macarthur fellow and one of my personal favorite living authors mr. george saunders reminds us (in an animated trailer by tim bierbaum) that the greatest gift we can give is to be kind. it is all too often that human beings forget this; kindness is the brilliance that transcends time. by sv
by lil
our knees ache just from watching this. how long will jaws be the undisputed king of impact? it’s just mind blowing. by na
brilliant series of graph from creative duo wumo, created by danish writer mikael wulff and cartoon artist anders morgenthaler. you can see the whole serie here. by lil
-j.d. salinger, the catcher in the rye
ah, ruth elizabeth (bette) davis as the terrifyingly succinct regina in william wyler’s the little foxes is playing at BAM this weekend. no better place for a retrospective, no better time than a sunny new york weekend. read more about the film here. by sv
“i was a woman with a plan. i knew the only thing, that could’ve really stopped me, in my opinion, was to fall in love.
i went in, at lunch, to put my books in the locker and i got to the doorway and … i saw john cassavetes, and i thought : oh, oh damn! no, no, no. no!
that’s just exactly what i don’t want.”
-gena rowlands on meeting her husband, john cassavetes
and the most important happens when you least expect it. for h. by sv
vito acconci talks about the problems in art if not in architecture… by dd
here is the second session richard avedon and gabriel garcia marquez shared in 2004. the first attempt was in 1976, but the photographer considered the portrait a “failure” according to the new yorker. this failure, however, emerged in avedon as a desire–he sought to photograph the late author again; finally getting his wish nearly thirty years later. and what a success it turned out to be that time around. goodnight, sweet prince. by sv
rene gruau for christian dior. hunky dory. by kl
love this lamp that was launched on salone del mobile by Daniel Rybakken and Andreas Engesvik for E15 by kt
“there are no priests or philosophers left, artists are the most important people in the world.” – quote by gerhard richter by dd
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