live his dream and how dangerous it can be to become yourself. The hero takes you by the hand deep inside into the Fafinettes world -not so cute actually-You’ll meet such mean gals and no-limit behaviors, a hostile and gorgeous wilderness you’ll never want to go there.”
Will Birtak find his way through the obstacles to finally dance on stage wearing a cheesy and slim leotard? Join Fafi, hosts Folake Forever and friends Married To The Mob at The Hole Shop to find out:

RSVP Required. 21 and over please

Fafi: The Carmine Vault Book Signing & Reception

May 23, 2012 7-9pm

Cocktails courtesy of Belvedere Vodka

RSVP HERE REQUIRED

21 and over please

Kanye West Presents “Cruel Summer” (Short Film) @ Cannes – 5/23/12

!YG — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:03:23 +0000

S/O to all my folks @ Cannes including writer/director Tony Ducret who is at the film festival in support of a film we co-produced together I Can Smoke?

For those who want to check out the Kanye short you can get tickets here. – LOM (@youngglobal)

New Product Alerts: Canvas Society

!YG — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:37:04 +0000

As we transition from Spring to the Summer months, I’ve been on my back to basics follow. I usually use this time of the year to assess my achievements half-way thru the year and plot how I’m going to take my endeavors to the next level for the remainder of the year into 2013. I’m a big fan of writing things down because that makes the ideas concrete (@ least for me).

Recently, I got put onto a pretty interesting lifestyle brand that is on the bubble called Canvas Society with a range of product offerings like note books, accessories, planners, and writing instruments. What makes this brand interesting is that most of the products are made from Hemp. Hemp is the forgotten material that most people think is only good for smoking, when in fact it is actually a very durable fiber that could be used for creating a plethora of products. For those who are like me, into the craftsmanship and the simplicity of writing things down as opposed to textin’, typing or tweeting Canvas Society’s products are worth looking into.

Check out more of Canvas Society’s products here. – LOM (@youngglobal)

See the full gallery on Posterous

Museum of Arts and Design Young Patron Gala…. TONIGHT

!YG — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:05:44 +0000

NEW VIDEO – Nicholas Ryan Gant – “Memory”

!YG — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:59:37 +0000

Here is a video from Nichola Ryan Gant’s first single “Memory” from his new album Promises. Check it out. – LOM (@youngglobal)

Tom Sachs x Takes You to Mars

!YG — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:34:03 +0000

Mary J. Blige – Why? ft. Rick Ross

!YG — Thu, 10 May 2012 03:08:45 +0000

This record got knock. Mary & Rozay got a little jam for the summer. - LOM (@youngglobal)

Kehinde Wiley | Rizzoli Monograph Book Signing | Sean Kelly Gallery | May 10th, 2012

!YG — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:54:43 +0000

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Sean Kelly announces that we will be hosting a book signing of Kehinde Wiley's new monograph, published by Rizzoli, at the gallery this Thursday, May 10 from 6-8pm. The signing coincides with Kehinde Wiley's exhibition at the gallery, An Economy of Grace. Books will be available for sale at the gallery ($65 USD).

This volume—the only comprehensive monograph on Wiley’s work to date—offers an in-depth understanding of the artist’s oeuvre. The publication includes a forward illuminating the major themes of Wiley's work from Thelma Golden, the chief curator and director of the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York. Art historian Robert Hobbs deconstructs Wiley’s conceptual realism and process of portraiture in an essay. Sarah E. Lewis, curator and historian, analyzes the critical reception of Wiley's work, with a particular emphasis on his historical portraits (2005 – 2008), which reinterpret Western Europe's traditional portraiture commissions: royalty, the church, and the military. Author Brian Keith Jackson analyzes Wiley's depictions of the body and the impact of the male gaze in these works while Index magazine's founder Peter Halley leads a thoughtful interview with Wiley that traces the themes of contradiction and consumption in his practice.

For more information on the publication, please visit Rizzoli's website.

For press inquiries, please contact Maureen Bray at 212.239.1181 or via email at maureen@skny.com. For all other inquiries, please contact Janine Cirincione at 212.239.1181 or via email at janine@skny.com.