We’re wrapping up 2019 on a cultural high note. There’s much to do this December, and the list extends well beyond the realm of “holiday.” SIXTY’s resident culture finder/writer selects some of the best things happening this month, from a showcase of this year’s most noteworthy films to a...
Read moreIt’s hard to believe that 2019 is coming to an end. As trawlers of art and culture, we see trends that are either emerging or crystallizing, and this year is all about esoteric symbols, patterns, and unrealized design. For this month’s edition of Art Beat, SIXTY has selected shows in...
Read moreRay and Charles Eames. Florence and Hans Knoll. Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi. The worlds of design and architecture have cultivated some of history’s most legendary power couples. Working as a team, these duos have shaped cities, molded interiors, defined the aesthetic of their respective era. In consuming...
Read moreIf a picture says a thousand words, a movie trailer says… a trillion? Whatever the math might be, in the video you’re about to see, directors Laura Gorun Cooper Roussel and Dimitri Basil manage to communicate whole films in two-second shots accompanied by distinctive title overlays. For Joywave’s “Obsession,”...
Read moreTo meet Dadybones is to love Dadybones. Or, rather, to meet Lola Abbey is to love, well, you get it. The L.A.-based designer is inextricably tied to her brand, and the things she makes are true extensions of herself. Abbey is playful, excitable, and jubilant. Dadybones follows suit. When...
Read moreFKA twigs‘s latest album, MAGDALENE, dropped last Friday and it’s already making those “Best of the Year” lists. “Sad Day” is its fourth single, and it is a gem among gems. It, along with other tracks, was written in the aftermath of a well-publicized breakup with actor Robert Pattison....
Read moreA peculiar dichotomy exists in the work of designer Harry Nuriev. His is a war between shameless opulence and strident restraint. As the founder of Crosby Studios, Nuriev excels in the creation of interiors that seem almost at odds with themselves: the brass of a modern sofa screams from...
Read moreWell if this isn’t the prettiest thing we’ve come across in a long, long time. For the video for EDEN’s “Projector,” directors Zhang and Knight created a dreamy set in sunset-y hues. The light pouring through geometric shapes—which smartly convey the theme presented in the song’s title—brings to mind...
Read moreNovember marks the beginning of the holiday marathon that will take us to the end of the year. While the end of the month will inevitably be spent cross-country traveling and carving the turkey with relatives, you’ve got plenty of time to pack your calendar with events that do...
Read moreAnyone who’s embarked on a gallery crawl in the last month knows we’re still in the post-Labor Day afterglow otherwise known as—if you’ll allow us to invent a helpful phrase—”art season prime time.” It’s a good time to be out and about, friends. Go get inspired. For this month’s edition...
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