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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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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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.”
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.
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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
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Dig this video promoting Triple Canopy’s new print anthology. (via eq)
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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...
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The President of Iceland knocked it out of the park today at PopTech. Give it a watch!
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