GetFreaky Interview

Get FreakyInterview by Above Second

What is GetFreaky? What is the basic philosophy of the publication?

HelloFreaks: Get Freaky is an illustration fanzine. It’s pretty much a non-profit project as it’s sold very cheap. The aim, or philosophy of the fanzine is to allow people, artists or tho...Read more

THTF collectif

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Shinagawa Shinju

Esao Andrew

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John Baldessari

A Brief History Of John Baldessari is a fantastic short documentary that looks at the life and works of the American conceptual artist John Baldessari. Commissioned by LACMA for their first annual “Art + Film Gala”, the film is narrated by Tom Waits and directed by Catfish directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman.

Despite having a running time of just a little under six minutes, the film still manages to capture so much of Baldessari’s life, work and personality. It’s a documentary which is filled with quick edits, a frenzied pace and...Read more

Perfume Genius

Perfume Genius’s “Rusty Chains” is “a song for a man whose lover has died. He remembers a time, before his partner took sick, where everything felt safe and endless. He asks to be taken next, so they can be together again.”Read more

Ray Caesar

Ray Caesar recently opens ‘Sin and Sentimental’. Here are a couple of my favorite pieces.

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Project Mayhem

Chiha Gregory

French artist Chiha Gregory creates stunning yet strange oil painting. Using detailed landscapes and interiors to serve as backdrops for the focal figures, the work resounds with a kinetic energy explored through the use of paint application. The blurred figures are portrayed with slashes of bright color, distorting their features and creating an unsettling tone to the work. View more images below. – Via Read more

East West Connect

Above Second in hosted Arrested Motion’s first curatorial project, East West Connect, with a lineup that represented the diverse selection of art we love and cover for you every day. It was gratifying to see that art fans in HK appreciated this type of art as well, evidenced by the turnout and the ...Read more