Category Archives for Art

Blixa Bargeld reads Hornbach

“In the most remarkable development of his long and protean artistic career, he took a job basically parodying himself in a series of commercials for a German hardware-store chain. These ads, for Hornbach, a building-supply store not unlike Home Depot, … Continue reading

06. October 2010 by Caroline
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Erwin Olaf: “Adversity breeds beauty”

Erwin Olaf Interview from Katharina on Vimeo. I don’t have a lot of Dutch heroes. The two that I have are both photographers. Erwin Olaf is one of them. VPRO television aired a marathon interview with this 51 year old … Continue reading

29. August 2010 by Caroline
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House – Love/Sick – Season 7 poster

Hugh Laurie, that’s House MD to you, has the hell airbrushed out of him for this poster for the new season of House which starts September 20. Via Ausiello

27. August 2010 by Caroline
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I’ll punch a donkey in the streets of Galway

Cast – Drifting and Tilting – The Songs of Scott Walker Drifting and Tilting – The Songs of Scott Walker Barbican Theatre, November 13, 14, 15 review to follow

19. November 2008 by Flickr
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Objects on wood

There are things in life that you want, but think you’ll never going to be able or willing to afford. I’ve seen and been bowled over (it’s a pun, but I’m serious) the artist Guggi‘s work in galleries, always wishing … Continue reading

15. December 2007 by Caroline
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Lost in Milk Wood

This Volkswagen commercial combines ‘Lost in Translation’-type images with Richard Burton’s evocative reading of Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood. Gorgeous. (via Vanderzande.com). I’m not that keen on motorcars in general, but I do keep telling people that driving through cities … Continue reading

25. September 2007 by Caroline
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Erik Sanko’s The Fortune Teller

Puppetmaker and musician Erik Sanko (Lounge Lizzards, Tom Waits, Lou Reed.) has created a puppet show called The Fortune Teller. He made the puppets and wrote the music with Danny Elfman. Pre-recorded narration courtesy of the great Gavin Friday. The … Continue reading

03. October 2006 by Caroline
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“Tomorrow belongs to me”

Finally was able to make the big announcement today. This is what I’ve been immersed in for the last two months (regular readers will perhaps have picked up on the Germanic flavour of certain items and links here), basically doing … Continue reading

28. June 2006 by Caroline
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Cremaster: Ascension and descension

Watching Matthew Barney’s Cremaster 4 and 5 at the Filmmuseum on Tuesday, we kept thinking ‘I get it now’, and ‘Oh, that’s symbolic for…’, and ‘Surely that must mean…’, “OMG, beyond Freudian…’, but mostly, ‘Um… maybe not.’ I kept looking … Continue reading

10. May 2006 by Caroline
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