Friend & Stranger

Photo by Julius Schulman of Neutra looking over the Silver Lake reservoir

Richard Neutra's VDL Research House in Silver Lake opened to the public a couple of weeks ago. Originally built in 1932 the house burned down in 1963 but was quickly rebuilt the following year. The house is now open for tours.

The third and final episode of Hi Shredability with Thomas Campbell is up on VBS TV.

Phillips de Pury and Milk Gallery are hosting an auction to benefit the Stoked Mentoring program. The organization is a non profit program aiming to assist "at risk" kids by introducing them to alternative sports like skateboarding, surfing, a snowboarding. The auction will be held on April 5th at 6pm at Milk Gallery (450 W. 15th St. NY). The amazing line up of work include Phil Frost, Barry McGee, Geoff McFetridge, Kenzo Minami, Tom Sachs, Swoon, Spencer Tunick, Kehinde Wiley, Tobin Yelland, Chris Yormick, and many others.

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New York Times's, Urban Eye interviews Michel Gondry as he walks us through the "Be Kind Rewind" exhibition at the Deitch. The movie opens today.

The product pit



Thought I'd write up about the show after some photos have been posted. Bobby of Kitsune Noir was at the opening last night and snapped several shots from the exhibition. See more from his flickr set.

thanks Bobby.

Rumors are spreading all over the net over the state of Wild Things. Warner Brothers may not release Jonze's version due to early screening results and the belief that the film isn't commercial enough. The entire movie may have to be re-shot without Jonze. NY Mag, Dark Horizons, Chud.

Donald Judd Was a Son of a Bitch Wrecked His Train in a Whorehouse Ditch

Wayne White's early artistic career began commercially, designing sets for music videos that included Peter Gabriel's "Big Time" and the Smashing Pumpkins's "Tonight Tonight" as well as television shows like "Pee-wee's Playouse." He eventually moved into the 2-d realm with thrift store paintings, a series he's been working on since 1999. On March 15, Western Project will be exhibiting his works in its Culver City gallery. He's currently in a group show at the Ottawa Art Gallery, an interview with White was conducted last week, you can listen to the podcast here or the mp3 version. In the conversation he explains his thought process behind the thrift store paintings and how his show at Western Project will evolve and depart from this.

Jason Miller is featured in Dwell's Emerging Designer series, though he's been at it for some time now. His most notable pieces are the ceramic antler lamps and chandeliers he designed in 2003. Miller's humor and wit are apparent in his products and have been compared to the Dutch design group, Droog.