Photograph by Frédéric Fontenoy, Untitled, 2003, from the series Alkama. Via.
↓ 21 Aug 2009
So Your Cat Wants A Massage? (via WrongMan)
In our post-literate world, because ideas are inaccessible, there is a need for constant stimulus. News, political debate, theater, art and books are judged not on the power of their ideas but on their ability to entertain. Cultural products that force us to examine ourselves and our society are condemned as elitist and impenetrable. Hannah Arendt warned that the marketization of culture leads to its degradation, that this marketization creates a new celebrity class of intellectuals who, although well read and informed themselves, see their role in society as persuading the masses that “Hamlet” can be as entertaining as “The Lion King” and perhaps as educational. “Culture,” she wrote, “is being destroyed in order to yield entertainment.
↓ 20 Aug 2009
I’ve always thought that it would be fantastic to go on a cross country road trip, just to see how people really live, to listen to their stories. And I think, if I were to do it, it would be on this “multi-cellular caravan” Mehrzeller trailer. This is cool because you can actually configure the trailer specifically to your needs: tell it what you want, and the computer automatically designs it for you. (via)
Nate Page’s carved magazines: beautiful and creepy.
Be fluid. Treat each project differently. Be water, man. The best style is no style. Because styles can be figured out. And when you have no style they can’t figure you out.
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Jay-Z, Quotes on Design (via dayofthedreamweavers) (via lapuravidagallery)
for Stefan, via Hov.
I was playing house music out at the time and they would sample jazz a lot, so I knew your basic jazz and soul hooks. The next lp I bought was Coltrane’s “Interstellar Space” and that did not resonate with me at all. After that was Dolphy’s “Out to Lunch” and that was a little better. I kept trying different ‘classics’ until I got to Coltrane’s”Love Supreme” and then things clicked a little more. I think the more you listen to jazz, your ear sharpens and you can hear more things. Doors start to open, you can start to hear emotions, personalities, ideas and conversations with the band members. Raw feelings. The best jazz to me is music that is caught up in a struggle of emotions.
Right now (via Stebbi)
