IN DEFENSE OF ART.
Artholic. Travelholic. Dix-huitièmiste. Gradstudent for life: Currently studying 18th century French/British Drawings at the Courtauld Institute of Art.
Ai Weiwei’s politically charged, and incredibly moving music video for his song, ‘Dumbass.’ The translated lyrics can be found here.
And then sometimes you just need to have a moment of appreciation for Cockatoos.
Cockatoo Portraits by Australia based photographer Leila Jeffreys
Just a series of horrifying gifs via Google’s new interactive map experience, showing how humans have reshaped the Earth in the last decades.
Clever wine label in the form of a boarding pass, complete with a baggage claim tag, designed by Grateful Palate Imports.
So that’s how you’re supposed to drink wine… you mean I shouldn’t be drinking straight out of the bottle?
If you’re in NYC this summer, go see PUNK: Chaos to Couture at the Metropolitan Museum of Art—the exhibition is running until August 14!
Russian artist Petro Wodkins hacks Brussels’s iconic Manneken Pis by installing a statue of himself ‘pissing’ in front of the monument!
Explosive portraits by Paolo Troilo. Drawing from the paradigm of classical academic nudes or académies, the Milan based artist Troilo54, captures the essence of human movement through paint.
‘Wonderland’ a photoseries by Kristy Mitchell dedicated to the memory of her mother who was an English teacher. Mitchell sought to create “an unexplained storybook without words, dedicated to her, that would echo the fragments of the fairytales she read to me constantly as a child.” The stunning and poignant images offer a baroque view of loss and love.
Jean-Jacques Lequeu’s, Physiognomical self-portrait, ‘The Pouter,’ 18th century.
In other news, the origin of duckface in selfies.
Quotes about life, art, and all the drama in between by New Jersey based designer Wasted Rita.
I don’t usually do public service announcements but it really upsets me when I hear people (especially in the art world) make statements like “That movie is ‘too Hollywood’ for me,” or “That artist/show/album/music/exhibit is too mainstream for me.” There are intelligent, funny, and brilliant people that have dedicated their passion and life into the production of such works. Let’s just have some respect for each other, thanks.
Wrapped interiors by the art collective Penique productions. The interiors are are wrapped with inflatable balloons and reveal a theatricality inherent to the architectural spaces, sans ornament. Have to admit, I’m a bit reminded of Dexter…
Saw Liam Scarlett’s adaptation of Hansel and Gretel as a ballet at the Royal Opera House last weekend. In Scarlet’s ballet, the witch is a pedophile complete with a sandman representing the dark side of subconscious. The choreography felt a little hackneyed after the first act, but it was still a stunning and original adaptation!
