There is something miraculously beautiful about Modigliani. He only painted a woman’s eyes when he was in love her. When he “knew her soul.”
Modigliani
Zeus Corp.
If you always wanted a tiny umbrella for your cigarette, Zeus Corp. is your last and probably only stop. Robert L. Stern, inventor and founder of the Zeus Corp., even has a tandem smoking device for when you feel romantic or a 4 foot long contraption intended to to bewilder the fuck out of people.
Music: Fever Ray
Karin Dreijer Andersson, one half of The Knife, releases a solo album. Click here to download: Fever Ray – “If I had a Heart”
Film Still: Let the Right One In (2008)
“Let the right one in/Let the old dreams die/They do not/They do not/They do not see what you want them to.” These lyrics by Morrisey are borrowed, aptly, for the title of one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen. In the seemingly permanent darkness of a Swedish winter, a tale unfolds of adolescent love and an incessant thirst for blood. “Let the Right One In” is scarce in theaters and is coming out on DVD this March.
Andy Warhol at the de Young
The Andy Warhol exhibit opens today at the de Young in San Francisco. On display are nearly 50 album covers that Warhol designed over the course of his career.
Estate Sale: Yves Saint Laurent
With an estimate of nearly 400 million dollars, the treasures and artifacts from Yves Saint Laurent’s apartment in Paris hits Christie’s auction block this month. Some items of note are paintings by Picasso, Goya, Léger, Matisse and an “iconic geometric composition by Mondrian.”
Read the NY Times Article Here
