Tim Vidra of E.A.T. has done it again, this time with a delicious 5 Cheese Artichoke Crab Dip. Just double the ingredients for any get-together and watch everyone commit mass suicide over how delicious this recipe is. 5 Cheese Artichoke Crab Dip.↓ Ingredients.↓ • 8 oz cream cheese brought to room temperature • 1/2 cup mayonnaise • 1/2 cup Plain Greek yogurt • 4 …
Rather Unique.
South African based photographer, Chris Saunders, may have just found the world’s next best thing. While shooting a documentary for Little Dragon, Saunders met a young group of Mondeor High Schoolers from Soweto and South of Johannesburg who obviously don’t have an unfashionable bone in their bodies. Dubbing themselves The UniConz, short for The Unique Iconz, the quartet currently have a …
Tickling the Ivories.
Check out this charming series from artist, Lieko Shiga. Piano is 1998 series featuring a young boy playing an invisible but apparently magical, piano. If you’re interested in catching Shiga’s work in person, his 2007 project, Canary, will be on display at Foam Gallery from March 22nd to May 12th. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote …
Up On Strawberry Hill.
Fans of Toots and the Maytals have something to toot their horns about. The legendary reggae band is giving an autographed copy of their newest effort, Unplugged On Strawberry Hill. The group, formerly known as the Maytals, were one of the pioneering ska/rocksteady bands during the 60s and their single “Monkey Man” was even covered by their labelmate, the late Amy …
The Politics of Black Women’s Hair Symposium.
With Black History Month coming to an end, the University of Pennsylvania and the Anna Julia Cooper Project are holding a symposium on black women’s hair. Officially titled, The Politics of Black Women’s Hair Symposium, the event will featured key speakers and special guests such as Melissa Harris-Perry, AfroBella, and our good friend, Glenford Nunez. Pieces from Nunez’s highly popular The …
New from Booger Kazew.
We just discovered some recent work by Alyssa Kazew. Having had the pleasure of interviewing Kazew last summer, we are happy to find that her technique has evolved while her love for tendency towards neon outbursts have remain the same. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a …
Suck It, Yoda.
We may never acquire the power to mind things with just our minds alone, but, at least for now, MYO allows us to control stuff with the flick of a wrist, the collapsing of a palm, and the snap of a finger. Measuring the electrical activity in your forearm muscles, MYO gives the user the ability to wirelessly control computers, …
No Laughing Matter.
Friday isn’t exactly here yet and you’re probably as pissed as a baby’s pamper–but fret not, we found some hilarious illustrations from Joan Cornellà that are bound to make your day. Not exactly clean wholesome fun, Cornellà’s illustrations usually convey a serious message through grotesque playfulness. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of …
Everything is for Sale.
David Hockney’s T H E M recently released a new film earlier this week. Directed by Juan Cabral and Plátisco of POSTER, T H E M for Sale features a selection of T H E M garbs in rather compromising situations. And what do we owe this artistically slutty affair? Why, it’s a sale of course! 50%-30%-20% off–now you’ll have enough …
Autumn Be With You.
While everyone is anticipating the warmth of the spring and summer seasons, we are still enamored with the cool, crisp sweater weather of fall. For those of you who share our affinity for autumn, we stumbled upon the perfect necklace by Bullseye Beads. Topped off with a real acorn cap, the Glass Acorn Necklace is actually a single drop of glass that is …
There is Many in One.
Egyptian artist, AMJAD aggag, assembled an army of beautiful layers for his Multiple Exposures series. Captured all inside one silhouette, the presence of multiple images stacked upon one another give each piece a puzzling allure. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. …
That Cold Rock in the Night Sky.
We’re currently tripping balls over SZA‘s new tune “ICE.MOON”. Produced by Felix Snow and Patrick Lukens, “ICE.MOON” is a dramatic jam that gracefully trashes about in your eardrums. SZA’s ghostly vocals over Snow and Lukens’ syrupy production marry well, making “ICE.MOON” a song that you can listen to at least three times over. It will be include on SZA’s upcoming S EP …
Instilling the Fear of God.
Everyone is buzzing over Fear of God‘s new spring/summer 2013 collection. Showcasing a selection of long flannels, lambskin hoodies, and kilts, the long awaited collection is currently available for presale → here. ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative …
Cheyenne x Late.
One of our favorite artists, Laura Reidinger of Cheyenne Illustration, just collaborated with Late for an über dope t-shirt. Dubbed Baby Girl x Wolf , you can get this 100% cotton unisex tee → here. ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we …
No Match.
“When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses.” – Shirley Chisholm. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we mean it. quietlunch.com
It’s Nothin’.
