January 2012
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“An artist’s only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own...”
– J.D. Salinger, Franny & Zooey.  Salinger died two years ago today. (via doubledaybooks)
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December 2011
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“When you don’t create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than...”
– _why, (via David Tate/robertogreco/wreckandsalvage)
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Dec 20th
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annotations asked: I was thinking of that poem! Sort of. Only in the sense that it describes--in part--the interest of convex mirrors. Curves!
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“Maybe ‘I downloaded but didn’t share’ will be the new ‘I...”
– Andy Baio, “No Copyright Intended”
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Dec 2nd
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“Not quite so. Christo works an average of 14 hours a day – seven days a week....”
– Sort of a response to my last post — Christo and Jeane-Claude’s website has a special section called “Most Common Errors.” Above quote is a response to “The easy life of an artist.”
Dec 2nd
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Bad At Sports: What does it mean to be an artist at the end of the day? What does that mean?
David Shrigley: Um ... it means that you don't have to have a job, basically.
Dec 2nd
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November 2011
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The Pumpkins of Kane Street →
These are right across the BQE from us — en route to the Bergen St. F/G stop. One of the simple pleasures of last autumn was watching the slow transformation of these pumpkins from adorable halloween decoration to grotesque horror movie prop.  Link via Ariel
Nov 29th
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Dig this video promoting Triple Canopy’s new print anthology. (via eq)
Nov 18th
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Edward Said, Marcel Broodthaers, Ronald Reagan,... →
EDWARD SAID: Who are we waiting for. Im Edward. MARCEL BROODTHAERS: Hello. RONALD REAGAN: Hi Ed. Call me Ron. EDWARD SAID: Hi Ron you dont mind do you. MARCEL BROODTHAERS: Hello Edward. Well Im told we are waiting for Jane Fonda. RONALD REAGAN: No my wife calls me Ronnie. RONALD REAGAN: Jane Fonda. Really. Well Ill be.
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October 2011
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Interview: Alison Klayman on getting to know Ai... →
poptech: Alison Klayman is a freelance journalist and documentarian currently finishing a film about the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. Ai is one of China’s most well-known and controversial artists, and in recent years has produced a body of work that is often highly critical of the Chinese government. In April 2010, Ai Weiwei was detained by Chinese authorities and held for nearly three months...
Oct 23rd
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The President of Iceland knocked it out of the park today at PopTech. Give it a watch!
Oct 21st
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