Brandon Herman

Brandon Herman was born in Hillsborough, California in 1983 to Bruce and Sue. He studied photography at the Rhode Island School of Design. His work has been shown both nationally and internationally, most notably in solo exhibitions in New York and Los Angeles, and in such publications as Anthem, Dazed and Confused, Eyemazing, Flaunt, Soma, Tokion, V, and Vice. While primarily focusing on photography, his projects have incorporated sculpture, video, and installation as well. His conceptual focus is with the psychology surrounding the relationship between memory, fantasy, and mainstream media. Acting, elaborate role playing, and assuming false identities are integral parts of his artistic process. Herman lives and works in Los Angeles. (view more @ 20x200)





www.brandonhermanland.com

Leon Mark

Leon Mark is a London based photographer. His work has this enduring appeal, that floats nicely on the fashion and art boundaries. Mark’s work has featured in Dazed & Confused, Dazed Japan and i-D magazines. (view more...)

www.leonmark.co.uk

Stuart Sandford

© Stuart Sandford 2010

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Blend shoot

Stuart Sandford (UK, 1978) lives and works in London. He received his BA Fine Art, with Honours, in 2006 and since then has exhibited his photographic, video and installation works in solo and group projects in New York, London, Berlin, Basel, Rotterdam, Rome and Vienna, amongst others. His work has been featured in numerous international magazines, including BUTT, GT, Maenner, Kaiserin, attitude and Basso, and he is currently preparing for exhibitions in London and Cape Town. (view more...)

stuartsandford.co.uk

Ryan McGinley

Ryan McGinley (born October 17, 1977) is an American photographer living in New York City who began making photographs in 1998. In 2003, at the age of 25, McGinley was the youngest artist to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art. (view more)

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Satyricon

Satyricon (Fellini Satyricon) is a 1969 Italian film by Federico Fellini. It is loosely based on Petronius's work, Satyricon, a series of bawdy and satirical episodes written during the reign of the emperor Nero and set in imperial Rome. Fellini was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director.

Plot:
The film opens on a graffiti-covered wall with Encolpio lamenting the loss of his lover Gitone to Ascilto. Vowing to win him back, he learns at the Baths that Ascilto sold Gitone to the actor Vernacchio. At the theatre, he discovers Vernacchio and Gitone performing in a lewd play based on the "emperor's miracle": a slave's hand is chopped off and replaced with a gold one. Encolpio storms the stage and reclaims Giton. On their return to Encolpio's home in the Insula Felicles, a Roman tenement building, they walk through the vast Roman brothel known as the Lupanare, observing numerous sensual scenes. They fall asleep after making love at Encolpio's place. Ascilto sneaks into the room, waking Encolpio with a whiplash. Since both share the tenement room, Encolpio proposes they divide up their property and separate. Ascilto mockingly suggests they split Gitone in half. Encolpio is driven to suicidal despair, however, when Gitone decides to leave with Ascilto. At that moment, an earthquake destroys the tenement.