Queens femcee Nyemiah Supreme just dropped visuals for her single “Nothin’”. Directed by Shatek of Beats On Film, the video keeps with the motif of the song, featuring Nyemiah and a cast of others holding their own and asserting their independence. Download “Nothin’” → here. ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life …
Doesn’t Matter If You’re Black or White.
Clocks can be rather snarky and aloof–and here’s why: they sit around all day telling you what time it is while they go on unaffected by the changes that take place within the course of 24 hours. Clocks can be cold, insensitive time Nazis that are only here serve up a numerical assessment of how you spend your life. When a clock …
Are You Holden Now?
Artist Gordon Holden has released a quaint book featuring people holding things. Titled–you guessed it–People Holding Things, the book is about 24 pages long and is chocked full of Holden’s signature nonchalant quirk. Published by the good folks at Blood of the Young Zine, People Holding Things is available → here. ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to …
Are You Holden?
Gordon Holden–if that’s his real name!–is a maniacal genius. Although Holden is capable of creating his own pieces, he seems at his best when he is revealing the flaws of the powers that be. An artistic goof off who is somewhere in between too cool for school and too school for cool, Holden’s process heavily relies on defacing, replacing, and …
Full Tilt Boogie. | Cameron Wittig.
[su_dropcap style=”flat” size=”4″]P[/su_dropcap]hotographer Cameron Wittig creates a daunting optical illusions with his series, Duluth Typologies. Featuring houses that appear to be leaning at angles that would probably render them uninhabitable, Duluth Typologies is a disorienting affair that toys with its audience’s perception of reality. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with …
Floating On Air.
Wrapping up their run with Ra Ra Riot, Pacific Air recently announced that they will be playing at The Governor’s Ball in June. We’re still digging “Float“. Directed by Anders Rostad, the visuals for the song are as cool the duo’s namesake. But enough about cool videos, if you can’t wait to see Pacific Air at The Governor’s Ball, catch them …
Get It On Tape.
Graphic designer, Ahmed Youness, take us back a few decades with his series of VHS inspired movie posters. We are completely enamored with the handwriting aspect, added to give the impression that this is your parents’ VHS collection. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but …
A Bizarro Request.
Okay, see the piece below? Pretty fucking awesome, no? Titled Don’t You Mean…Bizarro Last Supper?, it is an ode to the Bizarro episode of the Adult Swim show, Sealab 2021. But here’s the thing, only 100 of them were made and they look to be no longer available. How could something so awesome be out of stock? Well, the artist, Matt Chase, made it …
Gitman for Spring.
Gitman Vintage just released some new duds for their Spring/Summer 2013 collection. Featuring an array of fun prints, our favorite shirt out of the lot is their Frank Stella inspired Seersucker Shirt–this shirt, along with others, are currently available at End Clothing. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but …
Soak It In.
Created by PutPut, an interdisciplinary Swiss/Danish artist duo based in Copenhagen, their Popsicles series is as brilliant as it is simple. Made from what appears to be household sponges, Popsicles is an artistic mirage–except it’s real. If you were to skip a few meals, these pieces seem almost edible. “Referencing a classic product pack shot the ‘Popsicles’ series creates an imitation of a common …
A Million Times Over.
Soon to be unveiled at the Victor Hunt Gallery in Brussels, A Million Times Over sees a pleasant reappearance by the same kinetic works featured in The Clock Clock White. Engineered by David Cox of Humans Since 1982, A Million Times Over consists of 288 single clocks and will be on display from March 18th – 21st. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication …
The New Mueck.
One of our favorite sculptors, Ron Mueck, is gearing up for his first major display since last year. Set to premiere in April at Fondation Cartier, the exhibit will feature nine recent pieces from Mueck–three of which he made especially for the show that includes two teenagers in the street, a mother and baby, and an elderly couple on the beach. Also …
Who’s Your Caddy?
Now, we’re only going to say (or type?) this once–warning, you will do one of two things afterwards: jump out of an eight story window or suck your teeth in disbelief. Okay here is goes… Kanye West is giving away a 2013 two-door Cadillac convertible. We shit you not! Simply follow the directions on Kanye’s Facebook page and a winner will …
Getting Some Disclosure.
Disclosure just released visuals for their single, “White Noise”. Featuring AlunaGeorge, the video follows man through what must be the most fun day one could have without spending a dime. You can download the single → here. ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational …
Sure Must Be Cruel.
