Sködia’s Stylishly Cozy Sweats

Introducing "softwear" made from materials like terry cloth, sweats and wool

As the colder seasons approach, a collective sigh can be heard all over the Northern Hemisphere. Few times of the year flatter the sartorially-minded quite like fall and winter, with ample opportunities to experiment with layering and jump on the cozy “softwear” movement. Championing said movement with sweats on sweats on sweats, is Sködia, a new brand from NYC-by-way-of-Australia designer Jess McKie. Sködia is all …

Highlights From the 2014 New York Art Book Fair

The annual celebration of printed matter from publishers big and small

Now in its ninth year, the New York Art Book Fair—hosted by Printed Matter at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City—gathers together the most important and influential book and zine publishers in the industry for what has become a mecca for art book lovers everywhere. Unrivaled in its scope, the fair not only provides the opportunity to discover gems from small publishers worldwide which would …

Richard Prince: “New Portraits”

The multi-disciplined artist bends the rules of portraiture for his new Instagram-based show at NYC's Gagosian Gallery

by Charlotte Anderson It’s undeniably weird and yet somehow unsurprising to see Richard Prince’s Instagram feed plastered on gallery walls. On view at NYC’s Gagosian Gallery, Prince’s latest exhibit, “New Portraits,” is characteristically straightforward—frustratingly, cleverly straightforward. Each “portrait”—a screengrab from Prince’s Instagram—is printed on canvas. Hyper-granulated photographs line the walls complete with emoji-peppered commentary. In the same way Prince made stills from the Marlboro man …