Anthony Lister's Standard Opening & Mishap Down Under

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D'Aarde told us earlier in the week, artist Anthony Lister stopped by the Standard hotel Wednesday night to show his vibrant super hero-inspired masks, weapons and window treatments in the hotel's shop. Despite being a little drained from his session painting one of his gigantic faces on the wall of the Boundless NY shop in Williamsburg the day before, Lister was in full spirits as he and the hundred-plus attendees squeezed themselves into the tiny space. Those who stopped by included artists Haze, Tony Arcabascio, Cheryl Dunn, ESPO, Judith Supine, Harif Guzman, DB Burkeman, Jose Parla, Erik Foss, Tes Uno and PAPER's own Mickey Boardman, Gari Pini, and Drew Elliott. So what did Lister think of the evening? We asked him:

"It was super! A lot of my really good friends were there, also people that I truly admire and look up to came. It was nice to have a show of one-off products in a shop as apposed to a gallery. I try to have fun and be dynamic with the randomness of where my work can be found when i exhibit.
My work was able to get into the hands of people that normally wouldn't be able to buy it. Super."

Super ...
... duper, Anthony. Meanwhile in the lower hemisphere, Lister is drumming up news with a gigantic mural that made its debut, and exit, within a 48-hour time span in Brisbane, Australia. In an apparent coup by the city council's graffiti reduction unit, a 35-foot mural that Lister had been commissioned to paint by the owners of a vacant lot was painted over by the unit without a single inquiry into its legality. The unit, which has previously had to apologize to property owners for the exact same crime, is now being accused of illegally entering, and defacing, private property. Oh snap!

Bobbi Brown's awkward youth was the impetus behind her new book, Beauty Rules. Because I wasn't comfortable with how I looked, I learned to experiment with my hair and makeup, the cosmetics queen has said. In a slight departure from her five other tomes (yes, you read right), Brown's sixth, published this month, goes beyond advice on how to build a smoky eye and aims to tell the youths of the world that it's OK to look different from everyone else. And that you don't have to look like a Barbie. It's essentially a user's manual for teenage girls on how to build beauty from the inside out with tips on exercise, eating right, and being a good friend. The hardback also features personal accounts from Coco Rocha and Hilary Duff, who both discuss overcoming what they once perceived as imperfections, ultimately learning to accept themselves as they are. In conjunction with the book, Brown has launched a limited-edition palette. The notebook-style compact features four eye shadows (two sparkly, two flat), two cream blushes, three lip glosses, and a black eye pencil—all of which are handy essentials, whether you're 16 or 36.