December 2009
40 posts
New York Times Article-News Lost Translation →
Amid the bullshit, it’s often strenous work to pin point valuable news. Here is an article recapping a couple of interesting highlights missed by many in ’09.
WatchAgents of Change: The Ghostvillage Project. The Ghostvillage Project was created over 3 days on the west coast of Scotland. 6 artists - Timid, Remi/Rough, System, Stormie Mills, Juice 126, Derm - were given free reign to paint in an abandoned 1970s village.
WatchJohn Fellows on Fuel TV. Shit Yeah.
WatchScot Lefavor on Fuel TV. Fuck Yeah.
“I have spent my whole life with the feeling that I am on a bus always seated...”
“Myths and legends die hard in America. We love them for the extra dimension they...”
Abstract, Sept. 2008
” … as the species grows, so does that treacherous majority of people who feel good about themselves for not questioning all of the convictions they have and judgments they make. These people are legion, and they are breeding frantically like rabbits in a tremendous cabbage patch … but without convincing testimony for why serious thought ought to be put into the stubborn and...
WatchHere’s a little video from Mike Giant and Mike Kershnar’s recent collabo show. The video doesn’t show a whole lot of the work, but I would definitely encourage everyone to watch it and then go check out these two talented artists as soon as time permits.
-tb
in case you didn't know, Freshbump.com is the best... →
“There are times, however, and this is one of them, when even being right feels...”
– Gonzo Papers, Vol. 2: Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the ’80s (1988)
2010 Whitney Biennial
The Whitney Biennial, at the Whitney Museum of American Art, showcases the work of some the most highly regarded, cutting edge, contemporary artists. The list of artists for the 2010 Biennial was recently released, and here it is:
David Adamo Richard Aldrich Michael Asher Tauba Auerbach Nina Berman Huma Bhabha Josh Brand The Bruce High Quality Foundation James Casebere Edgar Cleijne and Ellen...
“Stirkoff, you’re a coward.
of course, sir.
what is your definition of...”
– Charles Bukowski, Notes of a Dirty Old Man
-tb
Fake Diamonds Clothing. Go get some. →
-tb
check out shutter-slave photography from friend,... →
-tb
WatchManchester Orchestra - Shake It Out
See Manchester Orchestra on Jan. 30 at the Fillmore w/ Brand New
-tb
Some people refer to it as politics, others call it licensed rape and sodomy but, nevertheless, it has a name in every crowd and there are not very many sane people who respect a man who makes it his business to pay his rent by working on the inside of this machine. I have found that a career in politics involves many things that a person would not understand without first taking on a career in...
“We have become a Nazi monster in the eyes of the whole world, a nation of...”
– Dr. Thompson
nestled box house by milligram architecture →
"Concerning the character of the real God."- an...
“Let us now consider the real God, the genuine God, the great God, the sublime and supreme God, the authentic Creator of the real universe, whose remotenesses are visited by comets only-comets unto which incredibly distant Neptune is merely an outpost, a Sandy hook to homeward bound spectres of the deeps of space that have not glimpsed it before for generations-a universe not made with hands...
“I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone, but...”
– Dr. Thompson.
And he’s right, for whatever it’s worth. Goddamnit- I had to post some sort of quotation on the Guatspot, and the Good Doctor has always offered a good door to knock on when times got tough. Shit, how many of you people even know what it’s like to have to explain...
Chip Tha Ripper-The Cleveland Show →
Here is some new goods for all of the music lovers out there. It dropped on Tuesday and it’s been a while in the making. Enjoy.
-J
