Monthly Archives: April 2014

Generic Brand Video

Posted on April 25, 2014 by

I think the video IS subversive because it shows how meaningless all these cultural and emotional triggers are. But if they are trying to get business, aren’t they shooting themselves in the foot? Continue reading →

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Anders Petersen

Posted on April 11, 2014 by

It’s fitting that Waits was drawn to this image. Petersen’s gritty world of prostitutes, drug addicts and general fringe-dwellers resonates with the same seedy energy and humanity of the early Asylum-Era Waits material. Continue reading →

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True to the game (of architectural appreciation)

Posted on April 1, 2014 by

“This is going green 1949 style, bitch!” Continue reading →

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Mungo Thomson

Posted on April 1, 2014 by

Working knowledge of current trends in conceptual art is not a strong point for me. I know it can be good, bad and ugly. The good part seems best exemplified by Los Angeles-based artist Mungo Thomson. Continue reading →

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