Monthly Archives: October 2009

Gaetano Pesce – Montanara

Images of New York-based architect, artist, and designer Gaetano Pesce’s Montanara from design week in Milan taken from designboom.com. Thanks to Oscar Carlson for the tip.

Sino-Soviet border conflict, 1969

Screenshots from a Russian documentary on the Sino-Soviet border conflict of 1969.

Robots with Human Beings

GL Wood – Kawirnera no. 1-8

GL Wood is a photographer and artist based in Astoria, Queens. The process of creating these images involved a combination of screen printing, oils, watercolor, inks, spray paint and film. Hairstylist: Linh Nguyen, Makeup: Georgi Sandev, Model: Kara Erwin with D1 Models

Venice Beach Oil Fields

Venice Beach, California around 1930.  All images courtesy of USC Digital Library.

A “Thank You” Note – Wislawa Szymborska and Agnieszka Brzezanska

There is much I owe
to those I do not love.
The relief in accepting
they are closer to another.

Joy that I am not
the wolf to their sheep.
My peace be with them
for with them I am free,
and this, love can neither give,
nor know how to take.

I don’t wait for them
from window to door.

Almost as patient
as a sun dial,
I [...]

Betty Boop – Minnie the Moocher

Allan Sekula – Polonia and Other Fables

These images are from Allan Sekula’s new show Polonia and Other Fables at The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago. The show is on until December 13th and more information and many more image can be found at The Renaissance Society’s website. For those in London, on Saturday, October 17th there will be a [...]

Bari Ziperstein

Bari Ziperstein is an artist based in Los Angeles.

Josh Slater

Josh Slater is an artist based in Brooklyn.