Nathalie Emiebach

Visualizing meteorological, astronomical and other data with woven reed sculptures

While artist Nathalie Emiebach’s sculptures look like Sarah Sze got ahold of some tinker-toys, the conceptual underpinnings are far more complex. Drawing on data sets—like the distance between sun and earth or moon phases—that she collects herself, Emiebach uses the information to dictate the dimensions, shapes and position of her reed weavings. Colorful sticks and constellations of beads represent other bits of data, like less …

Detroit Lives

Exploring Motor City's artistic renaissance through a Johnny Knoxville-led doc

The history of Palladium boots has always been one of exploration. Originally started as a tire brand in 1920, Palladium was known for tires so advanced that most European military aircrafts used them for their fleets. However, when the end of World War II saw the decrease of aircraft production, like many wartime businesses the company decided to take a different direction with the now-famous …

Black Swan

Darren Aronofsky's chilling film on a ballerina's crumbling psyche

Having already made a strong debut at the Venice Film Festival and ran as a sneak preview at Telluride this past weekend (where I saw it), Darren Aronofsky’s new picture Black Swan virtuosically mixes ballet, dark psychological drama and a standout performance by Natalie Portman to great cinematic effect. Shot by Matthew Libatique, viewers will recognize the harsh blue light and overall eerie look to …