January 2012
9 posts
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Ramón Figueroa Collection
“The posters are a great expression of a time when Mexico made an investment in popular culture as a way to promote the values and virtues that would unify society and consolidate the power of the system. I think it is very interesting that some of the poster artists (such as Josep Renau or Ernesto García Cabral) were also muralists. There is research to be done on the Mexican poster...
Jan 31st
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Skinemax
“Skinemax is Koyaanisqatsi for a generation raised on late night television and B-movie VHS tapes. It’s long form entertainment for short attention spans. An hour long VJ odyssey, it will move your body and warp your mind. A nostalgic look back at a half remembered childhood growing up in the 80s and early 90s, Skinemax takes a close look at the culture of that era. The images that...
Jan 25th
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Jean Charles Pellerin's Paper Theaters...
Jean Charles Pellerin’s paper theaters were wildly popular in the nineteenth century. Depicting folk themes, Gothic gardens, domestic drabberies, prison life, and Napoleonic battlefields. Completely mesmeric.
Jan 25th
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Gutzon Borglum – Mount Rushmore
  Essentially a project to promote tourism to South Dakota, Gutzon Borglum + 400 workers started the colossal sculpture in October 1927, it took them a further 14 years to finish. (Read more about the history of it here)
Jan 23rd
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Daniele Villa
Super nice collages. http://www.danielevilla.com/
Jan 15th
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Eric Cahan
Cabo San Lusas, MexicoSunset 7:09pm Two Mile Hallow, NYSunset 7:22pm Bridgehampton, NYSunset 7:48pm Fort Pond Bay, Montauk, NYSunset 8:10pm Captured gradients as the sun rises from across America and Mexico. So nice: http://ericcahan.com/portfolio/sky-series/
Jan 9th
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Keith Warren Greiman
  This man will change your horizons. http://keithgreiman.com
Jan 8th
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Ana Cabaleiro
  Beautiful. Check out Ana’s portfolio here.
Jan 8th
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The Stonemasters: Californian Rock Climbers in the...
Decked out in bandanas, shades and cutoffs, they blew open the conventions of climbing. Dubbing themselves the Stonemasters, these now-legendary adventurers established techniques that allowed for some of the most spectacular climbs in history. They were loud, proud, smoked dope and chalked their lightning-flash insignia across rock faces. The glamour of their lifestyle made a huge impact...
Jan 3rd
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