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Jane Howarth’s beautiful bird guts and a rant about lousy artist statements
I recently came across this arresting image of a taxidermied seagull with luxurious pearl entrails spilling out of its split carcass. It was repinned on a certain nameless photo sharing site with no credit or links to the artist (a … Continue reading
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Tagged art, bird, grotesque, imagination, jewels, pearl, rant, sculpture, taxidermy
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Museum accession numbers are like gang tattoos
I think one of the most bizarre museum practices is the act of marking museum artefacts with an accession number. Like the tattoos of gang members, it is a permanent symbol which marks their lifelong membership in a collective from … Continue reading
