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posted July 26, 2017 #

Fucking hypocrite. Not that it's surprising. But fuck you just the same. https://t.co/xcbuNGW1sh

waybackpack

posted July 26, 2017 #

Download the entire Wayback Machine archive for a given URL.

Gucci And Beyond

posted July 26, 2017 #

It's not often that I post about fashion lines but the Gucci Fall / Winter 2017 campaign, Gucci and Beyond, is an ode to 50's and 60's sci-fi so it seems right up my alley. There are plenty of OG Star Trek references, Lost in Space and monster movies throughout, along with the actual line of clothes that certainly look other worldly.

HT Pantyhouse.

posted July 25, 2017 #

“Unsorted Folder” volume VI. Last one for now.

The Autumn Man

posted July 25, 2017 #

The debut single from Smart Objects.

Visiter

posted July 25, 2017 #

Artist Natalia Stuyk seems to have a bit of prescient insight into the world of glitch videos. Her short film Visiter (a love letter to Tokyo) has been making the rounds since 2015 and certainly helped lead the way for many other alternative and Vaporwave-y videos artists that have come since. Her work is more far more artful than what you typically consider with the genre, as it steers clear of any of the standard tropes that have emerged. It's feels odd to say that a chaotic field of pixels blipping in and out of static is a beautiful thing but she certainly made it exactly that.

Much of the rest of her work is just as engaging and progressive. I've not seen anything like BBBB before and I'm completely entranced by Colour Study #1, to name but a few notables from the group.

Catherine Graffam

posted July 25, 2017 #

Typically, I find artists statements to be an overwrought method for creative types to explain a body of work that has no natural cohesive connection to itself but sometimes you run across an explanation that gives you an enhanced appreciation for the work. Such is the case for Catherine Graffam, a New Hampshire artist that works largely in figurative portraiture. This one simple statement casts the work in a different light:
Self portraiture is a way of cathartically processing my emotions, and regaining agency over my body as a queer trans woman living with a chronic illness.
A series of self portraits can feel overly self-indulgent but not when viewed through the lens of defining one's own agency on their own life. It's a nice reminder that the artists intent does make a difference and it's not always on the beholder to interpret the work.

Take it all in. via Jeremy.

posted July 24, 2017 #

There's nothing like watching a leaked trailer from Comic-Con to make you think, "Jesus Christ, what am I doing with my life?!".

Jeremy Ferguson: Battle Tapes Recording

posted July 24, 2017 #

I've been following the work of Jeremy Ferguson, aka Battle Tapes Recording, for probably as long as he's been operating under that name. His Nashville based studio has produced records for the likes of Be Your Own Pet, PUJOL, and Apollo Up to name a few and he's worked the boards in other studios for Forget Cassettes and Lucy Lucy! All that is to say, he has a massive body of work from the past 20 years and it's phenomenal to see him featured in Tape-Op magazine. The interview they partake in with him does get a bit technical in terms of gear discussion but I love hearing people nerd out on something they're passionate about, even if the specifics are a little lost on me.

Give it a read through and then follow him, as you should do with any interesting person you encounter.

The Edgeless & Ever-shifting Gradient

posted July 24, 2017 #

If there is a more descriptive title for a site I'd love to know of it but, for now, I think The Edgeless & Ever-Shifting Gradient: An Encyclopaedic and Evolving Spectrum of Gradient Knowledge wins the prize. It is, as it says, an index of gradients; both naturally and unnaturally occurring. It covers a wide range of topics - Diffused Skies, Circumhorizontal arcs and even Gender Fluidity. A fascinating gathering of topics that kept me reading for far longer than I suspected I would.

via Daywreckers.

Moveable Type at NYT

posted July 24, 2017 #

Ryan recently clued me in to the public art installation of the New York Times lobby, Moveable Type. The piece, from Mark Hansen and Ben Rubin, went through a lot of iterations but eventually landed on this fascinating wall of screens displayed pertinent information parsed from recent articles in The Times.

This has been around for 9 years but I'd never encountered it before. This is pre-machine learning and before AI was a thing people said haphazardly. It's an impressive piece of art and a damn fine piece of technology as well.

posted July 22, 2017 #

Latest ep of #musicdigest w/ me and @subinev features listener calls from @yewknee and music picked by album art... https://t.co/crV8q94Yrw

posted July 21, 2017 #

I laugh at anything man https://t.co/OWUrASmT97

Friday Videos - July 21st, 2017

posted July 21, 2017 #

The above gif is from the opening credits of Cry of the Banshee, animated by Terry Gilliam. Sometimes I just like to see Vincent Price's face crack open and have a bunch of ghouls fly out. That GIF does the trick.

Onwards to distractions and delights! Need more entertainment? Check out the macabre but entertaining Dark Stock Photos or watch this factory lose its mind or enjoy this new Will Smith Aladdin rap.
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