We are all familiar with the concept of personification, but Christopher Gołebiowski takes the concept to a more frightful, more critical space. The following pieces, which showcase a role reversal between humans and animals, are grotesque satire at its best. Not just some excuse to draw animals in clothes, Golebiowski forces us to reexamine our relationship with animals. His work also conjures …
He’s Got It Covered.
Daniel Arsham has got it covered… literally. The Cleveland born artist creates sculptures that look illogically surreal, but oddly realistic. Arsham’s pieces seem to melt into the gallery, thus making the wall itself into a canvas. It can’t be rather disorienting–you can’t whether the person or object is trapped in a vat of glue or tangled in a huge white …
Ms. Mercury Rising.
Singer, Kendra Morris, will be performing at the Mercury Lounge on March 2nd. The equally talented Celeste and Kimberly Nichole will also be performing that night. If you have yet to see Kendra Morris live, you we advise that you drop everything you’re doing and get your hands on these tickets pronto. Show kicks off at 10 pm, you can …
White Collar: Behind the Scenes.
We just received some behind the scenes visuals from Kane Mayfield‘s “White Collar” video. Directed by Aaron Lynton, Kevin Kim, Chris Bates of Indie Love Enterprise, Mayfield shot at multiple locations in New York City including the Chrysler Building, DUMBO, Financial District, Brooklyn Bridge, Factory Studios and more. It also features a customized mural by Art Under Pressure. The video is set to …
Pack to the Back.
Givenchy just released two new backpacks for their Spring/Summer 2013 Collection. The backpack is offered in a black preforated mesh/black premium leather version and featuring a white/green green paisley print version with matching green premium leather. Get them → here. ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, …
You Animal.
These charming animal portraits from Erik Krenz almost make us forget that it’s biting cold outside. Being that Krenz is from Minneapolis, he knows a thing or two about the winter blues. If you’re interested in getting prints, head over to Krenz’s shop. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and …
May the Gigs Be with You.
Believe it or not, when Darth Vader is isn’t using the Force for evil, he’s using it to help fans save 8 GBs worth of pictures, music, and Word documents. Made by Tribe, this adorable Darth Vader USB stands at just 3″, and, as we mentioned earlier, holds up to 8 GBs of memory. Darth Vader is apart of a …
Butchered to Pieces.
Butcher Billy is a real cut up–pun intended. However, the sharpest thing about Billy is not his humor, but his wit. Taking the image of classic supervillains and melding them with some of the most controversial figures to be on the wrong side of history, Billy’s The Legion of Real Life Supervillains reminds of the free-flowing between life and the arts. Including …
The Cure for Diabetes.
Brooklyn artist, Vincy Cheung, has done what no doctor has done in the billion year history of doctoring–she’s successfully cured diabetes! In the featured video titled, Clinical Trial, Cheung gives a delightful illustration of her new found cure. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but …
In the Black.
Diana Dumitrescu plays around with the concept of ambient light in her Black Light collection. The industrial designer, who enjoys breaking the boundaries of design, conjures up something quite special, manipulating glasswork to create a whole new theory of light. “By using free-form curves, surfaces and volumes I wanted to represent the concept of a basic shape transformed in a …
Learnin’ Youse Some Lettas: Mancipation.
Mancipation (Pronounced: man•si•pay•shun)→ Noun.: a) the act of enslaving. b) involuntary servitude. Example: “The mancipation of African Americans was a popular theme in the early stages of America.“ Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we mean …
Beloved Botany.
Yoko Ono never ceases to amaze us. Her organic piece titled, Grow Love with Me, is proof that the endearing message that she and John most valiantly fought for will never die. According to Serpentine Gallery, laser etched onto the seed by a patented process, the word “Love” first appears on the outer seed coat covering the inner cotyledon. This ‘Magic …
Where the Wild Ones Art.
We’re about Louise McNaught‘s work. Her work presents a pleasant balance between traditional technique and new age spunk. You can get McNaught’s work in the form of greeting cards → here. ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance …
Then All Must Be Right.
It’s always good to see a project that took painstaking time to create. We can only imagine the satisfaction that the artist feels when he/she steps back and takes in their effort. Known for his subversive wit, Chris Cobb diligently cataloged 20,000 books by color to create a vivid installation titled, There is Nothing Wrong in This Whole Wide World. Located in the Adobe Bookshop, …
Doppelganger.
“Innovation is hard because ‘solving problems people didn’t know they had’ and ‘building something no one needs’ look identical at first.” – Aaron Levie. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we mean it. quietlunch.com
Happy 46th, Kurt.
Today would have been Kurt Cobain’s 46th birthday, and what better way to celebrate than featuring a piece by one of our favorite artists, Joe Murtagh. You can get prints and other stuff → here. ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When …