Street style photographer-God Tommy Ton recently teamed up with Club Monaco on a line of bags. There are three pieces in the collection. Though Tommy leaked a few images of them on Jak & Jil last month, the the official launch was last week. The event was at the 5th Ave. store. More about the event and bags, here.
The Brooklyn Museum recently opened a new exhibit featuring the work of the late Keith Haring. I was able to stop by for the member preview. It is definitely worth checking out.
The famous Bowery mural space was ritualistically whitewashed over the weekend, in preparation for the latest installment in a long series of famed street artists. The past few days, Retna has been affixing his signature brand of scrit. This is how it looked on Tueday night, March 6th.
I probably wouldn’t normally post photos of a retail space on this blog. But, I thought that the new Rothman’s was so dope that I really wanted to share. It is a homegrown NYC business that has been around for longer than most of us have been alive. It recently moved from it’s spot on the north end of Union Square to a location on Park Ave. S. and 18th (not far from the former spot). Here is a little more detail on the business, in the Selectism coverage.
Brian Donnelly a/k/a KAWS opened a new installation in Atlanta over President’s Day weekend 2012. The Exhibit featured the traveling companion that was at the New York City Standard Hotel for most of the winter. Indoors, KAWS had a large mural on display in the atrium portion of the museum, as well as other canvases and sculptures. Check the coverage on HS, here.