I cut so much you thought I was a dj

sex v. death, machine v. man, man v. woman, woman v. your mother

[doomtemparts]

one of my friends in a discord server was talking about how they were nervous about their first scheduled acupuncture appointment. another friend offered to do a tarot reading for them. sent this picture.

[tiktoks-i-enjoyed]

[sacred-portal]

[fiery-kitty]

Source of Sin – Hermann Urban, Jugend magazine (1917)

[nemfrog]

Mollusc without a shell. Le monde de la mer. 1866. 

[themakeupbrush]

Annie's Ibiza Fall 2024

[sacred-portal]

[anyataylorjoys]

A VIRGIN AMONG THE LIVING DEAD La nuit des étoiles filantes (1973) dir. Jesús Franco

[vintagehomecollection]

The Good Housekeeping Complete Guide to Traditional American Decorating, 1982

[blood-head]

Imagine you go over someone’s beautiful cabin for dinner and they serve you one watermelon chunk each, with rind, the size of your head, with a knife and fork. If you want seconds, just help yourself from the wagon

[sophsun1]

Happy Pride 🌈 | The Golden Girls (1985-1992)

[nemfrog]

"Black cat before the attack." Martin Munkácsi. Arts et métiers graphiques. January 1, 1931.

Gallica

[tyaz]

[lolt64]

KILLING STANCE: TEN SOUL RENDING CLAWS

[zgmfd]

1987 Hellraiser prism sticker

[sodomit]

I was looking for photos of one physical condition that happens to penises and came across this photoset.

[karnalesbian]

level 271 penismancer demonstrating his arcane might

[charnel-grounds]

Paula Rego (1935–2022), “Him”

from the ‘Pendle Witches’ series

etching & aquatint on wove paper, 1996

[ragsy]

Contemporary art haters will be like "i don't get it" and then not read the title or artist statement or the medium or the year or

[ragsy]

How to "get it":

Ask yourself, how does this piece make you feel? (No wrong answers)

Look for an artist statement nearby. What does it say about the artist and their relationship to their work? What does the artist say that they are trying to convey with their art? What contextual clues can you pick up from what they say about their background, or what they omit?

Look at the title of the piece. What is the artist saying about their work by naming it that, either explicitly or implicitly?

Look at the medium. Is there anything about the piece that stands out to you, knowing what it's made of?

Look at the year it was made. What cultural events might have been happening around this time? Was this piece part of a particular art movement? What was the purpose of that art movement, and what was it trying to say?

Accept that sometimes, you still might not get it. This is perfectly okay.

[slack-wise]