Miike Snow: Heart is Full

Pop experimenters Andrew Wyatt, Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg (the latter two produce a ton of music as Bloodshy & Avant, from Britney Spears’ “Toxic” to Hilary Duff’s “Sparks”) return for their third album as Miike Snow—the indie band that won the internet when they debuted from, what seemed like, out of the blue. “Heart is Full” is their first song together in three years, …

How Cyborg Moon Ribas Translates Seismic Activity into Dance

In 2013, performance artist Moon Ribas grafted a small computer chip onto her elbow, allowing her to sense every earthquake in the world. She uses this connection as the basis for her latest performance, “Waiting for Earthquakes,” in which she spontaneously choreographs dances to the Earth’s seismic activity. Online publication Hopes&Fears and GIF artist Alex Thebes recently visited Ribas to discuss how life with the …

Baz Luhrmann + Dustin Yellin Create Ruinart Champagne-Inspired Works

How a journal from 1831 influenced two acclaimed artists

Among champagne experts, Ruinart is known as the Parisian’s drink of choice. The reason for this extends beyond their extensive history and iconic underground caves and pertains more to thoughtful effervescence and reliable, luxuriant flavor profiles. It’s one portion of their history, however, that stood as inspiration for two pieces of work (commissioned by Ruinart) that were revealed last night at the private studio of …