February 2012
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WatchWatch graffiti artist, JR’s talk on TED. For more info, see below post.
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Can art change the world?
French graffiti artist, JR is quite simply awesome. He uses photography and what he calls “the power of the image [to make] invisible people visible”, using his portraits to change the media-dominated landscapes of our cities.
When the Paris riots of 2005 kicked off, he took portraits of those who lived in the poorest suburbs of the city. They pulled hooligan-esque faces, making...
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January 2012
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“June 19, 1937
Dear Cedric,
A strange thing happened to me today. I saw a big...”
– Following a nervous breakdown, the legendary photographer Ansel Adams wrote this beautiful letter to his best friend. Follow the link to continue reading…
Via Letters of note
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December 2011
26 posts
Unemployment
She woke up slowly. Rising from her slumber in a groggy daze as though she were floating to the surface of some nondescript depth. And there she lay. No need to get up, no need to rush, no need to stop an inevitable alarm. Shades of grey light filtered feebly through her blinds as she attempted to piece together a structure for her day. But there she lay.
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Urban Alchemy...Gordon Matta-Clark
Gordon Matta-Clark is a funny sort of artist, in that his work doesn’t really exist anymore. Having studied architecture in the seventies, Matta-Clark finished his studies and set about revolting against the framework from which he had been taught. Disused buildings were his canvas as he carved up and cut through their vacuous structures, making them into walk-through sculptures before...
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“A poem, stretched to its limits
Lay dying
It was as white as a sheet
No one...”
– Sick Poem - Owen O’Neill
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