art at two removes
Greetings cybernauts: Interview of the week, possibly the month, the Guardian speak with ‘wrecker of civilisation’ Genesis P. Orridge Meanwhile the Telegraph keeps it light with the trailer to a new feature about the most famous cat on the webz These are a pure joy. Music videos chosen by Prosthetic…
The moon is to be howled at. When it comes to our planet’s only satellite, we have been-there-done-that. If there was a concession selling t-shirts, we missed it. Our arrival, let’s face it, was a disappointment. We struck neither oil nor gold. Bored astronauts batted around golf balls and American…
Found Objects are back. Sorry to regular readers for the break: Freelance journalist Francesa Borri is working for $70 a story. That’s $70 to cover the frontline of the war in Syria. (via Jude Sheerin) Bomb magazine links the work of Gordon Matta-Clark and the Pompidou Centre in Paris, all via the writing…
He grew up making fantasy art. He now sells ‘fantasy’ landscapes. But there can be few artists who cleave to the tradition of painting like David Wightman. Nevermind that he says of his mountainous scenes: “They’re fictions. They’re not real places.†Visiting his studio, I was struck by the minimal…
Sheesh, it’s hot. Before the Internet melts you may want to check out these links: A new film documents the remarkable life and living/working arrangement of psychiatric patient Yayoi Kusama. The 8-minute trailer alone is well worth a watch The Paris review carries a long read piece about artists’ novels.…