Introducing our Guest Writers: Shepard Fairey
We featured a series of guest contributions from iconic street artist Shepard Fairey, where he wrote about the work of some of his favorite artists, photographers, bands and DJs. Fairey’s iconic image of Barack Obama was featured on the cover of Time Magazine’s Person Of The Year issue, but even before that he was well known as the creator of the ubiquitous Andre The Giant sticker. Read the posts that Fairey wrote for Lost At E Minor. Photo via LaTaco.
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Holy cow, look at these awesome sculptures by Los Angeles-based artist Evan Holloway! So rad. Read more
Sometimes seeing a movie without any knowledge of what it’s about makes for an incredible experience. I encountered a similar effect when viewing David Adamo’s new show at Untitled. I had heard his name before, and maybe seen an image or two of his work, but I definitely wasn’t prepared for this full-fledged attack on the gallery’s space. Read more
Ten Masked Men are a British parody band that does death metal covers of famous pop songs by Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, and many others. One of my favorites is their cover of Justin Timberlake’s ‘Cry Me a River’. It’s epic.
Mecanoo Architects created this amazing house for the Nefkens family in the Wageningen municipality of the Netherlands. Man, why can’t I be rich? Life is so unfair.
I’m enjoying reading the insight and witticisms of the Indie Breakfast Club blog, which casts a wide net over entrepreneurship and what it means to be one and still have a conscience.
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Bikes, text messages, objects found in her apartment … there seems to be nothing that artist Olek can’t crochet. Read more
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A little infectious lollipop rock anyone? Feel free to embarrass yourself singing along at the stoplight. If the other drivers give you that look, roll down the windows and spread the love.
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Okayboss is an illustrator based in sunny Sydney who combines the powers of PB&J sandwiches, cats on the Internet, and a pocketful of edible crayons into a rainbow Voltron drawingbot. His shirts are anything from abstract space particles, to hands with expressions, while his music-inspired art prints are playful, witty, and gorgeous. Okayboss items are available for sale in the Lost At E Minor Store. Read more
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