Cool Hunting Video Presents: M3 Summit

Now in its third year, the M3 Summit is taking shape as the premiere experimental music festival during the annual Winter Music Conference week in Miami. Episode 27 of CH Video presents highlights of the unique acts that performed throughout the weekend as well as excerpts from the Keynote Speech by Chris Anderson, Editor in Chief of Wired magazine.

Jason Benjamin

Recently voted by Australian Art Collector as one of Australia’s 50 most collectable artists (alongside Brett Whiteley no less), Jason Benjamin has been exhibiting both locally and internationally (New York, London) since 1989. His artworks are evocative and vibrant, feeding off the unique colour palette of the vast Australian landscape. Kevin Spacey owns two of them. But they’re not for those on a budget—he was …

Alison Jackson

Like Garry Winogrand crossed with Jeff Wall, Alison Jackson creates jarring pseudo-documentary photos. Instead of stills cinematically staging the serenity of a night janitor mopping or a chaotic car crash, Jackson stages serene chaos with counterfeit celebrities caught in private moments. In one piece, look-alikes of David Beckham and Prime Minister Tony Blair talk poolside. Blair stands in a Speedo, Beckham is wrapped in a …