i love this new WWF spot from Ogilvy & Mather Mexico, directimated by Mato Atom... we're all connected indeed!
after seeing Peter Bjorn & John, meeting George Herms, forefather of theBeat Generation , was last week's highlight. it's difficult to pin down his amazing multimedia assemblage - a free-jazz opera with large-scale sculptural instruments, live and recorded video, Bobby Bradford and the Mo’tet, the Theo Saunders group, and the voice of soprano Diana Briscoe... the show started in reverse with a curtain call & ended with an invitation to explore the stage being slowly dismantled! all i can say is that it was an extremely touching happening, coloured with a sharp sense of humour! George Herms isn't merely an artist; GEORGE HERMS IS ART!
after seeing Peter Bjorn & John, meeting George Herms, forefather of the
earlier in the week, i was back at Soho House for Adria Petty's presentation of her documentary on her friend Regina Spektor - Live In London:
Adria is a sweetheart. so is Tom Petty, her supportive dad who was in the room... later that evening, Mel Gibson came up to the bar & ordered what looked like something that would fuel the crazy that has been reported in the tabloids... this was my cue to head to the safety of my bed!
friday night, i swung by the super cramped, overly crowded & ambitious opening at This LA, where a few directors i know presented art work, such as Molly Schiot whose piece i never got to see due to how packed & uncomfortable the space was. but here's a fun short she did with the sexy Malin Akerman & the adorable Biba... real art on da face:
later friday evening, i headed to another party in Silverlake, at the space that housed Urb Magazine way back when, now the home of Dirty Robber & World War Seven:
i wrapped up the weekend with a farewell dinner for a friend leaving for 3 months, to work on Marvel Studios' The Avengers... sounds like a fun project! our little gathering was like a mini USC Film School reunion:
