August 13th, 2012 — Films
“About Face: Supermodels Then and Now” (2012 Sundance Film Festival official selection) The documenatary explores issues of beauty and aging by featuring some of the most famous supermodels of all time. Filmed by Greenfield-Sanders in his trademark intimate portrait style, and features interviews with some of the most celebrated visages of the 20th century. Through conversations with supermodels, including Carol Alt, Marisa Berenson, Karen Bjornson, Christie Brinkley, Pat Cleveland, Carmen Dell’Orefice, Jerry Hall, Bethann Hardison, Beverly Johnson, China Machado, Paulina Porizkova, Isabella Rossellini, Lisa Taylor and Cheryl Tiegs, the documentary reveals the roles they played in defining — and redefining — beauty over time. Look for it on HBO this month!
August 13th, 2012 — Style Inspiration
August 12th, 2012 — Health
My favorite new addicting work out is the newly opened Soul Cycle in West Hollywood. SoulCycle’s full-body workout has revolutionized indoor cycling and taken the world of fitness by storm. Combining inspirational coaching and high-energy music, SoulCycle offers an engaging workout that benefits both the mind and the body.
Each SoulCycle ride delivers an intense FULL-BODY workout with a fun and energizing atmosphere. Not only do riders burn calories and get their hearts pumping, but using the SoulCycle® Method, riders also work their core and use hand weights to tone their upper bodies. In all of our studios, we ensure that SoulCyclists are treated to the country’s best instructors and staff, trained to deliver unique services and personal attention to all levels of riders.
Beyond providing an intense cardio workout, SoulCycle also incorporates a mental component of inspirational coaching. By keeping the lights low and riding by candlelight, SoulCycle creates a cardio sanctuary where riders can come to clear their heads. And they have alkaline water on tap! What more could you ask for?
Take a journey. Change your body. Find your soul!
www.soul-cycle.com
August 12th, 2012 — Art and Culture
Through hard work and a distinctive vision, Herb Ritts (1952–2002) fashioned himself into one of the top photographers to emerge from the 1980s. Ritts’s aesthetic incorporated facets of life in and around Los Angeles. He often made use of the bright California sunlight to produce bold contrasts, and his preference for outdoor locations such as the desert and the beach helped to separate his work from that of his New York-based peers. Ritts’s intimate portraiture, his modern yet classical treatment of the nude, and his innovative approach to fashion brought him international acclaim and placed him securely within an American tradition of portrait and magazine photography that includes Richard Avedon, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Irving Penn.
From the late 1970s until Ritts’s untimely death from complications in 2002, his ability to create images that successfully bridged the gap between art and commerce was not only a testament to the power of his imagination and technical skill but also marked the synergistic union between art, popular culture, and business that followed in the wake of the Pop Art movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
Herb Ritts: A New Documentary Film
A new 12-minute documentary film on Herb Ritts screens daily on continuous loop in one of the two Orientation Theaters in the Museum Entrance Hall at the Getty Center. Watch the film on YouTube »
The Getty has extended the Herb Ritts exhibit through till September 2nd, 2012 in the west pavilion. For more information visit. www.getty.edu
August 12th, 2012 — Music
