The late, great, actor Dennis Hopper will always primarily be known for his stunning rolls in such films as Easy Rider and Apocalypse Now but one of the lesser known facts about Hopper was that he was one of the greatest contemporary art collectors in the world, with a collection of hundreds of works that included Warhols and Lichtensteins and ... Read More »
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David Lynch’s America
This clip of David Foster Wallace on Charlie Rose inspired us to revisit David Lynch’s 1986 surrealist noir thriller ‘Blue Velvet‘. In the film a young Kyle MacLachlan finds himself in the seedy underbelly of Lumberton, his seemingly idyllic America town. Along the way he encounters a steamy chanteuse played by Isabella Rossellini, and a violent, twisted thug with a ... Read More »
Museyon Guides, Makin’ Waves
Museyon Guide Jessica Hundley has more to celebrate this November, and not just the launch of Music+Travel Worldwide. She also has a new book with TASCHEN, ‘The Many Worlds Of Dennis Hopper,’ which hits stores next month. The book features photographs taken by the actor and director Dennis Hopper during the 1960s — many of them previously unpublished — offering ... Read More »