• Very Bushwick and very fabulous (NYT)
• You know how we do in Brooklyn (Inc.)
• Pitchfork is Times-worthy.
• I managed to avoid reading any commentary on Inception until I actually saw it for myself yetserday, though at this point, I cannot possibly hope to catch up with all of the bandwidth that has been spilled (not to mention plot spoiled)—in theory and in practice, for example—over Nolan’s polarizing masterpiece. Also: A.O. Scott on film criticism in the digital age in theory and in practice; Dileep Rao (who plays Yusef) gives us the straight dope; Jonah Lehrer speculates on the neuroscience behind the film. Plus, Jonah Lehrer on LSD (in a manner of speaking)
• Am I guilty of “a breezy writing style”? (The Economist; related: China’s microblog macro-crackdown)
• Amid all the talk of his new book Imperial Bedrooms, Bret Easton Ellis also finds time to reflect on American Psycho (The Guardian)
• Sasha Frere-Jones endorses music in cloud form (The New Yorker)
• Tom Vanderbilt included a link to Dave Horton’s unabashedly self-righteous five-part essay on the fear of cycling in his own musings on bicycle highways for Slate. Definitely required reading for anyone who chooses to bike for transportation (as opposed to simply for leisure), with the caveat that it feels a bit too much like justification for my sense of entitlement that I feel when I tell pedestrians to get out of the bike lane. Still, the car culture of the US is easily worse than that of the UK (where Horton’s expertise lies; at least London has congestion pricing) and the essay actually affirmed my fear that cycling still has a long way to go.

• Deitch’s new projects (NYT)
• Brillo: from design to art (Print via BoingBoing)
• An amazing tale of art forensics (highly recommended) (New Yorker; cf.)
• Brion Gysin at the New Museum (NYT); interview with curator Laura Hoptman (AnOther)
• Graffiti prosecution in the Bronx vs. abroad
• Rhizome visits Babycastles.
• Wu Guanzhong, Chinese Artist, Dies at 90 (NYT)
• Why the Art World Hates “Work of Art” (Salon)
• Why Saltz kind of likes “Work of Art” (NYMag); he’s been recapping the show lately. (GQ, for their part, has been interviewing guest judges lately, but New York, not to be one-upped, has exit interviews, including why token outsider Erik kind of likes Jerry Saltz.
• Saltz on the Whitney as it should be (NYMag); Christian Marclay reviewed by his significant other (NYT); plus, the Whitney as it might be and Whitneys that never were; last but not least,  The Future Is Stupid: Jenny Holzer × Keds × Whitney = Bloomingdale’s Live Art

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1. Bracketology (1985-2009) infographic by Leonardo Aranda.

2. Jan Smith photographed the abandoned ships at Nouadhibou in Mauritania. (GOOD)

3. Jeff Koons × BMW (NYT / PSFK)

4. Domino Sugar Factory bombed by NEKST, ADEK, HAELER, and CHEW. (TWBE)

5. My boy Eugene from Hypebeast is curating a photography show in Hong Kong. (HB)

Day Job
curated by Eugene Kan
Above Second Gallery
31 Eastern Street [map]
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
852.3483.7950
Opening Reception: Friday, April 9, 6-10pm

6. Photo gallery of construction for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. (Boston Globe)

7. Work by Beijing-based photographer Phoebe Jin. (NeochaEDGE)

8. Usugrow – Shinkai, from Hasadhu, in the Night Before a Storm. Juxtapoz / s.butterfly

Usugrow
Hasadhu, in the Night Before a Storm
StolenSpace Gallery
Dray Walk, The Old Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane [map]
London E1 6QL
+44 (0) 207 247 2684
Through April 18, 2010

9. Zuriick website re-design: the Salt Lake City-based footwear purveyors are stepping it up this season with the new premium ‘Shug‘ silhouette, just in time for the nice weather.

10. Photorealist painter Emily Burns is cutting her teeth as a Koons studio assistant. (Notcot)

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Bonus pic: Springtime at Nighttime in NYC (Terry Richardson)

Common Projects at Gargyle

It’s high time to treat get a new pair of kicks for spring / summer… if only I had the cash to throw down for those Common Projects’ überpremium Vans…

Convertible Stan Smiths

Looks like Nike's also trying to give Vans a run for the money

Overkill x New Balance 577 - Berlin Wall

Related: The Choosy Beggar’s Footwear Fails, after GQ’s Men’s Worst Style Mistakes.

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I don’t know why, but my first reaction to this picture was to laugh out loud.

Seriously though, I would have loved to have been there.

2 Many Bonus Beats!

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Although All Gone 2009—LaMJC’s annual compendium of “The Finest of Street Culture”—has been out in Europe for about a month now, the coveted tome is finally coming stateside to party.

This year’s edition and previous installments can be perused in their entirety in a web-based viewer here.

The Reed Space is playing host to the much-anticipated streetwear event.

All Gone 2009 Release Party
The Reed Space
151 Orchard (at Stanton) [map]
New York NY 10002
212 / 253-0588
Saturday, February 13, 7-10pm

Dior Homme Chukka, via HB as always.

At this point in short history of IYK, it should be fairly obvious that I have a thing for shoes.

Hiroshi Fujiwara is on point as always. Via DQM.

Hair and shoes say it all. Everything in between is forgivable as long as you keep it simple. Trying to talk with your clothes is passive-aggressive.

–Rick Owens, Rules of Style on Details.com. Total classic.

Jak & Jill has an absolutely gorgeous (vaguely pornographic) look at Louis Vuitton's F/W 2010 Accessories

Kr3w has a new line of understated skate-inspired styles.

