DAVID REES USED TO BE A POLITICAL CARTOONIST. His work appeared in Rolling Stone, GQ, The Nation, Harper’s, and many other publications. He gave that career up to pursue his dreams. David loves #2 pencils and pencil sharpeners, and considers it a privilege to sharpen pencils for friends and strangers.
That’s right, my very own finely crafted and hastily consumed skull-shaped spinach pie has achieved immortality and adoration with its inclusion on the prestigious Skull-A-Day website. I know what your thinking – how does it feel to be so successful?
In Bb 2.0 is a collaborative music and spoken word project conceived by Darren Solomon from Science for Girls, and developed with contributions from users. The videos can be played simultaneously — the soundtracks will work together, and the mix can be adjusted with the individual volume sliders.
From Pink Tentacle: In the 18th and 19th centuries, sideshow carnivals known as misemono were a popular form of entertainment for the sophisticated residents of Edo (present-day Tokyo). The sideshows featured a myriad of educational and entertaining attractions designed to evoke a sense of wonder and satisfy a deep curiosity for the mysteries of life. [...]
The new short film by Blu an ambiguous animation painted on public walls. Made in Buenos Aires and in Baden (fantoche) blublu.org/ blublu.org/sito/video/muto.htm music by Andrea Martignoni produced by Mercurio Film assistant: Sibe
“An edition in the ongoing series METHODS & APPARATI for Social Facilitation and Mood Elevation”
From Ken Freedman’s great collection of velvet art at the WFMU studios. UPDATE: If I am understanding correctly, a WFMU Marathon pledge of $365 or more during Ken Freedman’s show right now will put you in the running to OWN this amazing work of art!
Andy Warhol eats a hamburger in New York, 1968. Why does it sound like people are rioting nearby?
InterestingIdeas.com has an amazing collection of roadside art, many of which I recognize from the Chicago area. Is it any surprise that so much of America’s great art can be seen from the window of a passing car, in the melange of shop signs, billboards and cheesy buildings, in the personal monuments people make in [...]
Face paint videos by artist James Kuhn. See the whole amazing, bizarre set of 120 videos!
One of “30 illustrations from the book Elektroschutz in 132 Bildern. These diagrams outline causes of electrical accidents.” See the full set at Bre Pettis’ Facebook page.
