Christo The Wrapped Reichstag
Jeanne-Claude, wife and artistic partner of Christo, died on Wednesday. She was 74.
hyde or die
“In case you don’t know it, words move, they change from one day to the next, they are as unstable as shadows, are themselves shadows, which both are and have ceased to be, soap bubbles, shells in which one can barely hear a whisper, mere tree stumps, I give you this information gratis and for free…”
— death in Death With Interruptions by Jose Saramago
Antony Crosfield Inversion
Now at the Photography is Dead…International Photographic Review in Birmingham right now.
How come nobody told me photography was dead? Or did someone? Was I too preoccupied with the death of painting?
People are reporting that Dash Snow died yesterday of an overdose in his apartment. If this is true, the world has lost a great talent.
image via i-peach-feng-shui
Reblogged from The Tao of Dana.
Marco Perego, The Only Good Rock Star Is A Dead Rock Star 2008
Marrying the hyperrealist tradition of Duane Hanson and Andy Warhol’s prophetic approach to pop culture, Marco Perego unveils his most ambitious set piece to date, a sculpture of William Burroughs murdering Amy Winehouse entitled, “The Only Good Rock Star is a Dead Rock Star.” … Perego’s installation speaks concurrently to the steep price of fame and an infamous literary game gone deadly, creating a provocative situation that while historically impossible is visually plausible through-and-through. The Minnie Mouse mask next to her lifeless body is not just a nod to Disney, but a reference to the infamous Amy Wine-mouse video of her partying with Pete Doherty. via artdaily
This is the first thing that I have seen that has genuinely shocked me in a while. I am hoping that doesn’t mean I am completely desensitized to things but I am loving that this is illiciting such a strong reaction from me.