The Kr3w Jackson is a nice take on a dressed-up plimsol or dressed-down derby

The piping reminds me of the Zuriick Beata, which I've had my eyes on for a while now

I haven't owned a pair of Sambas in forever, but (like everyone else I know) there was a good four-year stretch where they were the only shoe I owned. As in, one pair lasted me four years. Good times.

Onitsuka Tiger's Mexico 66 in a new slimmer "DX" version. Notice that the Samba above also appears to have the Mexico 66's trademark "X" detailing on the heel.

As with so many things on this blog, a shameless self-promotion: I've been getting a lot of comments on my Swear Jimmy oxfords. It really is a beautiful shoe and I would seriously consider getting another pair.

Some tasty new dishes by Gourmet

While I’m on the subject, the Coolhunter has a feature on premium shoe stores. The only one I recognize is Wish in Atlanta, pictured above. (Complex recently interviewed Wish GM Frank Cooke.) Now that I think of it, Wish looks a bit like NYC’s Alife Rivington Club. Nike’s 21 Mercer and DQM hold their own as well, but I still think that Wish sets the standard for concept-y retail. (While I was in Beijing, I scoped out Deal and the Source, but I never made it to Mess.)

Old school via HB Streetsnaps

–”Super clean” Air Max 1. (I can’t really justify buying another pair of shoes right now, but these are at the top of the list anyway…) (DQM)

–Marc Jacobs mixtape USB hub. (HB)

–Deconstructed Red Wing boot.

–From fast food to high-classed food. (R29 via the Cool Hunter)

–The Wolverine 1000 Mile Addison Boot is a very close second on that list. (HB)

–MISMO Wrinkle Collection. (HB)

–Snapped a new release from Creative Recreation at (capsule)

–The Jansport Urban Framework series was also on display at (capsule). The copy on the Jansport site is priceless: “Williamsburg. Park Slope. Bed-Stuy. Coney Island. Flatbush. Kilimanjaro?” (HB)

–Oak’s semi-annual exercise in game theory, the 304050 sale, culminates with half-price pieces from the likes of Surface2Air (above), Vanishing Elephant (below), among others, in limited sizes.

These are objects.

–A Continuous Lean is giving away limited-edition motel-inspired key rings. Get ‘em while they’re hot.

–Chinese industrial designer Daizi Zheng is getting some buzz for her innovative Nokia green phone, which runs on a carb-fueled bio-battery. Enzymes convert the sugars from, say, a can of Coke, into electrical energy. (Dezeen)

She has also created concept packaging for fruits and vegetables.

–The Nike Air Force 1 High Hiking Boot is the latest manifestation of the hiking / workboot aesthetic—hexagonal eyelets, heavy-duty laces, stiff leather upper, earthy colorway—that they introduced last fall with the Royal Mid (pictured below). Drawing inspiration from the likes of Red Wing Boots, the workboot look—classic in itself—refreshes a classic sneaker silhouette. I’ve never been a big fan of the AF1 midsole, but the perforated swoosh is a nice understated touch. (HB)

That said, I prefer the inaugural Royal Mid version: the trademark strap of the AF1 High imparts more of an overt streetwear aesthetic as opposed to the cleaner cut of the lesser-known Royal Mid style.

–Pavement’s 2010 comeback continues, this time in greatest-hits form. The “fully remastered 23-track compilation”, entitled Quarantine the Past, “digs deeper than the hits” and is slated for a March 9th release. Matador has challenging fans to guess the final tracklisting in order to win a handful of Pavement-related prizes. (Matador)

–Arrested Motion is on top of its game as usual, with recent coverage of Blu, Os Gemeos, and Ryan McGinley (all of whom are worthy of fuller discussion in future posts), plus a nice December recap. Good stuff.

–Raphael Zarka = Richard Serra × DQM. Awesome. (DB)

–The Knife has posted a new mp3 (download link) from their forthcoming operatic (literally) recording Tomorrow, in a Year.  More details here. (The Knife / Soundcloud /  YANP)

–An interview with Scott Schuman, a.k.a. the Sartorialist (Pedestrian TV via SlamxHype)

–Engadget has mixed feelings about the much-hyped Nexus One, Google’s foray into consumer hardware / direct challenge to Apple, which was released today. Gizmodo and TechCrunch, on the other hand, are considerably more impressed.

–Peter Ammentorp Lund transforms himself into an Avatar. (HB) Speaking of Avatar, I have a weird suspicion that Fuck Buttons’ Tarot Sport would make a surprisingly good soundtrack to James Cameron’s cinematic epic.

–This is from a few weeks ago, but Inventory Magazine (formerly the h(y)r collective) has a beautifully shot feature on Visvim’s spring collection in its natural habitat, a converted warehouse in Paris.

–Gourmet’s new Sedici model (top) totally riffs on the Jordan Campus Chukka (bottom). Then again, Gourmet is know for its ultra-clean renditions of Jordan silhouettes… though in this case I think the latter has the more minimal design. (Complex / HB; see also: Giuliano Fujiwara, Y-3)

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–Work by Wang Qingsong. The second piece, “Home”, reminds me of Jonah Freeman and Justin Lowe’s Black Acid Co-Op installation at Deitch Projects over the summer (which I worked on). (Designboom)

–New Lil’ Wayne: “Drop the World (ft. Eminem)” from Weezy’s forthcoming Rebirth, slated for a Feb. 1st release. Related: Gucci Mane is the new Lil’ Wayne? Is this what I’ve been missing in American music in the last two months? (HB)

–Nike × Maharam. Beautiful. (The Times T Magazine)

–Stanley Donwood lends his Eraser aesthetic to Oakley. I wonder what Thom thinks? (HB)

–”World’s Largest Solar Energy Office Building Opens in China” (Inhabitat)

–Holey MacBook Pro, Batman! (Lily Sussman via Engadget)