Edinburgh
cabinetofnaturalcuriosities:

Ernst Haas, California, 1976

cabinetofnaturalcuriosities:

Ernst Haas, California, 1976

picquaint:

approaching shadow | fan ho. 1954.

picquaint:

approaching shadow | fan ho. 1954.

khud:

Under the Manhattan bridge
China Town, New York
January 2012

khud:

Under the Manhattan bridge

China Town, New York

January 2012

orabird:

Doris Salcedo (Colombia, 1958-)
This piece was installed at the 2003 Istanbul Biennial using 1,550 wooden chairs.

orabird:

Doris Salcedo (Colombia, 1958-)

This piece was installed at the 2003 Istanbul Biennial using 1,550 wooden chairs.

contextblog:

STREET CHANDELIER BY WERNER REITERER

contextblog:

STREET CHANDELIER BY WERNER REITERER

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nameless-liberty:

Smoking Children by Frieke Janssens.

A YouTube video of a chainsmoking Indonesian toddler inspired me to create this series, “Smoking Kids”. The video highlighted the cultural differences between the east and west, and questioned notions of smoking being a mainly adult activity. Adult smokers are the societal norm, so I wanted to isolate the viewer’s focus upon the issue of smoking itself. I felt that children smoking would have a surreal impact upon the viewer and compel them to truly see the acts of smoking rather than making assumptions about the person doing the act. ”

There were no real cigarettes on set. Instead, chalk and sticks of cheese were uses as props, while candles and incense provided the smoke.

You can see the making of video here and see more pictures of this project at the artist’s website here.


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firsttimeuser:

Charlotte Greenwood. Metro-Goldwin-Mayer studio, 1928..

firsttimeuser:

Charlotte Greenwood. Metro-Goldwin-Mayer studio, 1928..

soyouthinkyoucansee:

Soyouthinkyoucansee
1935-girls-watch-peep-shows

soyouthinkyoucansee:

Soyouthinkyoucansee

1935-girls-watch-peep-shows

(Source: maudit)

missavagardner:

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Eve Arnold, 1955.

missavagardner:

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Eve Arnold, 1955.

(Source: well-fed)

fyeahscarlettohara:

Beautifully expressive.

fyeahscarlettohara:

Beautifully expressive.