Tuesday, April 27, 2010

You can't make art without a little hoarding. So says A&E. And the internet.

Chris Jordan's crushed cars



Oxford Tire Pile #8 Westley CA by Edward Burtynsky from here




Doris Salcedo installation of over 1600 chairs from here


Streaming Books by Alicia Martin in Spain

Am I phoning it in today because I had to get my hair did or am I presenting a concise visual narrative whose brevity stands in stark contrast with the excess, consumption and waste represented in the images themselves? 


Y'all decide while I go inspect my summer highlights.
Posted by at 9:11 PM
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  1. Rich HolschuhApril 28, 2010 at 9:25 AM

    May your inspection be rewarding.

    My highlights today included your concise visual narratives. The summer part hasn't arrived yet
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    The final image evokes what happens when a building wakes up from a metaphorical night of over-consumption. Not that I know what that looks like. I absolutely never ever indulge to excess. Ever.

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  2. ModernSauceApril 28, 2010 at 9:59 AM

    Haha! Yeah - that library totally barfed. Rookie.

    I'm concercned that the highlight of your day included anything from this blog but I will take your compliment, reread it a thousand times and not ask questions. And in case you were wondering highlights=follicular halo of golden summer dreams.

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  3. ZrzuceApril 28, 2010 at 10:10 AM

    The first picture looks like the opening scene for Heathcliff (the 1980's cartoon cat).

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  4. ModernSauceApril 28, 2010 at 10:24 AM

    Thanks for trying to make this relevant for me with your 80's reference! It let's me know you're paying attention. ; ) Too bad I never watched Heathcliff and have no idea what you are talking about... that cartoon sounds sad though.

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  5. Rich HolschuhApril 28, 2010 at 10:43 AM

    Follicular halo notwithstanding, your ongoing monologues suggest otherwise. Which is cool (except the next morning). This just in: Rainbow gummi's added to the endangered list in ten states.

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  6. ModernSauceApril 28, 2010 at 10:54 AM

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

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  7. ZrzuceApril 29, 2010 at 10:10 AM

    Never watched Heathcliff? Where were you in 1984?

    Here's the opening:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxCInOkn6OU

    The scene to which I'm referring is the third scene, not the first. Guess my memory's slipping after 26 years...

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