I consider myself an artful blogger. What more can I really say?Tumblr (3.0; @hydeordie)http://hydeordie.com/<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l86u0qtDUl1qz7gs7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>Longtime readers know that <a href="http://www.noraleah.com/post/183077626/last-friday-my-sister-her-bff-katrina-m-and-i" target="_blank">State Fair</a> crop art is something we follow in our family: it’s the changing face of the Minnesota liberal as rendered in corn. Last year M. and I smiled grimly at <a href="http://www.noraleah.com/post/183875373/crop-art-is-the-art-of-making-things-out-of-seeds" target="_blank">Obama’s birth certificate</a> depicted in millet (<em><a href="http://spiegelman.tumblr.com/post/978909596/breaking-news-via-pareene" target="_blank">progress!</a></em>). Two years ago the major theme was <a href="http://www.noraleah.com/post/46971378/the-gop-taking-a-poo-on-the-constitution-rendered" target="_blank">cleaning up after the circus</a> (and hey, remember when <a href="http://www.noraleah.com/post/129467072/ah-yes-political-crop-art-an-underappreciated" target="_blank">this guy</a> mattered?).</p> <p>This year’s star entry was snapped by <a href="http://www.noraleah.com/search/alena" target="_blank">Alena</a>, one of my oldest and dearest friends, and reminds me of a saying that I just made up and wish fervently to be true: <strong><em>As crop art goes, so goes the nation.</em></strong></p> <p>God willin’.</p> </blockquote> <p>via <a href="http://www.noraleah.com/post/1060011594/longtime-readers-know-that-state-fair-crop-art-is" target="_blank">noraleah</a></p>http://hydeordie.com/post/1060028447http://hydeordie.com/post/1060028447Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:28:20 -0700<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l82xddgkue1qz849zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://hessejoy.com" target="_blank">Jesse Hoy</a> <em>Untitled (Chuck Norris Rules)</em> 2010</p>http://hydeordie.com/post/1059911877http://hydeordie.com/post/1059911877Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:00:00 -0700Jesse HoyARtPhotography<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l86i8wTgvD1qz849zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2010/09/03/were-off-to-the-beach/" target="_blank">Joel Sternfeld</a> <em>Little Talbot Beach, Florida.</em> 1980</p>http://hydeordie.com/post/1059437448http://hydeordie.com/post/1059437448Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:00:00 -0700ArtPhotographyJoel Sternfeld<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7xjfa1roP1qz849zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.timetchells.com" target="_blank">Tim Etchells</a> <em>Rotten Days </em>2006</p>http://hydeordie.com/post/1059206656http://hydeordie.com/post/1059206656Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:00:00 -0700Tim EtchellsArtPerformanceInstallation<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l86iepO7DT1qz849zo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I would <a href="http://hyperallergic.com/8881/refresh/?utm_source=Google+Reader&utm_medium=feed" target="_blank">go</a>…if I was in NY.</p>http://hydeordie.com/post/1059025832http://hydeordie.com/post/1059025832Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:13:37 -0700“I totally agree with Tom’s philosophy — drinking beer and socializing is a form of art, and...http://hydeordie.com/post/1055165607http://hydeordie.com/post/1055165607Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:33:44 -0700Tom MarioniArtLos AngelesHammer Museum<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="225" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2966602&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2966602&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2966602&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://peterblumgallery.com/artists/superflex/biography" target="_blank">SUPERFLEX</a> <em>Flooded McDonalds </em>2009</p>http://hydeordie.com/post/1054606426http://hydeordie.com/post/1054606426Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:00:00 -0700SUPERFLEXArtVideoFilm<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7xj78ZZF61qz849zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.timetchells.com/projects/works/please-come-back/" target="_blank">Tim Etchells</a> <em>Please Come Back</em> 2008</p>http://hydeordie.com/post/1053982548http://hydeordie.com/post/1053982548Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:00:00 -0700Tim EtchellsartNeonTextInstallation<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="225" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=14595913&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=14595913&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=14595913&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/09/machete-danny-trejo-david-choe-.html" target="_blank">LA artist David Choe takes on Machete Poster.</a></p>http://hydeordie.com/post/1050300851http://hydeordie.com/post/1050300851Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:47:41 -0700<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7xm7lhvzX1qz849zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-06-24/news/21923455_1_letters-paint-victor-reyes" target="_blank">Victor Reyes </a><em>California </em>2010</p>http://hydeordie.com/post/1048817475http://hydeordie.com/post/1048817475Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:00:00 -0700Victor ReyesDon't drink and deal...: Call it the lost art of drinking responsibly: A man entrusted with helping...http://hydeordie.com/post/1048711119http://hydeordie.com/post/1048711119Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:32:48 -0700<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7xj2uhgr81qz849zo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/finch/finch3-6-06.asp" target="_blank">Anthony James</a> <em>99 cent Jesus</em> 1998</p>http://hydeordie.com/post/1048588929http://hydeordie.com/post/1048588929Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:00:00 -0700Anthony JamesArtInstallationNeon<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7xkijh9pw1qz849zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.whitecube.com/artists/chapman/" target="_blank">Jake and Dino Chapman</a></p>http://hydeordie.com/post/1044189256http://hydeordie.com/post/1044189256Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:00:00 -0700Chapman Brothers<object width="400" height="326"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9QeNatsDV4I&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9QeNatsDV4I&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="326" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Interview with the Chapman Brothers.