Helen Toomer Takes Over Pulse Art Fair

An interview with the contemporary show's visionary new director

Few events each year successfully gather and contextualize movements within the arts world. In its ninth edition, NYC’s iteration of the Pulse Contemporary Art Fair manages to do exactly that. Fifty international exhibitors showcase the work of hundreds of artists in a highly connected, meticulously curated event. And, at the forefront of it all, stands HelenToomer; the newly appointed director of the fair. With an …

A Conversation with Composer Cliff Martinez

The brains behind the film music for Solaris, Drive and Spring Breakers on his newest bloody project with Steven Soderbergh and more

A Q&A with film score composer Cliff Martinez at Moogfest this year attracted a mix of curious festival attendees and die-hard fans—many of whom cared much more for Martinez’s dark, ambient scores than the actual movie plots. The regular Steven Soderbergh collaborator (“Sex, Lies and Videotape,” “Traffic,” and “Solaris”) has reached even more prominence lately since scoring critically acclaimed films such as Nicolas Winding Refn’s …

Struktur Conference

The first creative event for the outdoor industry brings together leading thinkers in manufacturing, fashion and design

The first ever Struktur conference recently took place over two sunny days in early May. Located in the beautiful Ecotrust building in downtown Portland, Oregon, the conference was billed as “the first creative conference for the active outdoor industry” and brought together some of the most innovative minds in design, fashion and outdoor technical apparel for two days of presentations, networking and collaborative brainstorming. Surrounded …