A Photographer's Love Letter
to the Great American Motel
By Juliana Piskorz | Evening Standard | May 14, 2019
There are few things as quintessentially American as the motel.
These roadside boltholes have featured in so much popular culture from music videos, to beat novels to films like True Romance that they have become imbued with a kind of romanticism that belies their dilapidated exterior. Try as Lenny Henry might, a Premier Inn off the M25 just doesn’t inspire the same kind of rock and roll idealism.
The Evolution of Burning Man –
Captured From the Sky by Will Roger
The Malestrom | May 14, 2019
Burning Man has become one of the most iconic annual events in the American arts calendar. Each year in late August, thousands flock to Black Rock City – a temporary city erected in the Black Rock Desert of northwest Nevada, home to one of the harshest climates in the continental United States.
“Street Art Las Vegas” Takes a Tour Beyond the Strip
Brooklyn Street Art | May 8, 2019
Before there was a scene in Las Vegas, there was a scene in Las Vegas.
Not in just the shimmering, drink slamming, dice rolling, pink-fur bikini with a rhinestone choker kind of way – that’s the real Las Vegas scene that you may think of – but in the urban art scene as well.
Check Out this Photobook of
Amazing Aerial Photos from Burning Man
By Cameron Holbrook | mixmag.net | May 2, 2019
Will Roger, the first Director of Operations of Burning Man and a founding board member of Black Rock City, is publishing a book that traces the history and transition of the now world-famous event. Starting with a few thousand revelers in the late 1990s and growing into an expansive city that supports over 70,000 unique citizens every summer, the new book chronicles the ever-changing cityscape and transformation Burning Man.
"Street Art Las Vegas" - A Collection of Vegas' Raddest Street Art
Juxtapoz Magazine | May 2, 2019
Driving in from Interstate 15, freeway exits vie with Magic Mike Live and Celine Dion in all their billboard bodacious-ness. The Pyramids reside a stroll from the Eiffel Tower, while at night, neon signs face off with a light parade of fountains. You may ask, is that all there is? Reputation dies hard, but you suspect there is more, and that may lead to the sidewalks and alleys crisscrossing the City, as described in Street Art Las Vegas, published by Jim Stanford's Smallworks Press. Roughly the size of a Thomas Guide, but way cooler and just as informative, the book covers a lot of ground, with an overview of the street art that sinews through pathways and fronts massive buildings.
Motel Vegas
Antiques and the Arts Weekly | April 30, 2019
Motel Vegas is an ode to a bygone era and a reflection on America’s iconic automobile culture. Motels and auto-courts played a significant role in the development of car culture, especially with the advent of famed Route 66. The “Mother Road,” as it was known, unlocked the West for millions of Americans and intrepid travelers from around the world. Motel Vegas celebrates the praised architectural vernacular that once dominated Las Vegas’ skyline and served as the foundation for today’s mega-resorts.
Street Art Las Vegas
By Zack Tutor | Supersonic Art | April 21, 2019
I recently got my hands on the fantastic new collection of street art, “Street Art Las Vegas,” which features a number of my friend’s and street artist’s from around the world’s murals in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Book Review: Street Art Las Vegas
By Vittoria Benzine | Street Art United States | April 16, 2019
On April 12th, 2019 William Shea and Patrick Lai released their joint project Street Art Las Vegas. The book, published by local outfit Smallworks Press, outlines the intricacies of the city’s evolving street art scene. With special thanks given to entities like Las Vegas Arts District and City of Las Vegas, the pages burst with hometown pride and helpful advice to the readers they will inspire to visit. This new compilation stands out for its vibrant photography, which illustrates a city housing uniquely energetic public art.
Motel Vegas: A Book by Fred Sigman
By Michael Welton | Architects + Artisans | April 12, 2019
One can’t help but think that Ivan Karp would be pleased.
That’s because Las Vegas photographer Fred Sigman has finally published a book of photographs of Fremont Street motels from the 1950s, ‘60s and 70s.
Karp was the owner of the OK Harris Gallery in New York who championed the pop art of Andy Warhol, Roy Litchenstein and Robert Rauschenberg, among others.
Documenting the Rapidly Changing
Street Art Scene in Las Vegas
By Emily Gosling | Creative Review | March 3, 2019
Street Art Las Vegas features anonymous works alongside pieces by well-known names, and documents changing attitudes to public art in the Nevada city
