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Live At The Standards

We at the Standard Hotels know that you, dear readers, are the savviest and most culturally relevant people out there. If you weren’t, you wouldn’t be sitting here reading this... More »
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Wes Lang Is Staring At Empty Pages

We love art.  We love staring at things.  We love beer.  We love tattoos.  Okay.  We don’t LOVE tattoos.  We have one, but it’s hidden, and you probably... More »
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Tumblr's We Love

Now that the Standard Culture website exists on Tumblr, we can’t get enough of perusing the vast community. Here’s a top 10 list of Tumblr’s we’re following ourselves.... More »
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THE STANDARD CULTURE LAUNCH!

When you woke up this morning and logged onto the interwebs, you had no idea that we were sitting here and waiting for you to show up.  Now you’re here, and we’re in love.... More »
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Booze and Tricks for the Night

The Standard, Hollywood is such a good sport. While some establishments shoo away skater rats, we say “come over, build a ramp in our backyard”… and boy we’re glad we... More »
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LE BAIN DE NOTRE EXISTENCE!

Anyone who has come to New York City during the gorgeous summer months knows that the only way to party is on the roof.  Usually, informal get togethers on tar topped roofs with buckets of... More »
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Graphic of the Day: Barbara Streisand

It seems the latest track on everyone’s lips this week is a new song by the DJ duo known as Duck Sauce called “Barbara Streisand”.  If you don’t know, new school DJ... More »
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Meet Jose Parla

Jose Parla is our homeboy. He is also a world renowned artist with exhibitions that have taken him to London, Paris, and Tokyo. His work is unorthodox and distinct — a sampling of... More »
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Casey Neistat Plays Laser Tag at The Standard, New York

For those who have not visited The Standard, New York, here’s a comprehensive walk through our corridors. Filmmaker (and now Standard guest blogger) Casey Neistat presents a healthy little... More »
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Green Hornet Love

The Green Hornet has been on all our minds lately. The remake, directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) is complete, and we’re all waiting to see what Michel has... More »
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Barbara Kruger is our Neighbor

The Whitney is coming downtown, and Lordy are we excited! One of the reasons is because the site of the future museum happens to be directly next door to our New York building which means all our... More »
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Desert Nights - Sept 22

It’s time for another series of music showcases at The Standard, Hollywood, in Los Angeles. The next roundup proves to be as unique and diverse as the previous jam. Here’s the crew... More »
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Graphic of the Day: Vice Do's & Dont's

Today’s graphic is less of an “art-directed” image, but more of an eye-grabbing visual from the Vice family. Their photos are fun and wacky, but what we find more laughable are... More »
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Anthony Lister's New Masks

The Standard, New York, is excited to present Anthony Lister’s work as the second artist installation at the boutique (the first being Julia Chiang’s All For You, with a... More »
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A Night for Hopper

A perfectly curated group of individuals were assembled by both Andre and Jeffrey, ranging from tinseltown to art stars — Julian Schnabel, Ed Ruscha, Seymour Cassel, Diane Keaton, and Liv... More »
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Target Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular

Once in a blue moon, our mind gets blown away. This was one of those nights. Here’s a real time video of the show where Target turned our New York building into one giant light, music,... More »
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Proenza'a New Lookbook

…and the winner for most unpredictable short film this season… is Proenza Schouler’s Act da Fool, directed by Harmony Korine. The narrative follows some girls in the... More »
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Trippy Film. Pretty Girls.

There’s a new Model Agency in town. This sweet little short film, Silent, is directed by blackANDwhite. Meet the girls. Stick around. Silent Models More »
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...on the Streets of New York

Yoshitomo Nara has arrived in New York. He brought with him “White Ghost”, a new sculpture positioned against the trees and buildings of New York City. The sculpture is standing tall... More »
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Lykke Li Has Something to Tell You

Just announced today. Lykke Li is getting itchy in the recording studio (finishing her 2nd album) and has the urge to tour the world on a brief round and test out some songs. We’ve been in... More »
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Marco Brambilla's Vision

Director Marco Brambilla is a force of nature and a prized member of The Standard family. André Balazs asked Brambilla to create and develop an otherworldly art installation,... More »