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NOVOTEL MIAMI BRICKELL

Summer is a great time to visit Miami. The city’s many beautiful beaches are at their best, establishments are offering deeply discounted packages, and the reduced crowds allow for the leisurely exploring of natural areas and indoor attractions. Novotel Miami Brickell offers some of the best summer promotions in town, paired with an unbeatable central location in the Magic City and its many attractions. We’re inviting top media and influencers to visit the hotel and enjoy its great F&B concepts and onsite activities this summer, please reach out with your preferred dates to coordinate coverage. During your stay, you’ll enjoy:

Rooftop pool and Sunset Sessions with bits, drinks, and live DJ sets
Happy Hour cocktails and bites
Novotel’s signature restaurant, cafe, and pool bar
Easy access to Brickell City Center, Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne and Miami Beach

Hotel Description

Novotel Miami Brickell is a 12-story property comprising 275 deluxe guest rooms and suites, with 5,000 square feet of meeting and conference space. The hotel also features a rooftop swimming pool, and Vista Pool Bar that boasts stunning views of Brickell’s striking skyline and Biscayne Bay. Located in the lobby area, UVA bar is your home to enjoy a wonderful selection of Chilean and Argentinian wines, signature Latin American spirits, light tapas-style fare, global news, sports and weather. The bar also features a daily happy hour from 4 to 7 pm. At Lima, the hotel’s signature restaurant, guests can experience the thrilling simplicity of flavorful contemporary cuisine with inventive yet well-balanced dishes for wholly delightful meals to enjoy.

Special Programming in the Heart of Downtown Miami

Sun-filled days and longer nights are perfect for locals and guests to enjoy Novotel Miami Brickell’s rooftop pool bar and its special programming of Movies Under the Stars, along with Saturday Yoga and the vibrant Sunset Sessions. High-end international retail brands like Giuseppe Zanotti and Reiss, as well as Apple, Swarovski, department store Saks Fifth Avenue and a CMX VIP cinema experience are within a ten-minute walk at Brickell City Centre. Visitors can also stroll along the adjacent dog-friendly Southside Park to the Millionaire’s Row section of Brickell Avenue, and visit the St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church.

Unparalleled Food and Beverage Options

Novotel Miami Brickell’s onsite food and beverage options are complemented by the neighborhood’s cocktail lounges, karaoke spot, and a bevy of fine-dining and casual eateries, including waterfront establishments and the choices along vibrant Mary Brickell Village. Miami’s special annual food and barrage promotion, Miami Spice, is in full swing from August through September, when dozens of top restaurants showcase special three-course meals for just $28 for lunch/brunch and $42 for dinner.

Central Location

Novotel Miami Brickell offers easy access to Virginia Key and Key Biscayne and its public beaches, nature preservers, parks and Miami Seaquarium. The Metro is steps away from the hotel, a convenient way to journey north to bustling Downtown Miami, home to various parks, theaters, museums, the FTX Arena and the Brightline, a high-speed line that runs from Miami Central Station to Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. A quick ten-minute car ride south from Novotel is picturesque Coconut Grove and its CocoWalk of shops and eateries, Italian Renaissance-style Villa Vizcaya, as well as many historic sites and parks. Little Havana, Miami’s Cuban neighborhood, lies to the west with Latin restaurants and live music shows, while South Beach and its nightspots and beautiful beaches are about seven miles away.

Great Weather Fun

In the summer, South Florida is packed with more outdoor concerts than any other season. This year’s calendar includes Bad Bunny, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Roger Waters, the Miami Salsa Festival, and Rolling Loud, the three-day event that has become the largest Hip-Hop festival in the world. The can’t- miss checklist for a memorable summer in Miami also includes a visit to the nearby Perez Art Museum Miami, the 250,000 square feet Frost Science Museum, and the Adrienne Arsht Center, home to the Florida Grand Opera and the Miami City Ballet.

Modern Easy Living

Novotel’s mantra of “Modern Easy Living” drives the brand to always offer guests a comfortable and memorable type of stay. Its intuitive and modern design, coupled with its innovative and cutting-edge technology, continually results in a relaxed, vibrant and welcoming atmosphere. The hotel exemplifies all the brand’s elements and is centrally located, making it the ideal place to stay for business and leisure travelers. Guests can enjoy its convenient access to the very best of Downtown Miami, Port of Miami, from the area’s top businesses, outstanding shopping, an eclectic dining and nightlife scene, world-class art, and more.

