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Davey Havok, Just Your Modern Day Renaissance Man

Singer, Broadway actor, clothing designer, and imminently published author. More »
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Literati Rejoice: PEN USA Launches The Rattling Wall

The Standard, Hollywood is out to prove that Los Angeles’ literary world is just as active and booze fueled as New York’s. Join PEN Center USA and Narrow Books for The Rattling Wall:... More »
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Paris vs. New York: Designer, Vahram Muratyan, Tallies the Score

Vahram Muratyan is a Paris based graphic designer who on an extended stay in New York was feeling a bit homesick and started to think about the similarities and differences, the pros and the... More »
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The Beautiful, Fascinating, Curious World of Dzine’s "Nailed"

Standard Press––our very own imprint––is back with the launch of our second book, Nailed by Chicago-based artist Dzine. The follow up to What Me Worry, by Andrew Kuo,... More »
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James Jarvis Unveils His Book at The Standard

James Jarvis is an illustration hero to many. His company, Amos Toys, is the creator of incredibly entertaining items that have made kids and adults smile – not to mention ignite the... More »
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A Book Signing with artist Christopher Russell

Artillery and The Standard, Hollywood are pleased to announce a reading and book signing with artist Christopher Russell. Russell’s new book, Sniper, using illustration as much as text,... More »
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The Definitive Apple Book

It’s been a few weeks since the visionary Steven Jobs stepped down from the throne that is Apple. Our friends at ArtBook have recently released a powerful design book that is the first... More »
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Warhol + New York City

Andy, Andy everywhere. Few figures have influenced New York City—its art, its commerce, its style, its nightlife, its legends—like Andy Warhol. The eighty sites in Andy Warhol’s... More »
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Helmut Newton Polaroids

Really. Can we ever grow tired of looking at Helmut Newton’s women? The answer is No. We especially love his collection of polaroids, which is a book compiled and released by Taschen.... More »
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A night of Wit and Poetry with John Tottenham

John Tottenham has one of the best bios we’ve ever read. It’s so good than any introduction we could come up with would simply pale in comparison.  Check it out for... More »
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Hanging with Bon Vivant Anthony Haden-Guest

Writer, cartoonist, artist, art critic, poet, socialite, intellectual, and all-around bon vivant, Anthony Haden-Guest was kind enough to grace The Standard, Hollywood with his presence yesterday.... More »
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Angelenos can read, too

All week long it’s been PEN World Voices Festival this and PEN World Voices Festival that.  Yes, the PEN American Center is a wonderful literary humanitarian organization, and, yes,... More »
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NYC on Andrew Kuo

I’m Your Fan from Mariko & Rachel on Vimeo. Andrew Kuo is one of our favorite people. Last December, we wrote about the launch of his first book at Art Basel entitled What Me Worry,... More »
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PEN World Voices Festival

We love books.  They are anthologies of history, of photographs and of intellectual properties spanning the centuries.  Books tell stories of lives beyond our own, depict worlds... More »
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Barry McGee's New Book

Barry McGee is a street legend. His work began appearing on the streets of San Francisco in the early 1990s. If you read the names “Ray Fong”, “Twist” and... More »
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KAWS: The Standard Book Signing

Today’s Feature on the Nowness.com features artist KAWS discussing his new work for Art Basel 2010 and the release of his new monograph book entitled KAWS. Visit the STND/OHWOW Shop this... More »
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2 Days Until Release

Art Basel 2010 begins this Wednesday. We’re also 2 days away from our first book release on Standard Press, Andrew Kuo’s, What Me Worry, which we intend to celebrate at The Standard... More »
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6 Days until Release

We’re nearly one week away from the book release. Here’s another excerpt from What Me Worry by Andrew Kuo, published by Standard Press. Pre-order your copy here. More »
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12 Days Until Release

An excerpt from What Me Worry by Andrew Kuo, published by Standard Press, set for release on December 1st. Pre-order your copy here. More »
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Patti Smith's New Memoir

Patti Smith has arrived in Miami Beach. Tonight, she is a guest at the Miami Book Fair where she is presenting her Memoir called Just Kids ($27). Patti plans to discuss her book... More »
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15 Days Until Release

Only 15 days until Andrew Kuo’s book is released on December 1st. Here’s an excerpt from his book, What Me Worry, published by Standard Press. Pre-order your copy here. More »