Monthly Archives: October 2011

Suicide landscapes by Philip Braham

Posted on 31 October 2011 by

At first glance, the work of Scottish photographer Philip Braham seems to be a simple series of postcard-pretty (albeit slightly haunting) black & white photographs of Scottish landscapes. But, much like Scotland itself, beyond the surface lays something darker. Sadly, … Continue reading →

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The Disciples: James Mollison’s portraits of music fans

Posted on 29 October 2011 by

Exploring the idea of the modern-day tribe, English-Kenyan photographer James Mollison staked out arenas and music venues to photograph fans at popular concerts. Curious about the fact that many seemed to dress or look like their music idols (was this … Continue reading →

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Last meals of death row convicts by James Reynolds

Posted on 23 October 2011 by

For a while now, I’ve had this weird idea of hosting a series of macabre dinner parties which serves the last meals requested by convicts on death row. (Although I think I might need to find more twisted friends first). … Continue reading →

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The unsettling aesthetic of Petrina Hicks

Posted on 20 October 2011 by

I adore the sensuous yet unsettling aesthetic in the work of Australian artist Petrina Hicks. She seduces my eyes with the clean and glossy look of commercial advertising photography, but injects it with a surreal – even slightly creepy – … Continue reading →

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GUEST POST: A jar of pickled moles, haunting trees, Friday disasters and anatomy museum corpses- a smorgasbord of interesting things from curator Neil Lebeter

Posted on 16 October 2011 by

I am very excited to present today’s post, a bevy of fascinating things selected by curator Neil Lebeter. Neil is archivist curator at the New Art Gallery Walsall, where he is currently working with the very cool Bob and Roberta … Continue reading →

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Embroidered Toast by Judith G Klausner

Posted on 14 October 2011 by

Considering today’s toast themed post on Tibi Tibi Neuspiel (found here), I couldn’t resist quickly re-posting these embroidered toast pieces by Judith G Klausner. I came across her images via Colossal Art & Design, one of my favourite places on … Continue reading →

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Tibi Tibi Neuspiel’s strange sandwiches

Posted on 13 October 2011 by

For just the right dose of absurd imagery and weird humor for the end of the week, I give you the work of Toronto-based artist Tibi Tibi Neuspiel. Although obviously begging for some sort of socio-political interpretation, his subversive sandwiches … Continue reading →

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Prisoners’ Inventions Project by Temporary Services

Posted on 7 October 2011 by

Temporary Services is an artist collective (made up of Brett Bloom, Salem Collo-Julin and Marc Fischer) based out of Chicago, who create activist-minded public projects which challenge conventional forms of public expression. One ridiculously interesting project they’ve undertaken is Prisoners’ … Continue reading →

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GUEST POST: Mike Crump on Robert Liston and the Spectacle of Surgical Amputation

Posted on 4 October 2011 by

Today’s post comes from Mike Crump, a brilliant young neuroscientist doing impressive brain research at Oxford (which is far too complicated for my humble art historical mind to fully understand, let alone articulate to you, so I won’t embarrass myself … Continue reading →

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