Sustainability Program

The hotel also prides itself on its strong eco-friendly actions. In 2011, its parent company Accor launched Planet 21, a sustainable program to improve its hotels’ performance with sustainable initiatives. The program demonstrates the group’s ambitious goals for 2020, based around four strategic priorities: work with its employees, involve its customers, innovate with its partners and work with local communities. Some other initiatives the hotel participates in each year is the Crandon Park beach clean-up, fights children sexual exploitation and human trafficking with trainings for its employees and communication to their guests, it is LEED certified (Gold level), provides eco-friendly linen and terry clothes and encourages guests to reuse them throughout their stay, uses key cards made of recycled plastic, and has removed single-use plastics, to name a few. The Novotel team also built the Novo Garden at Southside Elementary School, where children grow seven varieties of vegetables.

Novotel Miami Brickell’s Summer Promo

Lights, Camera, Vacation– This summer, book the trip you deserve at Novotel Miami Brickell and create your own magic with up to 25% off at participating destinations throughout North & Central America. Be sure to book from April 19 until September 7 for stays until December 31, 2022.¹Traveler Tip: Members of ALL – Accor Live Limitless can earn 2X Reward points when you register and book by September 7 for stays until December 31, 2022. Plus, save an additional 5% with your Members’ Rate! Not a member? Enroll now.

ABOUT NOVOTEL

Novotel Hotels, Suites & Resorts offers destination hotels designed as comforting and energizing places where guests can ‘press pause’ and take time to enjoy the moments that really matter. The brand’s wide array of hotels, suites and resorts offer a multitude of services for business and leisure guests alike, including spacious, modular rooms with natural and intuitive design; 24/7 catering with nutritious choices; dedicated meeting spaces; attentive and proactive staff; family zones for the youngest guests; multi-purpose lobbies; and accessible fitness centers. Novotel, which has over 530 locations in more than 60 countries is part of Accor, a world-leading augmented hospitality group offering unique experiences in 4,900 hotels and residences across 110 countries.

ABOUT ACCOR

Accor is a world leading hospitality group consisting of 5,300 properties and 10,000 food and beverage venues throughout 110 countries. The group has one of the industry’s most diverse and fully-integrated hospitality ecosystems encompassing more than 40 luxury, premium, midscale and economy hotel brands, entertainment and nightlife venues, restaurants and bars, branded private residences, shared accommodation properties, concierge services, co-working spaces and more. Accor’s unmatched position in lifestyle hospitality – one of the fastest growing categories in the industry – is led by Ennismore, a joint venture, which Accor holds a majority shareholding. Ennismore is a creative hospitality company with a global collective of entrepreneurial and founder-built brands with purpose at their heart. Accor boasts an unrivalled portfolio of distinctive brands and more than 230,000 team members worldwide. Members benefit from the company’s comprehensive loyalty program – ALL – Accor Live Limitless – a daily lifestyle companion that provides access to a wide variety of rewards, services and experiences. Through its Planet 21 – Acting Here, Accor Solidarity, RiiSE and ALL Heartist Fund initiatives, the Group is focused on driving positive action through business ethics, responsible tourism, environmental sustainability, community engagement, diversity and inclusivity. Founded in 1967, Accor SA is headquartered in France and publicly listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange (ISIN code: FR0000120404) and on the OTC Market (Ticker: ACCYY) in the United States. For more information visit HERE, or follow Accor on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

AFROJACK × BLACK V NECK × MUNI LONG

GRAMMY Award-winning producer and multi-platinum selling electronic dance music icon Afrojack and innovative House music duo Black V Neck have combined forces to create the hit single, Day N Night. The addictive House track features vocals by Muni Long, MTV’s Global PUSH Artist of the year and one of the most buzzworthy artists in R&B today. Day N Night is now available on all digital streaming platforms HERE.

Day N Night is a powerful, energizing track with an addictive bassline that leaves audiences craving more after each listen. The dream collaboration of Afrojack, Black V Neck, and Muni Long highlights every aspect of each artist’s talent, and in combination with the rhythmic, pounding production, fans can’t help but be transported into the heart of a colorful dance music festival. Black V Neck have collaborated with Afrojack numerous times in the past, including their collaborative single To The Floor. On top of the elite production, Muni’s vocals add a perfect vibrance and life to the track’s already uplifting sound.

Afrojack has produced some of the biggest hits in the past decade, and cemented his legacy as one of the top names in dance music culture. In late July he released his surprise EP Afrojack Presents NLW, an 8 track project that returned to his club roots. Earlier in July, he teamed up with R3HAB for their first collaboration in a decade with “Worlds On Fire,” released through Tomorrowland Music ahead of their back-to-back performance at Tomorrowland Belgium.

Afrojack also announced a partnership deal with Universal Music Group in July for all his future releases and all the releases on his record label WALL Recordings. Prior to that in March, Afrojack and David Guetta released an all star cross-genre collaboration featuring Missy Elliott, BIA, and Doechii, Trampoline, which can be found HERE. The Dutch musician started the year with his fourth GRAMMY nomination, this time, and for the first time, for Best Dance Recording for his inspiring dance pop crossover Summer song Hero alongside David Guetta.

Long time friends, Ian and Julian came together in 2017 to form the innovative and original House music duo, Black V Neck. They have released popular songs such as Sex, Drugs, Alcohol, which has collected over 21 million streams globally. With the support of underground artists such as Claude VonStroke, Chris Lake, Green Velvet, Lee Foss, and Shiba San, the duo has appeared and collaborated on festival performances, club sets, and radio shows worldwide with some of the biggest names in dance music like, Afrojack, Dipo, Marshmello, Tchami and DJ Snake, to name a few. They have released remixes for tracks by David Guetta, Afrojack, Salvatore Ganacci, John Summit, Tommy Trash, and Walker & Royce, and worked with numerous record labels such as on Sink or Swim, Repopulate Mars, Confession, Insomniac Records, and OWSLA.

One of the most streamed and buzzworthy artists in R&B today, Muni Long has exploded with the success of the certified platinum #1 urban and rhythmic breakthrough smash Hrs And Hrs. The hit single has netted over 200 million streams, has reached the Top 5 of Apple Music, and #17 on the Billboard Hot 100. Muni has performed on NBC’s The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, was named the MTVs Global PUSH Artist of the month in June, named to iHeart Radio‘s On The Verge program, BET Amplified, YouTube’s Artist On The Rise, Spotify Frequency Artist, Snapchat Artist to Watch, and Amazon Breakthrough Artist of the Month.

NFT Ticketing on the Blockchain

Many have claimed that the NFT craze has come and gone, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Rather, NFTs are currently experiencing an evolution — the next stage in their development from a digital asset class that derives its value from its novelty, to one that boasts a genuine use for consumers and businesses. This next stage of NFTs has the potential to disrupt numerous industries, starting with the event ticketing industry.

When NFTs were first introduced to broader consumer markets, they were little more than a few strings of code connected to a JPEG image. “Although hardcore blockchain investors found value in these digital assets, convincing the general public that these assets were worth anything to them was a significant challenge,” explains Hunter Abramson, CEO of innovative NFT ticketing company Relic Tickets. “That is, if you could even get the average person to understand what an NFT was in the first place. But with newer NFTs, it is much easier to show consumers why they are valuable and important.”

Recent trends have seen a shift towards “utility NFTs,” or NFTs that have some real-world value associated with them beyond their value as digital assets. From Bored Apes that serve as their holder’s membership card, to NFTs that can be redeemed for some exclusive reward, these utility NFTs have been taking the world of blockchain by storm. As Abramson tells us, NFT ticketing is only the latest innovation to apply the technology in exciting ways.

The utility of NFT tickets

From the perspective of the user, NFT tickets function virtually the same way as a standard digital ticket. To attend an event, ticket holders simply scan the ticket on their phone and then enter the event in question. What makes an NFT ticket different for the user is what occurs once the event has ended. After the ticket is scanned, it becomes an NFT in the holder’s Ethereum-based crypto wallet, which can then be kept as a digital souvenir, traded, or sold to other users.

The main similarity between live events and NFT projects is that they both depend on a strong community to succeed. Concerts are attended by a group of fans of the performing musician, giving NFT projects a built-in audience. These fans are the type of people who will sometimes spend hundreds of dollars on tickets or tour merchandise, so the digital collectible that is their NFT ticket has an intrinsic value to them.

However, the purpose of NFT tickets is not just their utility to consumers — they also provide safety provisions for both consumers and event organizers that are simply beyond the scope of standard ticketing procedures. The inherent security features offered by blockchain technology will remedy many of the complaints those on both sides of ticketing transactions have about the safety of their tickets.

Many of the ticketing industry’s issues can be attributed to the fact that the technology currently being used is quickly becoming out of date. QR code technology was invented almost 30 years ago, and barcode technology decades before that. Although some more traditional facets of ticketing will still be useful in the next stage of its evolution, such as revolving QR codes, since the industry has been mostly dependent on the same tech for so long, it’s time for a change.

Making the ticketing situation even more urgent is that both consumers and enterprises suffer from the existing technology’s shortcomings. For example, if consumers are scammed, they lose money and are upset at having received a fraudulent ticket that will render them unable to attend a particular event. For the event organizer, that scammed consumer is a ticket that could have been sold, but ultimately equates to lost revenue.

Furthermore, consumers are more empowered than ever to speak out about their frustrations with technologies in the most powerful way possible: with their wallets. “If a potential customer does not feel comfortable making a ticket purchase because they don’t think that the transaction is safe enough, they simply won’t buy the ticket,” explains Abramson. “Consumers have dozens of events to choose from. If you aren’t investing in the safest, most up-to-date ticketing technology as an event organizer, you risk losing sales to your competition.”

Why NFT tickets are safer

Consumers will recognize the benefits of NFT ticketing for the safety of their transactions, especially its potential to reduce fraud. Fake QR codes and barcodes can be produced, but blockchain code cannot be faked. Given the publicly verifiable nature of blockchain technology, NFT ticket holders can rest assured knowing they hold a genuine ticket to an event.

NFT ticketing also virtually eliminates the possibility of scalping. “Scalpers attempt to purchase tickets at a massive scale to resell them at prices above face value, leaving people who genuinely want to attend without the opportunity to see it,” Abramson adds. “Blockchain technology prevents these scalpers from buying up tickets at massive scales by keeping a verifiable record of every transaction. If certain buyers are acting with malicious intent, event organizers can know.”

However, this does not mean that the secondary market is eliminated. In fact, NFT technology enables a much safer secondary market in which fans can buy and sell tickets from one another without fearing whether or not the transaction is genuine. Once sold, sending a ticket is easier than ever, simply changing hands between Ethereum wallets.

Additionally, from the perspective of event organizers, it is much safer to know exactly who holds these tickets at any given time. Every time a ticketing transaction occurs, it is added to the blockchain. Event organizers can then access these blockchain records to communicate important information with attendees, or even keep track of who will attend the event for safety reasons.

NFT ticketing is the proverbial lightning in a bottle for both the world of blockchain and the ticketing industry. By using the technological advantages of blockchain and NFTs to address the needs of an event ticketing agency that has been running on life support for so long, companies like Relic Tickets are breathing life into both. The result is a ticketing experience that is not only far safer for consumers and event organizers, but one that also offers them unique value in the form of a digital NFT collectible.

SILVESTRE DANGOND – PA’ QUE

Vallenato idol and Latin Grammy winner Silvestre Dangond presents his new single Pa’ Que, the second song to be released as part of his new record production called Intruso, and which is characterized by being an album entirely dedicated to the urban genre.

Recently, the international star released the first promotional single from the new album, “No tenemos la culpa”, being one of the most special songs of his artistic career, since it was the first official song together with his son El Monaco, in addition to demonstrating his musical versatility with a song style that goes between the tropical and urban genres.

Pa’ Que is a song composed by Silvestre Dangond, together with Rafael Reggi Aponte, Andres Castro and Daniel Buitrago, in collaboration with Sony Music Entertainment US Latin and David Daza as executive producer. The musical theme has a pop-urban melody, including the particular vallenato accordion. This song tells the story of a relationship that could have been more than just an adventure, as the performer indicates in his song: Everything will stay in the hotel sheets guilt came after pleasure. Assuring that many of his fans will feel identified with this musical piece.

The Pa’ Que official video clip was in charge of the production company Mastermind Entertainment, under the direction of Gus (Gustavo Camacho) and produced by Andrea Rodriguez. The audiovisual piece contains different shots where Silvestre Dangond can be seen in the foreground interpreting his theme in a dim lighting environment decorated with vintage-style furniture, in addition to other scenes that will remain in the expectation of the audience.

I am happy to present this song that represents the new version of what I’m doing in my musical career. I appreciate the unconditional support of all my silvestristas. Be on the lookout because I am coming with much more for all of you! Silvestre commented.

