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Watch Ice Cube Talk LA Architecture

By Alison Nastasi on

If you’ve been waiting all day to listen to legendary MC Ice Cube wax poetic about architecture and husband/wife designers Charles and Ray Eames, then we’ve got the perfect video for you. Past the break, listen to the rapper-actor discuss LA architecture in a new promo video for the massive art event, Pacific Standard Time. The former NWA member takes a tour of the Eames house in Pacific Palisades, which he says is a perfect example of resourceful design and a showcase of structure and nature as one. Click on to hear Ice talk about “gangster traffic” and one of LA’s most memorable constructions. We’ve also included the Anthony Kiedis/Ed Ruscha and Jason Schwartzman/John Baldessari videos so you can play catch up in the series. … Read More

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Photography

Polaroid Masterpieces: Highlights from The WestLicht Collection

By Caroline Stanley on

Back in March the Vienna-based WestLicht Museum of Photography purchased the International Polaroid Collection from the Swiss Musée de l’Elysée in Lausanne, saving it from being sold off piecemeal with the rest of the bankrupt company’s holdings. Made up of 4,400 photos by 800 international artists, including such well-known names as Ansel Adams, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Andy Warhol, this massive body of work was shot primarily in the ’70s and ’80s using special custom made cameras and film that was not available on the market — all provided by Polaroid’s founder, Edwin Herbert Land. Beginning today, 350 of the images will go up on display in Austria; click through to view a selection of highlights from the collection, including our absolute favorite — ANDY SNEEZING. … Read More

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