RECREATING CLASSIC WORKS OF ART |ART

Julianne Moore in Armani Privé as a Degas dancer, Peter Lindbergh

I am a huge fan of historical paintings being recreated in modern photography, and I recently discovered two shoots that involved two actresses posing as subjects from famous works of art in couture gowns. These were Julianne Moore shot by Peter Lindbergh for the May 2008 edition of Harper's Bazaar and Nicole Kidman shot by Steven Meisel for the June 1999 edition of Vogue.

In both series, the actresses' timeless beauty and Lindbergh and Meisel's refined portrait photography deliver beautiful recreations that stand as works of art of their own...

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Warpaint - Keep It Healthy

With the (kinda) recent release of their eponymous second album, Warpaint have emerged from their niche audience to a respectably earned heroic status. The album features 12 indie-psych-rock songs with echoing vocals, catchy choruses and hypnotic laissez-fare melodies; Bassist Jenny Lee Lindberg told NME that some of the songs were written by "just jam[ming] and free-flow[ing]". The experimental nature of the band's music is perhaps the heart of their intrigue, however this is not to say that they don't have a unique personal style and sound...