Owning Andy Warhol’s Jumper

A piece of iconic pop art history for £10,000 or a very expensive second hand jumper you decide – personally if I had the money I would be all over this like a nasty rash. The other issue is I think fear know that I’m about to become fairly addicted to the Vintage Seekers site I found this on (via @maiden_uk).

Made of the finest cashmere, this exquisite black poloneck jumper was owned and worn by the artist Andy Warhol.

There are numerous well documented photographs showing Warhol wearing the jumper whilst producing many of his famous artworks.

The jumper was manufactured by a company called Halston.

Halston designs were also worn by Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minnelli, Anjelica Huston and many other glamorous Hollywood stars.

Warhol continues to set record prices at art auctions. His artwork ’200 one dollar bills’ sold in November 2009 for $43.8m.

However personal memorabilia relating to Warhol is increasingly hard to find.

This black poloneck can be considered a truly iconic piece of art history.

 

Mermaid Models – Pierre dal Corso

Green Porno (3000th post repost)

Green Porno is an critically acclaimed series from Isabella Rossellini – scientifically accurate yet extremely entertaining it is shown on the Sundance Channel. Nothing short of amazing, and the publicity shots blow me away (no pun intended).

the person you love is 72.8% water

I love this from Teagan White:

Rabbit Pig – Easter repost

Proof I don’t love evil all the time… sooooooooooooooo cute

Never mind the baking here’s the Sex Pistols

Random Sunday fact is that it was Delia Smith who made the original cake for the Rolling Stones’ Let It Bleed album.

Whilst K&C made this replica for a GQ photo shoot.

Exciting news in this general area coming soon (top secret but awesome) so back the the original point of this post… never mind the baking here’s the Sex Pistols cake from our friends at Konditor & Cook:

K&C  were also behind this super cool creation celebrating the Mika album launch too:

Over and out.

Beautiful Old Erotica – VD Repost

I really love the style of Coco der Mer, and ever more so their rare erotic books which are sometimes for sale on the site. So much more romantic and thoughtful, 100 years old the pages loaded with history and smelling of scent.

John Cleland’s ‘Memories of Fanny Hiil a woman of pleasure’ is just one of the examples. Even if you can’t afford £500 for a book, it really should inspire the inner romantic in you.

Monster Stroller

The work of Elmer Preslee is awesome from these monster baby strollers to the ‘fuckable chicken’. I am in LOVE, he had made an art form out of taking the piss.

Before venturing into the world of the finite arts, Elmer Presslee had made a sizeable fortune thru his series of equestrian blooper tapes.

After the betamax craze of the early 80’s subsided, he spent a considerable amount of time in various rebel factions fighting for the superiority of Zydeco over Calypso music. However, being unable to resolve his personal feelings as to which he would want to rule the airwaves, and following a most horrific stint as a captive in a brutal dreamtime intern camp, he got a few Little Marcy albums and washed his hands of the thing.

(more below)

(a fuckable chicken apparently)

Elmer Presslee – his full artists summary

efore venturing into the world of the finite arts, Elmer Presslee had made a sizeable fortune thru his series of equestrian blooper tapes.

After the betamax craze of the early 80’s subsided, he spent a considerable amount of time in various rebel factions fighting for the superiority of Zydeco over Calypso music. However, being unable to resolve his personal feelings as to which he would want to rule the airwaves, and following a most horrific stint as a captive in a brutal dreamtime intern camp, he got a few Little Marcy albums and washed his hands of the thing.

Accompanied by left-over nuggets of nightmares and daydreams, he next renewed his studies in the discipline of the biomechanics of entities of the ethereal plane.

After becoming severely disfigured/reconfigured by a microwave/Tupperware bowl mishap, he swore to regain control over his universe by reshaping the very substance that had shaped him.

Certain discredited physicians have said that his artistic technique comes from the high levels of potassium in his veins (from an 95% banana-based diet)

Certain psychologists have said:
xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxx xxx. Skateretd xxxxxx xxxxx xxxxx the xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx unresolved xxxxx xxxxx xxxx xx childish and uncertain xxxxx xx meets xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx. His work is inspired by a compilation of painful memories of fictional childhoods he’s remembered from years of watching late night broadcasts of low-budget movies.

Elmer’s state, federal and personal medical files are sealed and due to several court orders, and they will not be repeated here.

Presslee lives alone in various backyards and open fields. He winters in whisky. Elmer believes his hair is more often implicated by its actions, drives, and desires rather than experienced as a distinct and separate entity.

Punta Della Dogana

Punta Della Dogana is a major new gallery reopening in Venice. after 14 months of restoration… It looks stunning.

Beefy Piers Morgan

I have had such a busy early Monday (see twitter moaning) filming the Burger King Flame Launch for them. I am not sure if it was the ‘Flame’ but I am totally smitten with Piers Morgan now, and feel slightly dirty (not in a good way) for doing so. First time I saw it I loved in, but it looks even better in the papers.

Here is the print advert;

And a banner in Leicester Square…

Oh and me in the office last week (I lurve him)