As part of his international tour, Silvestre Dangond will spend the following October offering his concerts in several cities in the United States and Canada, fans can purchase their tickets online through the official page Silvestretour2022.com

AIRHELP

New data from AirHelp, an air passenger rights company, reveals the worst airports for on-time performance in both the U.S. and Europe. AirHelp looked at flights from peak summer travel season (May 27, 2022 – July 31, 2022) and found the following:

US – Airports with most cancellations (based on % of cancelled flights)

*For reference, about 2.6% of all flights across the US were cancelled

LGA – LaGuardia Airport (7.7%)
EWR – Newark Liberty International Airport (7.6%)
DCA – Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (5.9%)
PIT – Pittsburgh International Airport (4.1%)
BOS – Boston Logan International Airport (4%)
CLT – Charlotte Douglas International Airport (3.8%)
PHL – Philadelphia International Airport (3.8%)
CLE – Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (3.7%)
MIA – Miami International Airport (3.7%)
JFK – John F. Kennedy International Airport (3.6%)

Europe – Airports with most cancellations (based on % of cancelled flights)

*For reference, about 2.3% of all flights across Europe were cancelled (between May 27, 2022 – July 31, 2022)

OSL – Oslo Gardermoen Airport – 8.3%
CGN – Cologne / Bonn Apt – 6.7%
BGO – Bergen – 5.5%
FRA – Frankfurt International Airport – 5.1%
HAM – Hamburg Airport – 4.9%
MXP – Milan Malpensa Apt – 4.7%
CPH – Copenhagen Kastrup Apt – 4.6%
AMS – Amsterdam – 4.3%
ARN – Stockholm Arlanda Apt – 4.3%
DUS – Duesseldorf International Airport – 4.1%

MIDNIGHT SUNS

HEROES FROM THE DARKEST CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE ASSEMBLE IN THE NEW MIDNIGHT SUNS COMIC TRAILER!

Writer Ethan Sacks and artist Luigi Zagaria launch new MIDNIGHT SUNS limited series on September 14

Next month, the Midnight Suns rise again in a brand-new limited series! Written by Ethan Sacks with art by Luigi Zagaria, MIDNIGHT SUNS will star Marvel’s hottest mystical defenders and fiercest fighters including Blade, Kushala, the Ghost Rider also known as Spirit Rider, Magik, Wolverine, Nico Minoru, and Strange Academy’s Zoe Laveau. This thrilling team will assemble when a horrifying threat from the late Sorcerer Supreme’s past emerges and claims Zoe Laveau as its first target. The saga that follows will impact the very fabric of magic in the main Marvel Comics universe, revealing deep secrets and impacting characters such as Agatha Harkness, Doctor Doom, the students of Strange Academy, and more! See the team fight like hell to overcome the darkest of threats in the all-new MIDNIGHT SUNS trailer, featuring never-before-seen artwork!

“This series has some twists and turns that pay homage to things that I love about this genre of the Marvel Universe,” Sacks told CBR in a recent interview. “This is my first book with magic. It’s been great playing with some of those fantasy elements and some of the real-world horrors threaded in via allegory. That stuff made me a fan of Doctor Strange and the original Midnight Sons. So, it’s been such a blessing to get to play in this part of the sandbox.”

Behold a new era of Marvel magic when MIDNIGHT SUNS #1 hits stands on September 14. For more information, including an exclusive first look, visit HERE.

Retailers, don’t forget to order your copies of MIDNIGHT SUNS #1 by Monday, August 15!

Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA

LISA LOEB × STEPHEN KRAMER

On August 24, GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter LISA LOEB will join Canadian-American comedian/actor, musician, and podcast host STEPHEN KRAMER GLICKMAN (Nickelodeon’s Big Time Rush) for an unforgettable evening of story and song.

With an expansive catalogue of 15 impressive studio albums and acclaimed children’s music from nearly three decades, the legendary musician behind era-defining hits like ‘Stay (I Missed You)‘ and ‘I Do‘ will join the viral TikTok performer for a special show at Hollywood’s The Bourbon Room starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 for GA and $50 for VIP which guarantees the best seats in the house, and are on sale now at HERE.

The must-see show will be filled with personal stories and other surprises woven in each set, as well as some joint musical performances and candid conversation from Loeb and Glickman.

Loeb is excited to mark her Bourbon Room debut as her first show back in Hollywood since the 2020 COVID lockdown. I love playing songs from my entire catalogue and telling stories. Every show is different than the last: the audience, the venue, the pre-show snacks you never know what’s going to happen!