</p>http://hydeordie.com/post/1043831036http://hydeordie.com/post/1043831036Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:00:00 -0700Chapman Brothers<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7xhx0ULqv1qz849zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.arincontemporary.com/lowe_bio.shtml" target="_blank">Jean Lowe</a> <em>Partial Installation View of the Loneliness Clinic, Diplomas and George Nelsen Sling Sofa,</em> 2004</p>http://hydeordie.com/post/1043101573http://hydeordie.com/post/1043101573Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:00:00 -0700Jean LoweSculptureInstallation<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l73tufZ1Xx1qz7599o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://standardgrey.tumblr.com/post/1039517145/pootee-gottlund" target="_blank">via standardgrey</a> and <a href="http://pootee.tumblr.com/post/1024608730/gottlund" target="_blank">pootee </a>and <em><strong><a href="http://gottlund.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">gottlund</a></strong></em></p> <blockquote> <blockquote></blockquote> </blockquote>http://hydeordie.com/post/1039529214http://hydeordie.com/post/1039529214Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:36:32 -0700<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7zlfrH1uc1qz849zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The new “<a href="itms://itunes.apple.com/us/app/buildings/id374825541?mt=8&uo=4" target="_blank">Buildings</a>” app for iphones tells you about the local architecture.</p> <blockquote> <p>A free new iPhone application that shows architecture from across the globe is now available for download from iTunes.<br/><br/> Buildings is an application containing an encyclopaedia of architecture at the user’s fingertips. It supplies information, images and videos on over 2500 historic, contemporary and conceptual buildings. It lets the user find and learn about architecture nearby, across their country or overseas. <br/><br/> Using GPS technology to pinpoint the users location, Building is also a perfect mobile guide for travellers who can use their iPhone to find directions to buildings of interest.</p> </blockquote> <p>and an excerpt from <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article.php?id=100908_0_24_0_C" target="_blank">Archinect</a>’s review:</p> <blockquote> <p>The app is simply titled “<a href="itms://itunes.apple.com/us/app/buildings/id374825541?mt=8&uo=4" target="_blank">Buildings</a>”, and after playing around with it for the last week, I’ve become hooked. I’m finding myself launching the app as I move around Los Angeles to check which buildings surround me. The database is a little sparse for this user’s city, at the moment, but the open-source nature of this well-constructed platform will inevitably help fill out the gaps quickly.</p> </blockquote> <p>Seems pretty cool to me.</p> <p>Sidenote: <a href="http://atencio.tumblr.com" target="_blank">Peter</a>, please download this. Thanks!</p>http://hydeordie.com/post/1038981189http://hydeordie.com/post/1038981189Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:35:51 -0700Architecture<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="327" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1248413&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1248413&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1248413&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="327"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://peterblumgallery.com/artists/su-mei-tse" target="_blank">Su-Mei Tse</a> <em>Swing</em> 2007</p>http://hydeordie.com/post/1038815547http://hydeordie.com/post/1038815547Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:00:00 -0700Su Mei TseArt<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="225" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5793454&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5793454&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5793454&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/trecartin" target="_blank">Ryan Trecartin</a> <em>Sibling Topics </em>2009<em><br/></em></p> <p>You can go see his show at the <a href="http://moca.org" target="_blank">PDC MOCA</a> for free right now, and I would suggest it.  If only because it’s nice adn cold with the central AC to cool off from our one week of summer we are having.</p> <p>I still don’t know how I feel about this show, it seems a little like a desperate “Let’s bring NY to LA” ploy, but there seemed to be some valid things…even if they were buried, very very very, deep in the videos.<em><br/></em></p>http://hydeordie.com/post/1038279902http://hydeordie.com/post/1038279902Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:00:00 -0700Ryan TrecartinArtVideo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7za9sb4tl1qz849zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://taschen.com" target="_blank">Taschen </a>and the folks behind <a href="http://woostercollective.com" target="_blank">Wooster Collective</a> have teamed up to bring us <a href="http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/art/all/05719/facts.trespass_a_history_of_uncommissioned_urban_art.htm" target="_blank">Tresspass: A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art</a>. I know the cover is a little cheesy, but I am looking forward to picking up this book when it comes out* and seeing what they have and maybe educating myself on some Urban Art.</p> <p>*September 2010..so, next week?</p> <h2></h2>http://hydeordie.com/post/1037920989http://hydeordie.com/post/1037920989Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:34:40 -0700Book I WantDo Not HaveTaschen