The debut collaboration between Christopher Bailey of Burberry and Gosha Rubchinskiy, whose label is owned by Comme des Garcons may be the fresh new step Burberry needs. Referring to the dilution the brand has been suffering from for a significant period of time now, with Burberry’s signature pattern being ‘stolen’ by many other productions and becoming printed in various objects, including Burberry frauds.
This collaboration may be witnessed as ‘classic meets modern’, where modern everyday vibe channeled through Rubchinskiy’s street wears mixes with Burberry’s British classic, somewhat conservative signature tone. It may also be seen as a fashion ‘catch-up’, where yesterday’s fashion trends meet today’s newest contemporaries. Lastly, it may be seen as how fashion is merely a huge and developing loop, in which pieces of style from time to time not only experience developments but also comebacks.
Maybe in our reality today, the thought of entering a world without capitalism becomes outrageous, ridiculous even. But the mere thought and wonder of what the world would actually be like without it is just what the Museum of Capitalism in Oakland, California is trying to evoke through its exhibitions. Regarding the mission of the museum itself, its statement is the following, “Much of the evidence of capitalism is either eroding over time or simply not known or easily accessible to the public. Our ambition is to connect and integrate these many efforts before the evidence is erased forever.”
The establishment of the museum perhaps is heavily influenced by a statement from British political theorist Alex Callinicos, who suggested that one day there would be a museum to memorialize capitalism, just as we have museums of apartheid and communism today while speaking on a panel. By touring the museum, visitors may find thought-evoking installations regarding the current world’s primary economic system. Take for instance an interactive installation by Christy Chow (a Hong Kong artist) where visitors are given glimpses of the step-by-step process of garment assembling in a Chinese factory through a video while they run on a treadmill. Another installation is a massive piece of steel container as part of a sculpture by Gabby Miller (a Vietnamese-American artist). The message behind the installation is to remind visitors how container ship shipments from Oakland to Vietnam played a huge role during the Vietnam War.
The main idea of the museum is to simply make capitalism recognizable to the visitors. According to the curators, nowadays capitalism is so often performed that it becomes ubiquitous and invisible. And apparently ironically, the only way to make people aware of the fact is by presenting the possibilities of a world without it.
This may be a must try for those in need of a twist and a break from just your regular old burgers. A fresh new look and addition to the already existing culinary sensations within Jakarta, Belly Bandit proposes a new way of eating out and munching in on burgers through The Build Your Own Bandit Burger.
Also introducing your not so typical flavors to be added to your customized burger; avocado salsa, spicy corn relish, pickled jalapeno, bacon jam, and more. Definitely worth the munch for those who’re starting to find the regular-average-you can find at any junk food outlet type of burgers to be mundane and bland. Especially during this month where the constant need to find new exciting places to eat out with our dearest ones becomes more necessary.
You can find this Belly Bandit at the mezzanine floor in Noble House, Mega Kuningan or check them out on their website www.eatbellybandit.com.
Well, here’s a fresh yet somewhat twisted intake of how romance—both platonically and sexually—can be. Set in the near future, Spike Jonze tries to portray to us the ups and downs of being romantically hooked to a piece of machine. Through Her, Jonze definitely challenges his audience in redefining their understanding of how broad the term ‘modern love’ may be. And how literal—as he’s involving an actual product of modern technology into the equation.
Perhaps we’ve heard it countless times; how it’s possible for human relationships to develop and somehow change in this modern, digitalized age. However, Jonze actually takes us through the course of this movie to show how a lonely man can have a relationship through a machine; not with another person on the other side, but with the artificial intelligence of the machine itself. It definitely opens up our imaginations to realize not only how technology may have very far improvements in the future, but also how on a certain state of loneliness one might feel due to feeling alienated from one’s surroundings, one may actually consider having sex with an artificial intelligence—the details of which you may witness yourself by watching the film.
Overall, Her gives an explorative perspective and a whole new understanding of modern love. Presented in a poetic, calming, and beautifully written storyline, this one from Jonze definitely has what it takes to be considered a well curated and relevantly eye-opening piece of art, especially in a time where it becomes more necessary to understand the possibilities and difficulties of engaging in modern love.
Her (2013)
Director: Spike Jonze
Synopsis: A young man who feels lonely and empty with his life develops a romantic relationship with an operating system, only to discover that the relationship may not be so picture-perfect after all.
Japanese producer-turned recording artist Keigo Oyamada, better known as Cornelius, recently dropped a video for Sometime/Someplace. In this other peek into his latest album Mellow Waves, he takes viewers into a ‘dive’ in a world of his creation, where he’s seemingly floating into space in mellow and transcendent bass tunes.
Often described as experimental with his music, Cornelius is perhaps proving it to be true with the depths taken into creating another ‘world’ with Sometime/Someplace. With the beats, the bass, all with a touch of his Shibuya flare, Cornelius is definitely prepping the audience to welcome his fresh come back after over a decade of break.
Could an artist loose the vibes of his musical distinction after a significant number of published albums or records? Are those just other words for losing inspiration? As a part of the audience, we may not have the answer. All that we may know is that we might just not be ready for Childish Gambino to leave us hanging for good.
Donald Glover, who is better known in the music industry as Childish Gambino, announced recently at the Governor’s Ball that his next album might be his last. Stating that his continuation in the music industry would no longer be ‘necessary’, he felt he wouldn’t want to compromise his ‘punk’ approach to creating music after the successful rise of Awaken My Love, which is what continuing his persona as Childish Gambino might just do. According to Glover,
Perhaps Glover is acting smart and efficient by leaving the stage for good at the peak of Childish Gambino’s fame. He said, Redbone may have gotten many hooked to Gambino’s chill, laid-back yet electrifyingly addicting takes on being “punk”. But perhaps, this way of quitting his musical persona may just allow Glover to keep with him the remains of Gambino’s golden days as what will forever be known of Childish Gambino in his audience’s memories. After all, we will never look back and point at him as “that one-time wonder that people just wasn’t interested in listening to anymore.”
Backstage Life Bareng Grrrl Gang di Episode Kelima Vindy Ngapain?
Tahun ini Grrrl Gang mendapatkan kesempatan untuk menjadi salah satu line up di We The Fest 2019, dan Vindy diperbolehkan untuk mengikuti aktivitas mereka.
Tahun ini Grrrl Gang mendapatkan kesempatan untuk menjadi salah satu line up di We The Fest 2019, dan Vindy diperbolehkan untuk mengikuti aktivitas mereka.
Son of another Indonesian great, multi-instrumentalist-Jack Lesmana, Indra Lesmana is a child prodigy who learned how to master the keys at a young age, with his first performances done at the age of ten to an audience of hundreds and thousands, and his first album released when he was 12 years old. From child to adulthood, Indra Lesmana has dedicated his life to music.
With currently over 50 albums released, his musical endeavors are not restricted to jazz, Indra Lesmana has also released a multitude of critically acclaimed pop records, winning a BASF Award for his meaningful pop numbers. Currently busy promoting the first LLW record, LLW being his modern jazz trio with bassist-Barry Likumahuwa and drummer-Sandy Winarta, Indra Lesmana spared some time our of his busy schedule to talk to W_Music about some highlights from his three decade-long career, LLW, and leaves the viewers and aspiring musicians some words of wisdom. Enjoy!
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