Category Archives: Art
baroque but needs no fixing
editors at the University of Pittsburgh’s Pitt News got a little crafty for the cover of their anual sex edition. very sexy indeed. Photo by Vaughn Wallace
Filed under Art, Photography
of those humorists: david shrigley
david shrigley does dry, odd humor (my kind of humor) right. i can look at his drawings for hours and still be amused. i will leave you with a few of his drawings, so you can begin your appreciation as well. i … Continue reading
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tim gunn re: anne truitt
one of the perks of being a crafty college kid in dc is seeing all the crafty grown-ups that swing into town. enter: tim gunn and his surprisingly stoic comrade martin puryear. the hirshhorn museum and sculpture garden just … Continue reading
i want what she ordered, kudasai.
So you’re in a foreign country, and you can’t say anything but “beer” and “bathroom.” Okay, we forgive you, maybe you just had to take a weekend train to Hungary to see some fabulous Finnish band, and sleeping with the … Continue reading
a studded leather slap to the face.
It’s equal parts filthy and flashy – useless and sublime. The party photography featured on Driven by Boredom is rich with vile excess. It’s a studded-leather-gloved slap to the face of anything conventional. Nate Smith (known by his friends and followers as “Igor”) … Continue reading
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Party Picasso.
The Wadsworth Antheneum throws this chic little event every month called Art After Hours where the museum hosts music, a special lecturer and drinks/free nibbles. The first time I went I was intrigued but not overly impressed. When I heard … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Music, Photography
guest drop: brittany levine on indie philanthropy
Who knew “inter-galactic indie domination” would be headquartered in Canada? The founders of the Yellow Bird Project, two recent college grads from Montreal, did. The Project creates and sells indie band t-shirts—think New Pornographers and Devendra Banhart– and gives … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Bits & Baubles
misguided attempts.
recent alumnus of maryland institute college of art, casey reed johnson is a budding simplistic sculptor. he takes basic ideas, images and objects melds them with bright elementary colors and voila, a masterpiece is born. when i caught johnson’s latest … Continue reading
Oh Alexander McQueen
Alexander may be my fashion God. Who else could come up with a knuckle clutch complete with skull rings or turn a hub cap into a chic headband as seen in his fall/winter … Continue reading
E-Gads!
because i haven’t raved about theselby enough. australian photographer jonathan zawada compiled this poster from the many interior shots on the website. limited run of 275 posters all signed and numbered will be on sale on the website starting tomorrow. … Continue reading
