Frontal Lobotomy

" And certainties are the things that most harden the human soul. Certainties trap our souls, they leave us without the desire to try different things, without access to newness. To make mistakes is to be free, to open the gamut of possibilities. When...

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“and you exploded into my heart”

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River in Florida

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It’s been a long trip, but excited to announce our new album “Careful”. Out February 1st.

Starring Sara Cummings and Spencer Davis Directed by Augustus Muller & Jae Matthews Camera Operating by Lily Sheng, Jae Matthews, Augustus Muller Edited by Augustus Muller and Winston Case Sara Cummings styled by herself, with makeup by Tashi Honnery. Styling help from Angel Emmanuel and Miyako Bellizzi. Special thanks to NCTV, Tara-Jo Tashna, Red Light District, Winston Case, Kyle Harrington-Woodard and Pro 8mm

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Excited for this new album. Proud of these two!

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Harry Callahan

Eleanor, Port Huron, 1942

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Matto’s Sculptures

Francisco Matto (1911 - 1995) was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, to a family inclined towards the arts: his mother wrote poems and his father loved music. Educated at home by tutors on his family’s estate, Matto was allowed the freedom to explore creative outlets such as drawing and painting, and taking classes with artist Carlos Rúfalo. Matto established himself as a craftsman and self-taught painter; working on a variety from illustrations, paintings, sculptures and objects that hosted a constructivist aesthetic. Matto’s choice in sculptural material consisted of crude wood pieces.

Inspired by his great admiration for the native mountains, Matto drew inspiration from the animals, plants, and shapes of his surroundings. His approach was paired with his idea of capturing space and time, wanting to reflect his passion for the native mountains.

In 1932, at the age of 21, Matto traveled to the territory of the Mapuche tribe in Southern Chile. There, he began his lifelong passion for collecting pre-Colombian art. This would also influence his craft in a new way, re-creating vertical sculptural poles inspired by the Mapuche’s wooden funeral poles that were among the indigenous cemeteries. This totem figure would continue to inspire him to explore making tall wooden odd shaped sculptures. Following this creative insight, Matto began painting on wood in irregular forms in 1938.

Matto’s approach to his pieces entailed focusing on the most important lines and isolating the main elements, working to gradually eliminate unnecessary parts within the composition to arrive at an expression of simplicity. In his words, ”If we don’t attain the elemental forms we will never be able to arrive at the mystery”. 

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Alberto Giacometti’s sculptures photographed by Peter Lindbergh

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Installation view of Giorgio Griffa: A Continuous Becoming, Camden Arts Centre, 2018. Photo: Mark Blower

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QUINT

FOREVER

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Mom

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Such a small, pure object a poem could be, made of nothing but air, a tiny string of letters, maybe small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. But it could blow everybody’s head off.

Mary Karr, lit (via litpine)

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Yoko Ono + Cat Power - Revelations

“You are a sea of goodness”

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West Coast 2018

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Sticky Fingers raises an overdue question: Is the era of devoting epic tomes to the exploits of mercurial pricks officially over? If so, Joe Hagan’s skilled filleting of Jann Wenner’s history as the publisher of Rolling Stone magazine is one hell of a coffin nail.

Wenners and Losers, Jessica Hopper in latest bookforum