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Cabinet of Curiosity.

2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey

research/source material

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Introduction: the arts and mental health

Fine Arts and Feminism: The Awakening Consciousness

Lise Vogel

What's in a Label? The Relationship between Feminist Self-Identification and "Feminist" Attitudes among U.S. Women and Men

Janice McCabe

The Feminist Critique of Art History

Thalia Gouma-Peterson and Patricia Mathews

The Coming of Age of Feminist Sociology: Some Issues of Practice and Theory for the Next Twenty Years

Sasha Roseneil

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Feeling Foreign in Feminism

Maivân Clech Lâm

Fine Art and the Fan 1860-1930

Pamela Gerrish Nunn

PUBLIC IMAGE / STREET KNOWLEDGE 2

PUBLIC IMAGE 2010 AUTUMN & WINTER COLLECTION STREET KNOWLEDGE 2 Directed / Filmed / Edited＞ Rikki Kasso Produced＞ Ryujiro Tamaki (PUBLIC IMAGE) Cast＞ Aira Shimizu Akihito Yamazaki Damian Anthony Young Daisuke Nakayama Ebby Hayase Shouta Kishita Kairi Matt Donnelly Moose Oreo Takeo Yatabe Wardro

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Donna Mitchell and Ingrid Boulting by Bailey

Contemporary Art Museum, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro

By gandy_

Designed by Oscar Niemeyer with the assistance of structural engineer Bruno Contarini, who had worked with Niemeyer on earlier projects, the MAC-Niterói is 16 meters high; its cupola has a diameter of 50 meters with three floors. The museum projects itself over Boa Viagem (“Bon Voyage,” “Good Journey”), the 817-square meter reflecting pool that surrounds the cylindrical base “like a flower,” in the words of Niemeyer......thanks to wikipedia!

Dongria Kondh

WHARTSCAPE ZOIO, Baltimore M.D.

"Dan Deacon asked several local poster artists to design a poster for Whartscape this year. I didn't have a lot of time, but I recently had this idea about the Third Eye Boner and I had drawn about 10 little doodles over it over a week, so it seemed to be calling out to appear on this poster. These are being screenprinted by Alex Dondero and will be sold at the festival." - Nolen

poster by Nolen Strals. for Whartscape ZIOI.

Uploaded on July 4, 2010
by milk honey

“Some people say that the essence of butoh lies in the mechanism through which the dancers stops being himself and becomes someone or something else. This is a different conception of dance then the conventional where the body of the dancer expresses an emotion or abstract idea.

For example, take the studying of a rooster. “The idea was to push out all of the human inside and let the bird take its place. You may start by imitating, but imitation is not your final goal; when you believe you are thinking completely like a chicken you have succeeded.

The important thing with this is not the transformation into a chicken, but the transformation itself, the fact that you change. Only in this way you can bring the body back to its original state. It is not depiction or symbolization which is the foundation of butoh. It is the metamorphosis.”

-Harmen Sikkenga, from Butoh - Dance of Darkness 1994.

Tokyo’s Dai Rakuda Kan Dance Group

Contemporary Sculptures of Zhang Yaxi.

While finishing up research on contemporary cinese artists, i had the pleasure of coming across contemporary Chinese Sculptor Zhang Yaxi. Her works are a beautiful mix of bronze, and other materials. Her depiction of the female form is striking and beautiful. So i thought i'd share a little bit of her work with you. Please be sure to check out her website listed below, or more infromation on the sculptures by clicking on the images.

Title: "Nude III"
Medium: bronze resin or bronze
Size: approx. 39 x 17 x 13 cm


Title: "Curled Up"
Current Medium: Bronze, limited edition of 8
Size: 36 x 20 x 17 cm

Title: "Defiant"
Current Medium: Bronze, limited edition of 8
Size: 58 cm

Title: "Provocation III"
Medium: bronze resin or bronze
Size: approx. 60x9x13 cm


Title: "Confident"
Current Medium: Bronze, limited edition of 8
Size: 47 cm


Wall Nude Sculpture Trial II"
Sculpture Category: Mixed-media Sculpture 48 x 27 x11


All work by contemporary Chinese Sculptor, Zhang Yaxi.

Cross River, Nigeria. West African Masquerade, and more by Phyllis Galembo

The figures in these Photos by Phyllis Galembo, remind me heavily of the soundsuits created by artist Nick Cave.

and, PLEASE be sure to check out the rest of Phyllis Galembo's beautiful work.

b.p. challenge

by David Montes

Just happy to say that i will be taking 350 Billion Photos on beaches, in parks, in rooms, in cities, in countries, in forests, in streams, in rain, in sun, in wind, water and smoke.

Giant Crystal Cave Comes to Light

National Geographic, is the shit. Giant Crystal Cave Comes to Light.


"Geologist Juan Manuel García-Ruiz calls it "the Sistine Chapel of crystals," but Superman could call it home.
A sort of south-of-the-border Fortress of Solitude, Mexico's Cueva de los Cristales (Cave of Crystals) contains some of the world's largest known natural crystals—translucent beams of gypsum as long as 36 feet (11 meters). "


"Delicate as glass, the "megacrystals" require great humidity and a temperature of about 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius) to maintain their current form."


"Its walls studded with crystal "daggers," the 400-foot-deep (120-meter-deep) Cave of Swords is closer to the surface than the Cave of Crystals. "


Thanks to the 13,200 gallons (55,000 liters) of water pumped out of the mine every minute, the acres surrounding the mountain have been rendered ready for farming a rarity in Naica mountain's Chihuahuan Desert setting
This same epic pumping operation makes it possible for humans to study the Cave of Crystals. If the pumping is stopped, the caves will again be submerged, and the crystals will start growing again.

So what happens if—or when—the mine is closed?

"Should we continue to pump water to keep the cave available so future generations may admire the crystals?" geologist Juan Manuel García-Ruiz said. "Or should we stop pumping and return the scenario to the natural origin, allowing the crystals to regrow?"

Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party from William Castleman on Vimeo.

a little summer inspiration

adventure and travel. don't forget those fantastic clothes.
Vogue UK

iced drinks.
can't wait to relax, with frosted sugar rimmed glasses.


i can't wait to be near the water. and i really want a nice sun hat this season.

WANT.

Fred Delong Custom Schwinn

I will have a write up soon for this. It recently won Best Touring Bike at the 2006 Cirque du Cyclisme in North Carolina. More information about the bike show is availible HERE.

308. Invest in great luggage. You never know where you'll end up.

(via rulesformyunbornson)

Vogue’s Fashion Photos Spark Debate in India

“A man modeled a Burberry umbrella in Vogue that costs about $200. Some 456 million Indians live on less than $1.25 a day.”

Vogue’s Fashion Photos Spark Debate in India - NY Times (via)