New Exhibition: Vivian Maier
The work of street photographer Vivian Maier was revealed when collector John Maloof sold them at Chicago auction in the 2007. Maier shot over 2000 rolls of film from the 1940s to the 1970s, and traveled to many countries to capture her subjects. She focused on New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, the Southwest, Manila, Beijing, [...]
Five Best Designs At the Detroit Auto Show
The Detroit Auto Shows is open to the public through Jan. 22. A calculated assembly of heavy hitting cars make up the bulk of the show. Many will be brought to dealerships over the next five years, with a few exceptions. Here’s what we’ve picked for best in show from gussied up showstoppers to simple [...]
What I Drove in 2011: The Year in Cars
We’ve compiled our year in driving in a singular blog post. We drove cars in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Le Mans, France. We drove big cars, we drove small cars. We drove gasoline engines, electric cars and hybrids. We drove 53 cars. We drove 2011 models. We drove 2012 models. And [...]
Carsten Höller: Experience Opens at the New Museum
Carsten Höller: Experience is on view at the New Museum, featuring the cool conceptual piece “One Minute of Doubt” starring a mad Mercedes-Benz station wagon. An overview of the exhibition by Tamara Warren is here. Tweet This Post
Simon Starling’s Fiat Flaga
A few weeks ago, I covered Simon Starling’s work “Flaga” as part of the exhibit Ostalgia. While the exhibit is now closed, the image has stuck in my head — which is the result of effective conceptualism. Here’s what I wrote about his interpretation of the Polski Fiat for Forbes: Simon Starling’s process for the [...]
Terry Richardson Shoots Audrey And A BMW
In his daily diary, photographer Terry Richardson captures Audrey sitting on a BMW in the shade on a sunny day, kneecaps and all somewhere on a New York City street. Richardson worked with a more contemporary car recently. He shot this 55-second video for Mercedes-Benz highlighting the A-CLASS and model Jessica Stam wearing Giles Deacon for [...]
Xaviera Simmons meets George Brecht’s Motor Vehicle Sundown
Xaviera Simmons created this still work for an exhibition at Bard College as a realization of George Brecht’s event score Motor Vehicle Sundown (Event) with members of The Surrealist Training Circus. She shared it with us. Tweet This Post
U.S. Olympic Swimmer Janet Evans x BMW Performance
Five time U.S. Olympic gold medalist Janet Evans is making a come back. She’s got her eye on the podium of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and she’s posting lap times in pool that indicate she might pull it off. A lot has changed for Evans since she competed at the 1996 Olympics in [...]
Driving Your Dream Car at Le Mans
Le Mans, France is synonymous with motor racing. It is a city of narrow, tree-lined roads. South of Lemans are picturesque French towns sprinkled with chateaus and castles. I experienced these surroundings roads from the driver seats of a Ferrari 458, a Lamborghini Gallardo LP-5604, an Audi R8 Cabriolet and a Porsche 911 Carrera 4S [...]
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New Expression: Quintessence by Grand Marnier
Grand Marnier releases it first expression for the...
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New Exhibit: Grab at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Grab: The Exhibition is on view at the Smithsonian...
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New App: Guitar Heroes at the Met
Guitar Heroes is currently on the display at the Met....
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The Dogs of Central Park: For Puppy Lovers
The daily dog show in Central Park has been documented....
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New Short Film: Dismantling Detroit
Another metaphor for Detroit, the America story, has been made by filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, and produced by Craig Alkinson. This documentary appears on the New York Times homepage today. The subject is how men are making money from the scrap metal business in Detroit, specifically a few guys who the directors spotted [...]
Five Best Designs At the Detroit Auto Show
The Detroit Auto Shows is open to the public through Jan. 22. A calculated assembly of heavy hitting cars make up the bulk of the show. Many will be brought to dealerships over the next five years, with a few exceptions. Here’s what we’ve picked for best in show from gussied up showstoppers to simple [...]
What I Drove in 2011: The Year in Cars
We’ve compiled our year in driving in a singular blog post. We drove cars in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Le Mans, France. We drove big cars, we drove small cars. We drove gasoline engines, electric cars and hybrids. We drove 53 cars. We drove 2011 models. We drove 2012 models. And [...]
2011 Los Angeles Auto Show Wrap Up
This year’s Los Angeles Auto Show, held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, once again did not disappoint. There were a few standouts among the crowd, including the much anticipated unveiling of the Mario Kart. West Coast contributor Collins Reiter was on the scene for GoTryke. Here’s what caught her eye. The most anticipated aftermarket [...]
Uncle Daddy: Tales from a Los Angeles band practice
Collins Reiter sat down with up-and-coming LA band, Uncle Daddy, before a Monday night rehearsal. She describes the experience, after knowing the band for about a year as profoundly “Uncle Daddy.” Piled in the back of a truck bed, multiple cans of Rock Star energy drink and cigarettes later, she finds them six men of [...]
Simon Starling’s Fiat Flaga
A few weeks ago, I covered Simon Starling’s work “Flaga” as part of the exhibit Ostalgia. While the exhibit is now closed, the image has stuck in my head — which is the result of effective conceptualism. Here’s what I wrote about his interpretation of the Polski Fiat for Forbes: Simon Starling’s process for the [...]
Terry Richardson Shoots Audrey And A BMW
In his daily diary, photographer Terry Richardson captures Audrey sitting on a BMW in the shade on a sunny day, kneecaps and all somewhere on a New York City street. Richardson worked with a more contemporary car recently. He shot this 55-second video for Mercedes-Benz highlighting the A-CLASS and model Jessica Stam wearing Giles Deacon for [...]
Lee Quinones Drives the Infiniti QX56
Our resident artist/car critic, Lee Quinones, weighs in on the supple SUV, the 2011 Infiniti QX56, for Gotryke. The 2011 QX56 has sizable presence to say the least. I would guess that when such size matters, then the wallet and road lanes come with the package because this pup takes it all. The bigger they [...]
Fiat 500: The Autobiography
The story of the Fiat 500 dates back to the Nuova 500 introduced in 1957 by the Italian motor company. Just as baby Fiats make its way deeper into the American landscape, Rizzoli presents the Fiat 500: The Autobiography. Here’s all things Fiat from Paparazzi campaigns to the technical good that highlights the finer point [...]
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