The prolific musician oscillates between crafting sophisticated pop gems for her adult fans and beautifully crafted songs for kids of all ages, including Feel What U Feel, her most recent children’s album which took home a 2018 Grammy Award for Best Children’s Album. Most recently, she released her 2020 album A Simple Trick To Happiness, released just days before the COVID-19 lockdown in the States, receiving rave reviews.

She also recently conceived and collaborated on a collection of 10 mini-musicals titled TOGETHER APART with fellow Brown University alumni, including Julie Bowen (Modern Family), JoBeth Williams (Poltergeist), and others about connecting in the time of a pandemic. Last summer, she appeared on millions of screens daily in a recent commercial from GEICO, performing a parody of her 1994 hit Stay (I Missed You), which was the first-ever song to go to No. 1 on the charts by an at-the-time unsigned artist.

Loeb also keeps busy with her popular eyewear line, her philanthropic Camp Lisa Foundation, her film, television, and voiceover work, and a daily show on SiriusXM’s 90s on 9 channel.

Stephen Kramer Glickman is best known for having played Gustavo Rocque on the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush for five years and for starring alongside Jennifer Aniston and Andy Samberg in the animated film, Storks. His debut album The Moving Company went viral on TikTok when his cover of Crazy was used in videos by Addison Rae, Lizzo, Ben Platt and more, establishing 600M plays on the app, causing Ceelo Green to reach out and book Glickman to open for him on the road. Glickman has performed at various universities and clubs, and was recently the opening performance of the NAMM Show.

To purchase tickets ($30-$50) for the special show, or for more information, visit Lisa Loeb’s official website at HERE or HERE.

Doors open at 7 p.m. The Bourbon Room is located at 6356 Hollywood Blvd, 2nd Floor, Hollywood, CA. Come early for dinner, stay late for great music. Tweet Lisa requests at @LisaLoeb

Tickets on sale now here.

HENDRICK’S LEMONADE

Hendrick’s Gin Cucumber Lemonade

Ingredients:

2 parts Hendrick’s Gin
1 part Fresh Lemon Juice
1 part Simple Syrup
Top with Soda Water
3 rounds of Cucumber & 1 wheel of Lemon to Garnish

Method: Combine all ingredients in a highball glass filled with cubed ice and lightly stir. Garnish with 3 thinly sliced rounds of cucumber and 1 lemon wheel and serve.

Hendrick’s Watermelon Lemonade

Created by Hendrick’s Gin East Coast Ambassador, Erik Andersson

Ingredients:

2 parts Hendrick’s Gin
1 part Fresh Lemon Juice
3/4 part Simple Syrup
4 Chunks Watermelon
Splash Club Soda

Method: Muddle the watermelon with the simple syrup, add the rest of the ingredients and stir well. Garnish with a wedge of watermelon.

Hendrick’s Blueberry Lemonade

Created by Hendrick’s Gin East Coast Ambassador, Erik Andersson

Ingredients:

2 parts Hendrick’s Gin
1 part Fresh Lemon Juice
1 part Simple Syrup
8 Blueberries
Top Club Soda

Method: Muddle well the blueberries with the simple syrup. Add the rest of the ingredients and ice. Garnish with blueberries and mint.

ZEITZ MOCAA’S NEW SCULPTURE

Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) announces a riveting site-specific commission of monumental scale by Malagasy artist Joël Andrianomearisoa titled The Five Continents of All Our Desires. The installation is supported by Fonds Yavarhoussen, Madagascar, and will be on view from 2 August 2022 to 25 June 2023 in the museum’s atrium.

Andrianomearisoa’s practice encompasses working in multidisciplinary ways — with materiality and scale as important considerations. Imbued with complex emotional experiences, his delicate, often ambiguous works are an ongoing series of ever-evolving exercises that consider the aesthetic and architecture of feelings that all perceive yet cannot put a name to.

Zeitz MOCAA Executive Director and Chief Curator Koyo Kouoh says: “It is a revelation and honour to host an artwork of this scale and ambition in our museum. The generosity and intentionality with which Joël approached this commission is a testament to the extraordinary, multiplistic views of our world for which this institution is intended. To hold, to speak, to listen and to love — sentiments and values that echo our mission are brought centre stage with this incredible work.”

