for Scott Olsen: oakland or new york, 99% or 54%, either way somethings gotta change


fractured skull: “the irony is not lost on anyone here that scott olsen is a marine who survived two tours in iraq and is now seriously injured by the oakland police force and in critical condition…” what madness, and what misinformation: reverse robin hood – steal from the poor to give to the rich, some facts:

 

the misleading quote that “47% of americans pay zero or negative federal income tax” is inaccurate. the number 47%  (or 50% if you ask one of the richest men, donald trump) relates to “single filers” and to the one recession year of 2009. not to all americans all the time. if you want to quote an accurate number then it is on average 14% and those are who make below poverty. most americans pay taxes excluding the super rich. read more

 

25 years ago 12% of americans took in 33% of the nations income, today just 1% of americans take in 40% of the nations income (VF). income for the top 1% (wealthiest americans)  increased by 275%, while  income for the bottom 20% increased by only 18%. by xy

CATEGORIES: earth related

edouard levé

i don’t know if the late edouard levé was the first (and the only) one to do this kind of images but i think it’s definitely making a point. i remember  diesel look book from when this brand was edgy with this kind of pictures. mister levé also did a rugby version which is a pretty nice example of action taken out of context. a bit dated but still pretty fresh. by pp.

CATEGORIES: art, naughty stuff, photography

Herb and Dorothy: a great film about art and a mailman with an incredible collection

saw this documentary last night and it was quite incredible and uplifting. the story is about the famous couple herb (a postal worker) and dorothy (librarian), better known as the vogels, who amassed an incredible art collection worth billions on their measly salaries living in a stuffed rent-controlled apt in nyc. their collection included works by richard tuttle, dan graham, donald judd, sol lewitt, christo & jeanne claude, roy lichtenstein, david salle, cindy sherman, chuck close, jeff koons and many others. living a completely modest life with their cat in the same apt, they refused to sell any of their works or donate them to the numerous museums that offered to house them… until one day, they donated the entire collection to the national gallery of the arts. they accepted this for two reasons, 1- because it was a national gallery and not a private one, and 2- because it was and is free for the public. they asked for nothing in return. now i like to know who in the world would do such a thing unless you are a selfless angel from another planet.  nice to see there are people in this world that still consider wealth to be irrelevant. by dd

CATEGORIES: clips, must be considered films

rick owens – furnitures


after the first chairs, a cross between donald judd and prehistory, rick owens is showing new pieces out in his london store. as always, it’s quite beautiful in it’s architecture and massive aspect.  by pp.

CATEGORIES: design

philographics

another well done series of minimalis symbolic posters. i can’t remember if our last posts were done by the same person, but these attempts to explain complex philosophical theories through basic shapes were sorted out by genis carreras. The resulting graphics are simple, bold, and most importantly, meaningful. see more here.  by kl

CATEGORIES: design