Here’s a curated ’74Picks round-up of the best to read, watch, listen, and do this week. From the first ’74Escape Playlist curated by Demet Müftüoğlu-Eşeli, and our favorite Wim Wenders feature to our photography spotlight Jacques Henri Lartigue, and newly opened MONUMENTS NOW exhibition in New York City. LISTEN: ’74Escape Playlist #1 by Demet Müftüoğlu-Eşeli
The newly opened ‘74Escape Gallery & Store highlights the works of Turkish contemporary ceramic artists and designers while presenting a journey into our culture.The creative contemporary scene in Turkey –both in design and art– has been bustling for quite some time now. Both up and coming young artists and established names produce works that usually
Fascinated by the blend of art with various disciplines and out-of-the-box forms of display, Bryce Wolkowitz, Founder of Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery in New York, dedicated his career to support an array of innovative and multi-disciplinary practices on art. ‘74 Co-Founder Demet Muftuoglu Eseli asked Wolkowitz how he got involved in the field of public art,
JR is an artist who is in equal measures, a photographer and a graffiti artist. By fly posting black and white photographic images in public locations such as buildings, he states that the street is “the largest art gallery in the world. Initially beginning his career as a teenage graffiti artist on the streets of
Swedish fashion designer Johan Lindeberg is the founder of J. Lindeberg, Paris68, and BLK DNM. He has previously worked with Hans Brindfors Annonsbyra ad agency, Justin Timberlake, Diesel, William Rast, and Absolut. Johan has a daughter, Blue Lindeberg, who is a model. Source Tell us a little bit about your background. What was it like to pursue an interest in
German journalist Sven Schumann is co-founder of the online interview magazine The Talks. Schumann is also editor of Purple Magazine and started his own company, Black Ink. Source How did you end up with this profession?I always enjoyed talking to people, so it came to me pretty naturally. I started working with magazines around the world first
Joseph Dirand has been sharpening his eye since childhood, he knows how to see, a rare quality indeed. He sees the space and perspective of a place. His sense for composition comes from his creative family background, he has a scenographer’s eye and frames volume with extreme precision. Dirand is sensitive to the way light