The Five Continents of All Our Desires is a celebration of relations and connections. For Andrianomearisoa, the work speaks to both migration and language — and the ongoing search for zones of engagement and desire. He constructs a view of the world that is fragile, ambiguous, open-ended and about new possibilities for human contact.

The awe-inspiring work consists of six large-scale sculptures that form a suspended archipelago in a poetic reference to land masses and geographies of the imagination, and are constructed from Andrianomearisoa’s signature material, black silk paper. Installed in the figurative and literal ‘heart’ of the museum building, the work is the first site-specific commission to grace Zeitz MOCAA’s atrium in two years.

“The Five Continents of All Our Desires is conceived in dialogue with the concrete interior of the museum, and what remains of the original silos of the building,” adds Storm Janse van Rensburg, Zeitz MOCAA Senior Curator and Head of Curatorial Affairs. “It is both in play and in visual tension with its surroundings. Whilst appearing as large black masses, the thin and soft materiality of the work allows for subtle atmospheric responses to become visible —such as paper rustling due to airflows caused by human movement.”

The Five Continents of All Our Desires is accompanied by a sound installation, and a display of 40 drawings — a first, significant showing of the artist’s graphic works in an exhibition. Visitors can also experience a set of specially designed furniture by the artist. Andrianomearisoa has further collaborated with the Zeitz MOCAA curatorial team and retail partners of the museum to develop an exclusive range of objects that will be on sale. All proceeds from sales will support the museum’s work.

The Five Continents of All Our Desires is on view in the Zeitz MOCAA atrium from Thursday, 2 August 2022. Zeitz MOCAA’s curatorial and exhibition programming is proudly supported by GUCCI.

SPRAYGROUND

Sprayground Brings Immersive Time Travel Experience To The Heart Of New York City In Brand New Pop-Up Shop

Sprayground To Take Over Prime Retail Spot In The Middle Of Times Square To Host Their Biggest Pop-Up To Date, Showcasing Their Most Extravagant Sculptures That They Are Known To Create, Including Robotic Fixtures And One Of The Largest T-Rex Statues In The World!

Sprayground, the world’s most influential streetwear and artistic fashion brand, is hosting its biggest pop-up shop and fashion show this Summer in the home of the brand – New York City. The pop-up shop, has an out of this world theme that takes customers through a world of past, present and future, and will showcase its most anticipated Back to School collection, comprising over 100 never before seen designs, ready-to-wear apparel, as well as exclusive items only available to buy at the shop.

The brand has spared no expense with this store aptly named ‘The Great Escape’, completely turning this landmark location into the most unique, eye-catching, Instagrammable, and mind-blowing immersive shopping experience for visitors to get their hands on coveted Sprayground products. The store will also give customers the chance to see some of Sprayground’s most artistic sculptures that they are known to create, including futuristic robotic fixtures and one of the largest T-Rex statues in the world!

Housed in the center of Times Square, the store opens on August 14th, and will be full of exciting activities for an entire month from collaboration activations from Nickelodeon, Marvel, Harlem GlobeTrotters, and more, before ending with an exclusive runway show during New York Fashion Week taking place on September 8th.

Please find all the information below:

Where: 200 W 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036

When: Sunday August 14 to Monday September 5 from 10:00 AM- 9:00 PM. (Closed Saturdays)

Who: Sprayground

What: Sprayground fans and visitors will be able to take part in an exciting in-store experience between 10am-9pm. Sprayground is known for always pushing boundaries and turning the mundane into insane, so you know it’s going to be lit!

Visitors will be able to enjoy amazing fashion, food, music and more. There will be lots of epic surprises, contests – it is not one to be missed. For more information please visit HERE.

About Sprayground

The rebel Travel company started in 2010 by DAVID BENDAVID as a cure to the boring and mundane bags that dominated the market. Bringing art, design, music, travel, and the 6th sense into fashion to revolutionize a market that was known to be for utilitarian purposes. Today the bags are seen globally in over 30 countries with over 20 INTL Distributors with pop-up Locations in the USA and Brick & Mortar stores in Shanghai and Beijing. Collaborations such as NBA, Chris Brown, Spike Lee, Buzz Aldrin, Young Thug, The Game, Shaquille O’Neal, MARVEL, Odell Beckham Jr and Humanitarian Organizations. The brand has since evolved into travel luggage, outerwear, and footwear. The brand has become a collectible item, with fans collecting over 30-70 bags. All products are made in limited runs and never produced again!