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Banned masterpieces: Desert of Forbidden Art
‘How does art survive in a time of oppression? During the Soviet rule artists who stay true to their vision are executed, sent to mental hospitals or Gulags. Igor Savitsky . . . pretends to buy state-approved art but instead daringly rescues 40,000 forbidden fellow artist’s works and creates a museum in the desert of Uzbekistan, far from the watchful eyes of the KGB.’
Trailer for The Desert of Forbidden Art (above). More info about the film here.
my take
In my design history class, it’s always a shock when I show how strongly the Nazis reacted to modern art. Just the concept that ‘art can be dangerous’ – so dangerous that the artists must be killed – seems so distant. Yet in the news today, book burnings have become a common topic. Just like the Nazis. Again.
Art and ideas are often dangerous to individuals who have the intense need to control other people. What they say and do. Who they associate with, what they read, how they think, or love.
As someone who champions free speech – I find the concept of book (or art) banning (or burning) thoroughly disgusting.
Not looking forward to election day this year.
Trailer found via Ai Buenafe
‘The Golden Rectangle’ en español
‘Donald nos enseña la magia que se esconde en los números y la naturaleza’
‘The Golden Rectangle’ explained in Spanish. Challenged by Donald Duck in Spanish.
(Here’s an English version – though I prefer it in Spanish)
Found via Menosunocerouno
Sintel
‘Based on a public call for artists . . . This (open source) 15 minute film has been realized in the studio of the Amsterdam Blender Institute by an international team of artists and developers. It is the third Blender Open Movie Project.’
Powerful film.
Brings back heavy memories of a parrot we had named Caslon (1995-6), who died because I was cooking dinner using a cheap clay pot I bought in SF Chinatown. The cookware had a dubious glaze on it that released something into the air. Two love birds named Mutt and Geoff also died. Been leery of what I cook with ever since.
And we keep our current parrot – Cluck Cluck – far away from the kitchen.
Found via Felicia Day
TrekEarth: The world just got a little bit smaller
Malachite Kingfisher, Botswana
‘TrekEarth is dedicated to fostering a global community interested in photography from around the world.’
Photography is a wonderful invention that allows us to see parts of the world that we may never actually come into contact with.
Click on the TrekEarth images to view larger/jump/explore.
Drommedaris Tower, Holland
Bleu et Blanc de Djerba, Tunisia
Harajuku Gothic Lolitas, Japan
Evening Colors, Mongolia
Reflections, Liechtenstein
Prague Metro, Czech Republic
Dominican Republic
Found via Gábor Kóthay
‘We No Speak Americano’
Found via Lyndsie Ross
Killer curry
Found via Jeanne Mehallo
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a piano falls in old manhattan
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it’s typography: film, song and dance
ghosts of gustov klimt
the great times new roman controversy
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kapitaal
defining terms: design is not decoration
garcia's 'pure design'
'enhance that image!'
magic highway remixed
the cynic
rad anthem
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Color: A Natural History of the Palette
Collage: Assembling Contemporary Art
Modern Dog: 20 Years of Poster Art
Gaberbocchus Press: An Experiment in Publishing, 1948-1979
Advertising Art in the Art Deco Style
Googie Redux: Ultramodern Roadside Architecture
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