HomeHomehttp://www.thesmartskirt.com/home/2013-04-30T17:55:26ZSquarespaceGiraffage - Move Mehttp://www.thesmartskirt.com/home/2013/4/30/giraffage-move-me.htmlSmart Skirt2013-04-30T17:47:35Z2013-04-30T17:47:35Z

San Francisco producer Giraffage released Move Me today, ft. DWNTWN and Jhameel. A sexy and clean single that will no doubt send you into euphoria wherever you may be.

]]>This All Disappeared Todayhttp://www.thesmartskirt.com/home/2013/4/29/this-all-disappeared-today.htmlSmart Skirt2013-04-29T22:10:28Z2013-04-29T22:10:28Z

A renovation happening today will destroy the art installations at a nightclub in Paris formerly known as Les Bains. The building was closed in 2010 when it was deemed unsafe. Several urban artists were commissioned to create their own installations in the buildings deadspace in the interim, thanks to Magda Danysz. Such artists include Space Invader, Futura and Sambre who sourced materials from the decaying building.

The impromptu artist residency will not be mourned by most; during the entirety of the showcase the building remained inaccessible to the public. The building is slated to be fully renovated and opened as a new venue in 2014. The works are preserved only by the photographs taken by Jérôme Coton and Stephane Bissuel.

You can see more of the works here on the "One Day One Artist" site.

]]>Paint The Town: Hense Is The Namehttp://www.thesmartskirt.com/home/2013/4/6/paint-the-town-hense-is-the-name.htmlSmart Skirt2013-04-06T22:24:00Z2013-04-06T22:24:00ZPainting anything stationary is a losing game. Painting on the side of what one day will be destroyed by the elements is a noble pursuit. Most "serious" artists tend towards the more substantial, things they can have and hold and put their name on. Outdoor artwork and murals, unless they happen to be on a wall in post-war Germany, do not mature in value, or require an admission fee to be seen. Aside from a few beautifying projects in select cities, most artists have steered clear of painting things that don't move and can't be bought.
People need to make a living.
In this sense, outdoor art and graffiti are the ultimate expression of art. Pieces are impossible to buy, and oftentimes impossible to credit. Difficult to conceal, free to view, and temporary in permanent paint. And like most things in our immediate surroundings we ignore it, until someone makes a movie about it. The documentary, Exit Through the Gift Shop was released in 2010 and suddenly mainstream culture was wide awake to graffiti and all that goes with it.
Since, not a single respectable piece of writing on the subject of graffiti has been written without a Bansky reference.
I liken it to being a completely respectable female rapper and being compared to Lil Kim. Your craft trumps your style and everyone is still pointing to the other guy. But Hense is nothing like the other guy. Hense, also known as Alex, has been able to go from underground to inspiring graffiti, to larger than life murals, to drawings and installations. The Atlanta based artist may have not had the commercial success of other artists, that comes in the form of movies and internet hoax, but one thing is certain, Hense is the man. Lately he's been bathing buildings in blankets of color. He makes the kind of graffiti you wouldn't want to wash off, much less call graffiti. 
Check out more of his art in urban landscapes. The ATL based-artist was nice enough to answer some questions for us...

What was the first thing you ever painted?

That would probably be painting I did on a piece of paper when I was in kindergarten. 

Your work is on such a grand scale. Have you ever had any grand scale mishaps?

Knock on wood. Nothing major. Just heat exhaustion.

Where can we see your work right now? 

I have a few recent projects located in Washington DC, Richmond, NYC, Miami and Atlanta.

How has Atlanta influenced your art?

Atlanta has been a great place to grow as an artist. I've been able to maintain a studio and be able to travel whenever I need to for projects. There have been a lot of very talented artists who have lived in Atlanta at some point that were big influences on me. 

Did you ever have another job, besides being an artist?

Dishwasher. Worst thing ever.

 

 

Photo Credit Miguel “M.i.G” Martinez

]]>Bande Du Moment: F y f ehttp://www.thesmartskirt.com/home/2013/4/3/bande-du-moment-f-y-f-e.htmlSmart Skirt2013-04-03T20:54:36Z2013-04-03T20:54:36Z

"Waiting on those tables in sunny St. Tropez..."

Fyfe's songs are a welcome escape from the high tempo over hyped hits on the radio. A little under the radar, the Fyfe EP releases April 8 and you can pre-order it here. The man behind Fyfe is 23 yr old, Paul Dixon. Catalog under: alternative pop music, or day drinking mix tape. Perfect for contemplating, these songs feel like an overcast day in the middle of spring, which is sometimes just what the doctor ordered. 

 

]]>Calling All Humanshttp://www.thesmartskirt.com/home/2013/4/1/calling-all-humans.htmlSmart Skirt2013-04-01T20:25:51Z2013-04-01T20:25:51ZLiterally the only requirement to be on this blog is to be a human and be in NY. It's easier than graduating Kindergarten. The site is sprinkled with great street photography and gems of wisdom, anecdotes and the occasional superhuman.

“I did a little bit of everything. Was never great at anything… but I survived.”


Humans of New York 
]]>How To Stop Wasting Time, Foreverhttp://www.thesmartskirt.com/home/2013/3/26/how-to-stop-wasting-time-forever.htmlSmart Skirt2013-03-26T04:24:24Z2013-03-26T04:24:24ZCritics are calling this exercise "impossibly sobering" and "fun for all ages". Take it from someone that spends countless hours eating chcoolate bits and trolling the internet for the proper desktop wallpaper. "Time sucks," as people with hobbies refer to them, are a reality for everyone. Especially in the digital age where boredom is so easily solved by cat memes, celebrity instagrams, and shameless self promotion.

How To Stop Wasting Time, Forever

1. Calculate your age.

2. Multiply it by 365

3. Subtract that number from 36,500

4. That is how many days you have left on this earth, if you're lucky enough to live to 100.

5. Throw away all your junk and start living.

 

]]>RAC Remix Lovefool, Everybody Winshttp://www.thesmartskirt.com/home/2013/3/25/rac-remix-lovefool-everybody-wins.htmlSmart Skirt2013-03-25T04:46:00Z2013-03-25T04:46:00ZLovefool has long been a mix tape staple for 14yr old girls and karaoke songbirds alike. So when RAC remixed the classic track (see Baz Lurhmans Romeo & Juliet), we knew they weren't reinventing the wheel. RAC, also known as Remix Artist Collective gets straight to the point lifting the tempo just right for 2013. But maybe we aren't looking for something new under the sun, just a reason to play this on repeat for another 5 years. The original song, by Nina Persson, was written in an airport pre-boarding. The song is reminiscent of a time when airport travel wasn't so violating, bottled water was carried past security, nail clippers were just nail clippers, and hell - people wrote love songs in airports. Oh, 1996 how we miss you. 

]]>No One Is Ever Going To Believe Youhttp://www.thesmartskirt.com/home/2013/3/14/no-one-is-ever-going-to-believe-you.htmlSmart Skirt2013-03-14T17:34:10Z2013-03-14T17:34:10ZGuys,

Today I accidentally charged $700 to my bosses credit card under the name "Party Animal". Want. to. die.

]]>Young Dreams - First Days Of Somethinghttp://www.thesmartskirt.com/home/2013/3/6/young-dreams-first-days-of-something.htmlSmart Skirt2013-03-06T22:02:34Z2013-03-06T22:02:34ZHold on to it. Hold on as long as you can. But if you do find yourself single, drinking milk off the floor, listening to the same song on repeat in your underwear, or feeling lonesome in public spaces, this video will speak volumes.

Appropriately named "First Days of Something" this song by Young Dreams is all potential and devastation spun around in one melancholy snow globe. Shot in Norway by Kristoffer Borgli, you will be happy you don't live there. 

"I'm single, I'm not the lesser talented member of a duo anymore..."

]]>To Discuss Celebrityhttp://www.thesmartskirt.com/home/2013/3/6/to-discuss-celebrity.htmlSmart Skirt2013-03-06T16:44:02Z2013-03-06T16:44:02ZIt's a little known fact that celebrities age twice as fast as normal humans until age 18, at which point they age at half-speed until they reach 50 years of age, and are subsequently injected with embalming fluid til their death.


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