Lithuanian-born, Portland-based photographer Darius Kuzmickas took this shot at Ace Hotel Portland using pinhole photography. See his show, up for only a couple more days, at the Stumptown Coffee Roasters in Downtown Portland.
We’re excited to debut our first ever photography-based room art in room 428 at Ace Hotel New York. The piece is by Sunny Shokrae, who wrestled with her inner village of oohs and aahs to bring us this exclusive, limited-edition, fully customized 2012 In / Out list. Now that you are informed, go forth into a new year.
IN: drug cartel
OUT: tulum resorts
IN: target shooting
OUT: russian baths
IN: rolling
OUT: tumbling
IN: steak n shake
OUT: corner bistro
IN: javeling
OUT: status updates
IN: singley farm
OUT: the hamptons
IN: chips
OUT: pretzels
IN: disappearing
OUT: raging
Time lampse by Sam J. Macon and Mark P. Smith
INTERVIEW : MATT BLACK
Matt Black is a director, image-maker and old friend born in Paris, now based in NYC, who has been crafting images on the streets, for high fashion, in film and for some of our favorite publications in the world for decades. He’s presenting Something Black, his first solo show, in the gallery space at Ace Hotel New York through January 5. The exhibition is a visually arresting collection of his work exploring American iconography, and features nine new original pieces including a collaboration with tattoo artist Mike Rubendall. A limited selection of prints are available at Ace Hotel New York and on our online shop.
Matt grew up in Paris and became inspired at a young age by American culture, moving to New York City in 1998. His style fuses the cinematics of high fashion with the urgency of street art. He’s directed short films with the like of Paz de la Huerta and Rinko Kikuchi, and has created work for Dior, Louis Vuitton, Jil Sander, Porter and Joseph. He also shot our Beams Japan x Wings + Horns boxing collection at Gleason’s Gym in Manhattan. As the worlds of art and street culture become more intertwined, we love that Matt retains his eye for the authentic and the visionary. He shared with us a little bit about what makes him tick.
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I AM WORKING MAINLY WITH A BLACK AND WHITE PALETTE. IN FLATTENING THE COLOR, I CAN FOCUS ON TEXTURE THROUGH DIFFERENT MEDIUMS, BUILDING ON CONTRAST AND TONE TO CREATE A BALANCED AND LAYERED IMAGE.
AS WE ARE NOW SO IMMERSED IN A DIGITAL AGE, I HAVE BEEN PLAYING WITH THE IDEA OF MIXING THESE DIGITALLY REORGANIZED IMAGES WITH UNTAMPERED PHOTOGRAPHS, CUTTING AND PASTING THE TWO TOGETHER IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP A HUMAN TOUCH AND SENSE OF ACCIDENT IN MY WORK.
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I HAVE IN MY STUDIO A COLLECTION OF VARIOUS OBJECTS, BOOKS AND IMAGES, SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE SOME OF WHICH REFLECT MY CURRENT MOOD AND INSPIRATIONS…
I LIKE THE IDEA OF CURATING MY SURROUNDING ON IMPULSE WITHIN THE GUIDELINES OF MY AESTHETIC.
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I’M INSPIRED BY ARAKI NOBUYOSHI, HELMUT NEWTON, ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE, LARRY CLARK…
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I HAVE TWO WAYS THAT I LIKE TO MAKE IMAGES. ONE IS SPONTANEOUS, WHERE I SIMPLY CAPTURE A MOMENT. THE OTHER IS DELIBERATE, WHERE I STAGE THE SUBJECT OR SCENE IN A FRAME I CREATE. I HAVE BEEN PLAYING WITH THE IDEA OF MIXING THE TWO TO GIVE A SENSE OF REALITY WHILE EXPLORING ICONS THAT CONTINUALLY APPEALE TO ME ON A PERSONAL LEVEL. THE LANDSCAPES AND BACKGROUNDS WORK EITHER AS STAGES OR BRIDGES TO THE REAL WORLD.
Prints top to bottom are Werewolf (with Mike Rubendall), South of No North and Totem.
Melissa Huffsmith-Rothm tripped the light fantastic for our Ace x Impossible online gallery and contest. Get some of our film here and submit your own.
Happenstance curvatures and organic deconstruction on our Impossible x Ace online gallery. Submit your own at acehotel.com/impossible — we’ll be sending tokens of our appreciation out once a month or so, and curating a show at the Ace Hotel New York gallery space in fall 2012 from the online gallery. Vote on your favorites, too — you’re helping us curate.
If you’re fresh out of instant analog film, you can pick up some of our custom Ace x Impossible stuff — limited edition packs of PS600 instant film and a Starter Kit with film and a meticulously refurbished Polaroid camera.
Photos in order by Katerina Fiorello, Mariano Biazzi Alcàntara, Sorin Constantin Vidis and Gregory Bencivengo.
Our friend Travis Blue has some photo and video work on display at the U.N. in New York as part of Design with the Other 90%: Cities. The show is curated The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum and it celebrates innovation in urban design in the developing world.
Travis volunteers for a micro-farming organization called Abalimi Bezekhaya in South Africa, and represents them at the United Nations. These photos are from his time spent there — see more in person through January at the show.
Photos by Travis Blue
We’re excited to announce our new partnership with old friends - The Impossible Project. Impossible produces new instant film for classic Polaroid cameras, keeping the visceral art of instant analog photography alive for today’s romantics.
To empower you to capture every fleeting moment, each guest room at Ace Hotels in New York, Palm Springs, Portland and Seattle is now stocked with a refurbished Polaroid camera and limited edition, custom packs of Impossible x Ace Hotel PX600 Silvershade instant black & white film in the mini-bar.
Custom film and cameras are also available on our online shop and at select niche retail shops worldwide including The Impossible Project Spaces in Vienna, Tokyo and New York.
To celebrate, we’re hosting a gallery show through October 14, featuring works by friends of Ace and The Impossible Project. To learn more about the artists on display or to share your own work with fellow dreamers and instant photography-lovers alike, check out acehotel.com/impossible.
We’ll have more news about our year-long collaboration with Impossible right here on our blog. Stay tuned…
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