Interview: Matthew Brandt

The experimental photographer makes images combining acid burnouts, velvet and cocaine

While his imagesmade from bubblegum, honeybees and toothpastequickly grabbed the attention of collectors and curators worldwide, LA-based artist Matthew Brandt continued to explore the potential of other curious media in order to challenge the boundaries of what can be understood and accepted as photographic. With a recent show called “Velvet and Bubble Wrap” at LA’s M+B gallery, his first solo museum show”Sticky/Dusty/Wet”at the Columbus Museum …

Intel + Opening Ceremony’s Wearable Tech

We speak with Intel's VP of New Devices Group Ayse Ildeniz on the fusion of tech and fashion through the collaboration with Barney's, OC and the CFDA

“The big smartphone wave came, and the tablets have come, and people’s interaction with technology has been changing, significantly increasing the amount of people technology has touched over the years,” explains Ayse Ildeniz, VP of New Devices Group at Intel during a recent chat at CES. Recognizing the era of wearable technology is fast approaching, tech giant Intel recently announced a strategic collaboration with fashion …

Interview: Mark Fox

Our discussion with the NYC via Ohio artist on the influence of puppets, Sunday Mass and a fateful tornado in his acclaimed work

Manipulation is something everybody experiences every day—good or bad, conscious or unconscious. For NYC-based artist Mark Fox, manipulation has permeated his entire body of work and is a theme he continues to explore in his latest exhibition “MFKPMQ.” The exhibition—which opens today, 16 January 2014, and runs until 22 February at NYC’s Robert Miller Gallery—presents the acclaimed artist’s most developed work to date. Fox first …